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Lesson Title: Citizenship
Day Number: 1
Author: Carly Reimer
Unit: 4
Grade Level: 3rd
Background Information
Students will be learning about what it means to be a have good citizenship. They will be put
into groups and be looking at pictures and listening to audio and then discussing and answering
questions based on those pictures/audio. Based on their group work, they will be able to define
citizenship in their own words and know how they can be a good citizen and participate in their
community.
Expected Duration 50 minutes
Concepts
o Responsibllity
o Community
o Acts of service
o Working together
o Freedom
Vocabulary
Common good: whatever helps the most people in a community
Volunteer: a person who works freely, without pay
Right: a freedom
Responsibility: something you should do for the common good
Skills
Active listening
Identifying
Analyzing
Inquiry
Observation
Collaboration
Discussion
Critical thinking
1.1 Integration of Learning Outcomes/Objectives
SWBAT list five ways in which responsible citizens act in a community.
SWBAT identify a public service opportunity in their community that they can participate
in
SWBAT identify at least three acts they might do to make the world a better place in
which to live.
SWBAT define the word citizenship in their own words
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1.2 Standards PA Civics, History, Economics, Geography & NCSS Themes I-X
PA Standards
Civics and Government
5.2.3.D: Describe how citizens participate in school and community activities.
5.2.3.C: Identify leadership and public service opportunities in the school, community, state, and
nation
NCSS:
X.j. Recognize and interpret how the common good can be strengthened through
various forms of citizen action.
X.e. explain actions citizens can take to influence public policy decisions
poster and your Promise statements, I want you to remember that. Raise your hand if you can
make a difference in this world! Everyone should be raising their hands! Great job today third
graders!
1.7 Formative/Summative Assessment of Students (P-12)
Formative Assessment: Teacher observation of student participation.
Students' reflections and discussion about the questions to the questions about the pictures and
the songs. Each student will write on an index card what citizen means to them in their own
words and tape in on the poster. Students will fill out a worksheet answering questions that are
based off of the objectives
1.8 Materials/Equipment/Resources
Interactive whiteboard
5 Citizenship worksheets
Promise Statement worksheet
Citizen Kids video
Large paper
Markers
Index cards
1.9 Technology
Pictures and songs will be displayed/played on the interactive hiteboard
Video from youtube will be shown using interactive whiteboard
2.1 Reflection on Planning
It was difficult at first to find a main focus for the idea of citizenship but once I found the pictures
and songs with questions it was easier to work around. Because this was the first lesson I
thought that it was good to start out working in groups and giving students the opportunities to
collaborate with their group members. I really like the idea of
having the students define citienship in their own words and
putting in on a poster to display in the classroom because students
should know that there are many different aspects that make a
person a good citizen; there is not only one definition. I was unsure
about my differentiaiton; what I would really want to do would be
too much for this one lesson, but I would want other students to be
aware of the countries that possible ELL students are from and
share about their culture and their country pride and anthem etc.
Overall, my favorite aspect is the promise statement that would be
posted on the walls, reminding students that they can make a
difference in this world even though they are just one person.
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2. Resolve Conflicts
a. Conflict: a disagreement
b. Compromise: a plan that everyone involved agrees to use
i. Have students do an activity where there is a
conflict and they have to work with 1 or 2 others to
resolve it and find a compromise
Students Help Others
1. Raising Money
a. Supplies and materials
b. Carnival fundraiser, t-shirts, hold dance
c. Ask community leaders
d. Teachers, principals, parent volunteers, business owners
2. Building a New House
a. Habitat for Humanity taught to plan and build
b. Carpenters
c. Painters
3. By helping to build a house, the students and volunteers had
worked for the common good.
4. What are some ways I can volunteer?
Leveled Practice
1. Extra Support
a. Make list of jobs that citizens can volunteer for in
community/school
2. Challenge
a. Brainstorm cause to raise money for
b. Draw/design flier advertising fundraiser for cause
3. ELL
a. Students talk about what school/communities can do to
help people who have just moved from other countries.
b. Choose one as most important, how to implement?
Activities
1. Math
a. 50 t-shirts at $8 each, 100x$5 carwashes, $442
dance/carnival, $212 expenses. Profit? ($1130)
b. Create problems for classmates
2. Language Arts
a. Write newspaper article explaining project organized by
class. How can community help? (Who, what, where,
when, why, how?)
Extend Lesson 1: Readers Theater- Saving Soccer
Skill Builder: Resolve Conflicts
My Promise statement
Name:_____________________________
Date: __________________
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4. What are ways that you can show citizenship in your daily lives?
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4. What are ways that you can show citizenship in your daily lives?
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4. What are ways that you can show citizenship in your daily lives?
Name: ______________
Date: ___________
Good Citizenship!
Directions:
List 5 ways that responsible citizens act in a community. Look at our
Citizenship poster to help you.
1. _________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________
3. _________________________________________________
4. _________________________________________________
5. _________________________________________________
What are three acts of service you could do to make this world a
better place?
1. _________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________
3._________________________________________________
What is a community service opportunity in your community that you
would like to participate in?
___________________________________________________
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