Citizenship Unit Overview

September 9 Classroom Citizenship

o Discuss the word citizen
o Read A Classroom Citizen to All poem
o Good citizen/bad citizen activity
o Discuss rights and responsibilities
o Right/responsibility t-chart with post-it notes
September 10 Citizenship
o Review right/responsibility t-chart
o Brain Pop Jr. video clip on rights/responsibilities
o Textbook pages 241-245
Turn and talk: How do you practice good citizenship?
September 11 Pledge of Allegiance
o Citizenship review quiz (CFA: Unit 1 ELT 1 Form A)
o Teach pledge meaning
o Pledge/flag worksheet
September 16 Patriotism
o Discuss word patriotism
o Read aloud We Live Here Too! pages 15-16
o Patriotic flag craft (graded)
September 17 Citizenship Day
o Complete patriotic flag craft
o How to be Cool in the Third Grade read aloud
September 18 Rules/Laws
o Read pages 8-15 in You Can Count on Me!
o Discuss key terms: rules, laws, consequences, punishments
o Read Officer Buckle and Gloria aloud on carpet
o Create your own safety tip activity (graded)
September 24 Democracy (Day 1)
o Democracy discussion
What does the word democracy mean?
What is a democracy?
How do people in the U.S. help make decisions about
things like the government, schools, laws, etc.?
Is democracy just for adults?
o Read scenario of working in the field (depending on time after
prior discussion)

 Discuss feelings of living in this country

Discuss freedoms they would miss
o Read living in a democracy sentences and have students
decide if it is or isnt a democracy
o Exit slip
What is the most important freedom you have? Why?
September
o Duck

25 Democracy (Day 2)
for President activity
Read Duck for President on carpet
Split into 4 groups for activity

September 30 Voting/Elections
o Read You Can Count on Me! pages 16-21
o Two ballots activity
o We Live Here Too! page 12 (if theres extra time)
October 1 Branches of Government
o Write 3 branches of govt on board
o Flocabulary video (https://www.flocabulary.com/3-branches-ofgovernment/) OR School House Rock video
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EISWIY9bG8&list=RDEISWIY9bG8&index=1) - watch 2 times
o Chart to record information about each branch of govt while
watching video. Go over as a class after video
o Tree 3 branches of govt activity (graded)
October 2 Community Government/Services
o United Streaming video (2.5 minutes)
This is Our Government: Local Community Government
segment
Discuss community govt and relation to 3 branches
o Discuss taxes to pay for services
o Working in a community worksheet (graded)
o Read aloud We Live Here Too! page 22 and discuss (if time
allows)
October 7 My Town Project (graded)
o Read aloud: Roxaboxen
o Begin project
October 8-9 Work on/complete My Town project