Character Development Lesson Plans
Good Citizenship
Elementary

Developed by: W. Huitt
Last revised: January 2005

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Reading/Language Arts

Grade Level: Elementary

Content Area: Language Arts/Social Studies

Learning Objectives (QCC)

 

Virtue/Character Trait:

Good Citizenship

Lesson Title

Teaching Citizenship's Five Themes

Lesson Summary:

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URL:

http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr008.shtml

 

Grade Level: 3

Content Area: Language Arts/Social Studies

Learning Objectives (QCC)

 

Virtue/Character Trait:

Good Citizenship

Lesson Title

Be a Good Citizen

Lesson Summary:

Students will understand what it means to be a citizen of the United States. They will use the Internet to learn more about the rights and responsibilities of a citizen and will work with a partner to prepare and present an oral report.

URL:

http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/BuilderV03/lptools/lpshared/lpdisplay.asp?Session_Stamp=&LPID=3499

 

Grade Level: 6

Content Area: Reading/Language Arts, Health, Mathematics

Learning Objectives (QCC)

 Reading/Language Arts
  • gather information from reference works: books... periodicals... dictionaries... thesauruses... encyclopedia... atlases and almanacs
  • present information through reports... demonstrations and projects

Health

  • explain the personal responsibility of individuals and community members for maintaining public safety

Mathematics

  • collect data
  • display data using tables and graphs
  • read... analyze and interpret tables and graphs

Virtue/Character Trait:

Good citizenship, Respect for self, Respect for others

Lesson Title

Smoke 'Em Out

Lesson Summary:

Students develop and use a questionnaire to survey others on their awareness of the danger of second hand smoke, then graph the data collected, relate their findings to at least two character education qualities, and present to the class.

URL:

http://www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/lesplanwa.nsf/d8de5a7587da44308525692d0066c2fb/be4701313c1cf482852569ed004bac78?OpenDocument

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