2nd Grade Citizenship Inquiry

What does it mean to be a citizen of the

United States?

Supporting Questions

1. What does the government expect from their citizens?

2. What are some of the symbols citizens should know?
3. Why do we have to pledge allegiance to the U.S. flag?

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint

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Compelling What does it mean to be a citizen of the United States?

Question
Grade level 2nd grade
 Standards and Students will study citizenship as the TEKs outline below.
Practices §113.13.B.11 Social Studies, Grade 2, Adopted 2018.

Citizenship. The student understands important symbols, customs, and celebrations that represent
American beliefs and principles that contribute to our national identity. The student is expected to: (A)
recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag and the Pledge to the Texas Flag; (B) sing, recite,
or identify selected patriotic songs, including "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "America the Beautiful";
(C) identify symbols such as state and national birds and flowers and Uncle Sam; and (D) identify how
selected symbols, customs, and celebrations reflect an American love of individualism, inventiveness, and
freedom.

§126.6.B.1 Technological Applications, Kindergarten-Grade 2

§126.6.B.2 Technological Applications, Kindergarten-Grade 2

Staging the Have the class look at different symbols of American culture, such as Uncle Sam, and discuss what they
Question believe each symbol represents.

Supporting Question 1 Supporting Question 2 Supporting Question 3

What does the government What are some of the symbols Why do we have to pledge
expect from their citizens? citizens should know? allegiance to the U.S. flag?

Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task

To start the class, the students would take The class would have the option to The students would create their own
the citizenship test that is required of create their booklet digitally. American flag and write the pledge on
immigrants to receive their green cards. the back of the paper. They would learn
The students would color in coloring about what the stars and number of
The class would have a discussion about sheets of the state and national stripes represent.
laws and acts that citizens can do that would symbols. They would put all these
qualify them to be a good citizen. Look up sheets together along with a small
different acts that they can do so they can be description of what each symbol is
good citizens. and create their own booklet.

Featured Sources Featured Sources Featured Sources

Ways to Be Effective and Involved Citizens. Texas State Symbols Booklet - Traceable https://youtu.be/E5Uk089Radg
Words. Teachers Pay Teachers.
 Good Citizen. (2019, October 4).
https://www.goodcitizen.org/effective
-and-involved-citizens/.  /Product/Texas-State-Symbols-
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/
election/quizzes/could-you-pass-the-
us-citizenship-test.html
(n.d.).
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com
Booklet. 
American Symbols Mini Book. Teachers Pay
Teachers. (n.d.).
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/
Product/American-Symbols-Mini-
Book-1274871.  explaining how the U.S. government
The American Flag Book for Kids: 4th
of July Books for Kids:
Children's Books Read Aloud.
(2018). YouTube.
https://youtu.be/E5Uk089Radg. 
Students would watch this video
designed the flag and why we pledge to
it.

Argument
Summative Using the information learned in the previous activities write a short
Performance Task statement about what they feel it means to be a citizen of the United States.

Extension Students would present their statement about what it means to be citizen to
the class.

Taking Informed Understand:  Brainstorm some of the characteristics of a good citizen based off of
Action information they learned during the lesson.

Assess: Create a list of good U.S. citizens and choose one to focus on.

Act: Create a poster that highlights what U.S. citizens they learned about and what they
did for the country that makes them a good citizen.