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 2.04

Recognize the need for rules in different settings.

Resources aligned to this objective

Lesson plans on the web

Creating class rules: A beginning to creating community
Students are led through a discussion designed to establish goals and needs for the classroom. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
Provider: IRA/NCTE
Creating classroom rules
Students learn about making rules for a group when the group is comprised of many different people, and that different groups of people may have different rules. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
It's too loud in here! Teamwork in the classroom
First- and second-grade students have the chance to connect their prior knowledge with new knowledge as they work with their peers to develop classroom rules. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 English Language Arts, Guidance, and Social Studies)
Provider: IRA/NCTE
The president's roles and responsibilities: Communicating with the president
Students learn about the different means the president uses to communicate with the public and then express their views on a particular issue in a letter to the president. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies)
Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities
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)
Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities