What Does It Mean To Be a Citizen?
Mystery
Historians connect. In this lesson, students explore what it means to be a citizen of their community, country, and school and what rights and responsibilities…
Overview
Historians connect. In this lesson, students explore what it means to be a citizen of their community, country, and school and what rights and responsibilities they have. Students explore rights and responsibilities in the U.S. Constitution as well as in their school setting.
*Note: The lesson defines citizens as members of localities, states, and countries and makes clear that non-U.S. citizens share many of the same rights and responsibilities as U.S. citizens. Still, special care should be taken for students in the classroom whose families may not be U.S. citizens.
Grade Levels
- K-5
Learning Objectives
- Define citizen, right, and responsibility
- Describe citizens’ rights and responsibilities
- Use evidence to answer the question: “What does it mean to be a citizen?”