Kindergarten
History/Social Science
Standard K.1

Students demonstrate an understanding that being a good
citizen involves acting in certain ways.


 
Resources
Lesson Plans
Assessments
For K/1 combination classes.
Collection for Young Scholars.

Unit:  Keep Trying.
Unit:  Being Afraid.
Volume 1 Book 2
These two units contain literature that show examples of courage and determination.

Here's Looking At You 2000
Drug Prevention unit for Kindergarten

Video:  "Ask For It"
Presented by:
Comprehensive Health Education foundation.
22323 Pacific Highway South
Seattle, WA 98198-5997
(206)824-2907
This video presents the idea that being a good citizen includes using good manners with others.

SCORE History-Social Science Resources
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/
gradelevel.html
This website is part of the Network of Online Resource Centers in California linking quality resources from the World Wide Web to the  California curriculum (K-12).  The site includes resources that involve kids in online activities.

Teachers can establish a "Caughtcha Card" system in their classroom to reinforce good citizenship.  Teacher reward students who display good citizenship with a slip labeled "Caughtcha Being Good."  Slips are collected weekly or daily for a drawing to the treasure box, or an ice cream treat, or what ever reward the teacher has set up.
Previously Published Data

1.) These pictures will be used to create a poster or bulletin called Ways We Are Good Citizens and Work Together. Students will cut out pictures or draw pictures that illustrate how they take turns, follow rules, listen to others, help others, etc. 

2.) Working with a partner to color a picture, students tell how they worked together to complete the picture and how each was a good citizen.
3.) Students will listen to a story and provide examples of how the characters are being good citizens or need to behave better to be a good citizen. Answer the question, "What might be the consequences of the character's behavior?"
Students explain a time that they have been or will have to be brave or show determination to get a job done.

Students explain a time that they have been or will have to be brave or show determination to get a job done.

During story telling students will describe ways in which a character from the story book was being a good citizen. 

Teachers can do on going informal assessments throughout the year by observing how students act like good citizens in the classroom and on the playground.

After listening to the story "Little Red Hen"  students will orally describe one character from the story and tell the consecquences for its behavior in the story.  For example, the Little Red Hen was rewarded with bread after all her hard work, and the foxes were punished for trying to steal the bread.

Previously Published Data

Ask children to tell one way they were a good citizen at the end of each day.

Have students role play behaviors that would qualify for being a good citizen. Let others guess what the behaviors are illustrating and how those behaviors are examples of good citizenship.