All American Kid

Becoming a Great Citizen

TEKS: 2.12A identify characteristics of a good citizen such

as belief in justice, truth, equality,and responsibility for the
common good.
2.13C indentify ordinary people who exemplify good
citizenship.
2.17B obtain information on a topic using a variety of visual
resources such as pictures, graphics, telelvison, maps,
computer software...
2.18B Create written and visual materials such as maps,
stories, poems, and graphic organizers to express ideas
 Citizenship

What do you think it means to

be a good citizen?

Write student
response under
question.
 Return to Uncle Sam
Citizens are: and ask ? again.

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Members of a group

People who legally live in a particular country

People who belong to a community

People who participate and take responsibility for their community

Citizens are a group of people who work for the common good.
What are the qualities of a great citizen?

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Honesty
Perserverance
Responsibility
Respect
Problem Solving
 True False

You can become a good citizen by

showing respect, problem solving,
working for the common good,
and being honest.
 How Can You Be a Good Citizen?

Perserverance
As a friend or
As a family classmate
member I could.. member I am going to..

What are 5 traits

of a good citizen?
What can we do
every day to show
Responsibility we are good citizens?
Problem Solving
What would it look
like?

Respect

Honesty
As a member of
my community
As a student I will
member I will..
 Over the next two days you will make a flipbook that describes four
ways you will act in order to become a better citizen at home, in the
classroom, and in your community.

1. The first flap will have the title,

your name, a sentence about
how to behave like a good citizen,
Good Citizenship Traits!
and a picture. By Ms. Martin

May I please
borrow
your pencil?
2. There are three more flaps showing.
Each flap will have a neatly written
sentence about how you can be a good
citizen at home, school, and in
your community.

I will be a good citizen at school by

always using great manners!

3. Each sentence should contain a

different quality such as honesty,
respect, responsibility, perseverance,
and problem solving. I will demonstrate mutual respect by including
all my friends or classmates in games at recess.

4. After you've completed all the writing

bring your flipbook to the teacher for
editing before you illustrate your book.