Describe and demonstrate the characteristics of being a responsible citizen.
Clarifications
Clarification 1: Students will identify examples of responsible citizenship.
Clarification 2: Students will demonstrate that conflicts can be resolved in ways that are consistent with being a responsible citizen.
Clarification 3: Students will explain why it is important to take responsibility for one’s actions.
Subject Area: Social Studies
Grade: K
Strand: Civics and Government
Date Adopted or Revised: 05/24
Status: State Board Approved
Related Courses
| Course Number1111 |
Course Title222 |
| 5021020: | Social Studies Grade K (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current)) |
| 7721011: | Access Social Studies - Kindergarten (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2018, 2018 - 2023, 2023 and beyond (current)) |
| 5011000: | Library Skills/Information Literacy Kindergarten (Specifically in versions: 2016 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current)) |
Related Access Points
| Access Point Number |
Access Point Title |
| SS.K.CG.2.AP.1 | Demonstrate a characteristic of being a responsible citizen in the classroom. |
Related Resources
Lesson Plans
| Name |
Description |
| Coding Through Rules, Laws, and Responsible Citizenship- Lesson 2 | Students will review examples of good citizens in their daily lives. The teacher will introduce the computational if/then statements to students to apply to examples of good citizens. Students will collaborate to use if/then conditionals as they consider citizenship examples. This is lesson 2 of a 3-lesson integrated computer science and civics mini-unit. |
| What Is Responsible Citizenship? | In this lesson, students will learn what it means to be a responsible citizen and explore the characteristics of responsible citizenship. The students will identify people from the past who have shown the character trait of responsibility while analyzing primary sources and explaining through writing why displaying responsibility is important. |
| Responsible Changes MATTER | Students will learn about the characteristics of being a responsible citizen and put into practice making responsible and irresponsible decisions by changing a piece of paper as an analogy for decision making, in this integrated lesson plan. |
Teaching Idea
| Name |
Description |
| Kindergarten Civics Family Guide: Standard 2 | This Kindergarten Civics Family Guide provides some ideas and activities to support civics education when at home, out and about, and in the community. The activities provided align to the civics learning benchmarks within Standard 2 at this grade level. |
Parent Resources
Teaching Idea
| Name |
Description |
| Kindergarten Civics Family Guide: Standard 2: | This Kindergarten Civics Family Guide provides some ideas and activities to support civics education when at home, out and about, and in the community. The activities provided align to the civics learning benchmarks within Standard 2 at this grade level. |
