I Am Proud to be a Good Citizen

Citizens honor the personal property of others

Citizens show respect for others and act responsibly

I am a good citizen because I am respectful.

• I respect people.

___________________ _________________.

I show my respect by listening when someone is talking.

• I listen when someone is talking.

I __________ when someone is ____________.

I show my respect by helping others.

• I help other people who need help.

I am proud to __________ ______________.

I show my respect by taking care of things.

• I help around the house. • I am careful and do not break things on

purpose.

I am _____________ and do not ___________.

I show my respect and take care of the property of others.

• I honor the property of others.

• I am careful with someone else’s property.

____________ with someone else’s _________.

I am proud to be a good citizen!

• I am respectful and helpful to others.• I am respectful to the property of others.

I am ____________ to be a good_____________!

Question 1

• How can we show respect to others?

_______________

Question 2

• What is another way to show respect?

______________

Question 3

• When we respect others and their property,

we are _______________________.

Question 4

• How do you feel when you are a good citizen?

_________________

Resources• Time for Citizenship.org http://www.timeforcitizenship.org/teachers_resources.php a website with links,

resources, project ideas, parent pages

• Good Character.com http://www.goodcharacter.com/pp/citizenship.html (suitable for elementary students- links, discussions, videos, teaching guide)

• Teaching Students to be Good Citizens http://www.5min.com/Video/Teaching-Children-to-Be-Good-Citizens-261354631 brief video of Scholastic’s campaign featuring Clifford. Ideas to promote good citizenship included.

• Helping your Child Become a Responsible Citizen http://www2.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/citizen/citizen.pdf A Dept. of Ed publication. Book can be downloaded. Good resource for elementary students, but can be adapted for older students.