LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 2

The learner will identify and exhibit qualities of good citizenship in the classroom, school, and other social environments.

Objective 2.01

Develop and exhibit citizenship traits in the classroom, school, and other social environments.

Resources aligned to this objective

Job twister: A lesson in career competency
Twister provides an excellent opportunity to discuss shared responsibilities at home/school as well as to demonstrate working together in a "movement" situation. Young children will enjoy the movement involved while learning directional words, such as right, left, etc. This lesson incorporates literature, technology, and motor skills.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Social Studies)
By Ann Sumners.

Resources on the web

What's your territory?
Introduces international territorial defense through considering how students, their pets, and their parents define and defend their personal spaces or territory. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Information Skills and Social Studies)
Provided by: National Geographic
The president's roles and responsibilities: Understanding the president's job
Students consider the roles and responsibilities of the U.S. president and their own roles as citizens of a democracy. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies)
Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities
Living the dream: 100 acts of kindness
In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students study about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and what he believed in, then apply those lessons to a month-long project. This project allows students to participate in Dr. King's dream by doing 100 acts of kindness.... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink