Lesson: Citizenship Grade: 1st Time: 20 minutes Materials: -Citizenship handout (p.39) -Citizenship handout/Individual Reflections (p.

35) -Citizenship discussion cards (p.44) Lesson: -Define citizenship/explain the concept of good citizenship. Talk about members of different groups- families, schools, towns, countries, and the world. Membership in each of these groups comes with rights and responsibilities. Go over rights and responsibilities. (p.39) -Individual Reflections (p.35) Read the story. Ask children if they would rather live alone and do anything they want or live with others and have to follow rules. Discuss citizenship at school. Possibly do a get-to-know-you activity. -Use citizenship discussion cards (p.44) to hold a classroom discussion about citizenship

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.4 Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.5 Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.6 Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation. (See grade 1 Language standards 1 and 3 here for specific expectations.)
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.1 Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners aboutgrade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups. o o o CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.1a Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion). CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.1b Build on others talk in conversations by responding to the comments of others through multiple exchanges. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.1c Ask questions to clear up any confusion about the topics and texts under discussion.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.2 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.1.3 Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to gather additional information or clarify something that is not understood.

ASCA Standards:

PS:C1.2 Learn about the relationship between rules, laws, safety and the protection of rights of the individual PS:C1.6 Identify resource people in the school and community, and know how to seek their help PS:C1.11 Learn coping skills for managing life events PS:B1.4 Develop effective coping skills for dealing with problems PS:B1.7 Demonstrate a respect and appreciation for individual and cultural differences