Taneesha Bales

Grade: Kindergarten
Unit Title: Being a Citizen
S. S. Standard: Civic Government Standard 4

Day Subject Objective ELA Vocabulary Concept/Big Ideas /Strategies Teaching Assessments
Standard Terms Materials
1 K.SS.4.1.1 Name SL.K.6 Speak Rules Teaching rules and lawas A Day Without Have students create three
some rules and the audibly and Regulations Rules by Billy classroom rules together
reasons for them. express Laws * Journaling: journal ideas for Boston and consequences that go
thoughts, Consequence classroom rules along with the rules
feelings, and s
ideas clearly. * Making Connections: connect
ideas in the book to their own
classroom
2 K.SS.4.1.2 Discuss SL.K.1 Diverse How to solve problems? What Would Share partner work with
how individuals Participate in How to work in groups? You Do? By the class in an oral
and groups make collaborative Linda Schwartz presentation
decisions and conversations *Raft: have students write about
solve problems. with diverse their ideas before they work What will it be
partners about with partners and small groups Penelope? By
kindergarten Tori Corn
topics and *Readers Theatre: have students
texts with read the books together with an
peers and adult present before group
adults in small discussions
and larger
groups

3 K.SS.4.1.3 RL.K.1 With Courage What kinds of things qualify as Have a Have students create cards
 Identify personal prompting Honesty courage? community that give ways that they
traits, such as and support, Integrity members such can practice honesty,
courage, honesty, ask, and Responsibilit * Rate Your Knowledge: have as firefighters, courage, and responsibility
and responsibility. answer y students verbally rate the military, or in the home and classroom.
questions vocabulary words police come in
about key and give a
details in a *PAVE: have students identify presentation on
text. their vocabulary words within these topics
the story
Courage
Bernard Waber
4 K.SS.4.2.1 W.K.2 Use a Pledge of Have students be able to recite I Pledge Draw and color pictures of
Identify symbols combination Allegiance, the Pledge of Allegiance Allegiance by the United States symbols.
of the United of drawing, Bald Eagle, Pat Mora
States such as the dictating, and Liberty *Repeated Reading: have
flag, Pledge of writing to President students revisit these stories Why are There
Allegiance, Bald compose more than once to practice Stripes on the
Eagle, red, white, informative vocabulary American Flag?
and blue, Statue of texts By Martha E.
Liberty, and the *TVC: use this strategy to help Rustad
President solidify the new terms and
vocabulary
5 K.SS.4.2.2 Recite L.K.4 Allegiance Have students be able to recite I Pledge Be able to practice and say
the Pledge of Determine or Republic the Pledge of Allegiance Allegiance by the Pledge of Allegiance
Allegiance. clarify the Indivisible Pat Mora entirely as a class.
meaning of Liberty *Four Square: have students
unknown and Justice practice this vocab strategy with
multiple- pictures for words in the Pledge
meaning of Allegiance
words and
phrase-based *Concept of Definition Map:
 on Have students connect
kindergarten vocabulary words to real life
reading and and their experiences
content
6 K.SS.4.2.3 RI.K.9 With Columbus Celebrate these holidays in the Red, White, and Identify different aspects of
Describe holidays, prompting Day classroom Boom by Lee the American Holidays
and tell why they and support, Fourth of Wardlaw through a matching picture
are commemorated identify base July *Guided Reading: show activity
in the United similarities in Thanksgivin students different reading Pete the Cat
States, such as and g strategies The First
Thanksgiving, differences Thanksgiving
Martin Luther between two *Determining Importance: have by Kimberly
King, Jr. Day, texts on the students give reasons and and James Dean
Independence Day, same topic understand why we have these
and Presidents’ holidays
Day.
7 K.SS.4.2.3 RL.K.3 With Columbus Celebrate these holidays in the Pete the Cat Play online activity
Describe holidays, prompting Day classroom The First practicing matching ideas
and tell why they and support, Fourth of Thanksgiving by of different American
are commemorated identify July *Story Mapping: have students Kimberly and Holidays
in the United characters, Thanksgivin organize different ideas of the James Dean
States, such as settings, and g plot
Thanksgiving, major events http://www.pri
Martin Luther in the story *Story Impressions: have marygames.com
King, Jr. Day, students identify characters, /holiday_fun.ph
Independence Day, plot, and main conflicts in the p
and Presidents’ stories
Day.
8 K.SS.4.3.1 SL.K.2 Community Help students understand who Have Have students listen to
Identify Integrate and members, and what community members community lecture using an
individuals who evaluate what they do, are members come anticipatory guide
 are helpful to information and how they in and give a
people in their presented in are identified *Anticipatory Guide: have presentation on
everyday lives. diverse media students follow along in an their jobs such
and formats anticipatory guide during as police,
including lecture. firefighters, and
visually and military
orally *Flap Chart: have students
create a flap chart for
community members
9 K.SS.4.3.1 RI.K.4 With Community Have students begin to decide Whose Hands Have students play a game
Identify prompting members, what kind of careers and jobs are These? By in which they practice
individuals who and support, what they do, they would like to explore Miranda Paul matching community
are helpful to ask and and how they members using an online
people in their answer are identified *DLTA: Help students establish https://www.ed activity
everyday lives. questions a purpose for the reading ucation.com/ga
about me/community-
unknown *Graphic Organizers: have helpers-quiz/
words in a students create an organizer in
text order to practice drawing
pictures and summarizing ideas
10 K.SS.4.3.2 RI.K.10 Chores Become involve in the Sort it Out! by Have students create
Identify ways to be Actively Responsibilit classroom by implementing Barbra Marks booklets that they draw
helpful to family engage in y democratic ideas. pictures and write ideas on
and school. group reading how to be helpful in school
activities with *QTA: have children question and home.
purpose and author and use infer strategies
understanding
. *Semantic Map: have students
create semantic maps for jobs
that can be done in the home
and in school