https://padlet.com/bethnmartinez13/hssxhx5f7saq Students explore what it means to be a good citizen, fairness, and rules. en-us 2018-03-16 15:49:23 UTC 2025-12-20 10:54:38 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Shakinghands.png bethnmartinez13 https://padlet.com/bethnmartinez13/hssxhx5f7saq/wish/242887735 In this activity, students become citizens of their classroom community. Students reflect on their strengths and struggles personally. Then, students think about how they can use their strengths to contribute to their classroom or to help their peers. It not only asks students how they can help, but asks them to reflect on their actions in a positive way and see that all citizens have some way they can help.


]]> 2018-03-16 15:53:27 UTC https://padlet.com/bethnmartinez13/hssxhx5f7saq/wish/242887735 bethnmartinez13 https://padlet.com/bethnmartinez13/hssxhx5f7saq/wish/242888613 Students explore how citizens contribute to their community. Students are also able to see how citizenship is exemplified in other areas through a classroom partnership. Through video communication, students are able to talk with other peers about citizenship and what they do to help at home/school. Students can compare and contrast activities, deepening their understanding of citizenship. 

Empatico. (2018, January 19). Helping Hands. Retrieved from https://assets.empatico.org/HelpingHandsActivityPlan-20180119.1f8636d10a336ce00743b20298096433adc8eb90.pdf.

]]> 2018-03-16 15:54:58 UTC https://padlet.com/bethnmartinez13/hssxhx5f7saq/wish/242888613 bethnmartinez13 https://padlet.com/bethnmartinez13/hssxhx5f7saq/wish/242889493 In this activity, students take action and contribute to helping their community. Students learn how recycling as citizens helps the environment. Students begin collecting caps within the classroom, or in an area of the school. The Wonderment website gives students (or teachers) to share their experiences and communicate with others doing the same activity.

Kidnected World. (2017). The Wonderment Cap Capture. Retrieved from https://thewonderment.com/paths/cap-capture]]> 2018-03-16 15:56:23 UTC https://padlet.com/bethnmartinez13/hssxhx5f7saq/wish/242889493 bethnmartinez13 https://padlet.com/bethnmartinez13/hssxhx5f7saq/wish/242889870 This source asks students the question "What is a good citizen?" Students look at what they do in their classroom, at home, and in their community that makes them a good citizen. Students work in small groups to discuss what a good citizen does to contribute to society, brainstorming examples and characteristics of a citizen.

Chari, N. (2015, September 10). What is a Good Citizen? Retrieved from https://www.education.com/lesson-plan/what-is-a-good-citizen/]]> 2018-03-16 15:57:04 UTC https://padlet.com/bethnmartinez13/hssxhx5f7saq/wish/242889870 bethnmartinez13 https://padlet.com/bethnmartinez13/hssxhx5f7saq/wish/243281625 This episode of Kid Citizen explores primary resources and the evolution of community helpers throughout history. Students will be able to compare the similarities and differences of citizenship through viewing the actions of community helpers. Students can discuss some of the traits the community helpers are doing and how they are being good citizens.

Berson, I. R., Berson, M. J., & Snow, B.  (2017). Community helpers. Retrieved from, https://www.kidcitizen.net/. ]]> 2018-03-19 00:19:37 UTC https://padlet.com/bethnmartinez13/hssxhx5f7saq/wish/243281625 bethnmartinez13 https://padlet.com/bethnmartinez13/hssxhx5f7saq/wish/243286485 In this picture, we see a  teenager working with young children. Though she was young, she had volunteered to help care for these children just after World War I. Students will be able to view this picture as a primary source and discuss how this woman in the past was exemplifying citizenship. Students will explore characteristics and explain how her actions helped others. 

A "Little Mother" of Prague. (1919). Retrieved from http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017670201/. ]]> 2018-03-19 00:49:59 UTC https://padlet.com/bethnmartinez13/hssxhx5f7saq/wish/243286485 bethnmartinez13 https://padlet.com/bethnmartinez13/hssxhx5f7saq/wish/243290821 Students use an interactive game to explore digital citizenship. Students learn what a good citizen does online and interacts with the characters in the game. With all of the reading in this game, kindergarteners would need to work in groups or with an adult to complete the "academy." These groups would lead to discussions about what is right/wrong and fair to do online. 

PBS KIDS. (2017). Webonauts Internet Academy. Retrieved from http://pbskids.org/webonauts/. ]]> 2018-03-19 01:14:55 UTC https://padlet.com/bethnmartinez13/hssxhx5f7saq/wish/243290821 bethnmartinez13 https://padlet.com/bethnmartinez13/hssxhx5f7saq/wish/243292123 Students learn about how to be a good citizen online. They can explore how to treat others fairly in any community, including online. The lesson incorporates literature, a short story exploring how to talk to others online in a respectful and fair way. 

Teaching Tolerance. (2017, November 02). Part of a Community Online. Retrieved from https://www.tolerance.org/classroom-resources/tolerance-lessons/part-of-a-community-online]]> 2018-03-19 01:21:53 UTC https://padlet.com/bethnmartinez13/hssxhx5f7saq/wish/243292123 bethnmartinez13 https://padlet.com/bethnmartinez13/hssxhx5f7saq/wish/243293308 In this activity, students create paper plate portraits. Students are able to take a gallery walk and look at their classmate's portraits. The activity concludes with a discussion of similarities and differences. This activity focuses primarily on prejudice, allowing students to explore a diverse community and learn about fairness. Students can discuss how a good citizen would treat others in the community and what they would do if they saw something that was wrong.

Teaching Tolerance (2017, July 27). Understanding Prejudice through Paper Plate Portraits. Retrieved from https://www.tolerance.org/classroom-resources/tolerance-lessons/understanding-prejudice-through-paper-plate-portraits. ]]> 2018-03-19 01:26:13 UTC https://padlet.com/bethnmartinez13/hssxhx5f7saq/wish/243293308 bethnmartinez13 https://padlet.com/bethnmartinez13/hssxhx5f7saq/wish/243296027 Beginning on page 20 of this document, is a lesson on citizenship. The teacher reads "Chrysanthemum" by Kevin Henkes. Students reflect on the book and how the characters were treated. It then moves into a math lesson using unifix cubes to count the letters in each students' name. In addition to this, the unit includes pictures for discussion. Students can discuss what students look like who are following the rules and what a good citizen looks like. 

Citizenship Unit. (2012, November 19). Retrieved from http://www.highpoint.edu/education/files/2014/09/Citizenship_EE3_STEM_Infused.pdf]]> 2018-03-19 01:38:58 UTC https://padlet.com/bethnmartinez13/hssxhx5f7saq/wish/243296027