What Makes a Good Citizen? Citizenship for Kids

Good citizens are actively involved in their community and the betterment of their fellow citizens. They take pride in where they live and strive to make it a better place. We all want to be known as good citizens, and with some thought and effort, anyone can be one.

This product is designed to teach elementary students the roles and responsibilities of a good citizen. For this activity, students read about characters who are in different situations, then match them with the matching responsibility.

What Do Good Citizens Do?

Good citizenship traits included in this citizenship activity include

• Voting
• Honesty
• Volunteering
• Obeying the Laws
• Responsibility

Citizenship Lesson Plans – Elementary Application

A team of dedicated, experienced educators created this resource to support your Citizenship lesson plans.

In addition to individual student work time, use this activity to enhance learning through guided counseling groups, whole class lessons, or remote learning assignments. 

If you have a mixture of above and below-level learners, check out these suggestions for keeping students on track with the concepts: 

🆘 Support Struggling Students

Help students who need help understanding the concepts by

• Reading the text aloud and discussing the scenario.
• Complete the activity in small group learning groups.

➕ Challenge Fast Finishers

• Encourage fast finishers to extend their learning by reading books about good citizens in history or writing their own stories showing good citizens.

Easily Prepare This Resource for Your Students

Use the dropdown icon on the Download button to choose between the Google Slides or PDF version of this resource.

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This resource was created by Beth Hindi, a teacher in Texas and Teach Starter Collaborator.

 

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