Grade Level:
Kindergarten
Subject: Language Arts/ Social Studies
Topics: Good Citizenship & Character Traits
Submitted by:
Tiffany Green - EMAT621 Summer 2008
Government/ Civic Understandings
SSKCG1 The
student will demonstrate an understanding of good citizenship.
a. Explain how rules are made and why.
b. Explain why rules should be followed.
SSKCG2 The
students will retell stories that illustrate positive character traits and will
explain how people in the stories show the qualities of honesty, patriotism,
loyalty, courtesy, respect, pride, self-control, moderation, and
accomplishment.
Goal – Everyone will see and
understand how important it is to be a good citizen and have positive character
traits. You will retell stories of
people with these traits.
Role – You will be a character in a skit.
This skit is about people with good and bad traits. Each person will be assigned a character in
the skit and learn as much as possible about that person. This research will be through the teacher’s
aid, reading or watching movies.
Audience – At the conclusion of our studying of the characters and learning the
skit, your parents will be invited to attend.
At the end of the skit each student will tell about their character and
what makes it a bad or good person.
Situation – This skit will be about different situations that happen during the
school day. During a normal school day
there are multiple situations for children to make good and bad choices. Some characters will make the right choice
and see the benefits. At the same time
other children will make the wrong choice and it will impact their friendships,
as well as, other things. The students
will learn that being a bad citizen can give them a label they may not be happy
with. In the end all of the character
will help each other to get back on the right track.
Product/Performance – You will perform this skit in front of your
parents. At the end each student will
tell the audience about their character.
The students will tell what makes their character a good or bad
one. They will talk about their
character traits, good or bad citizenship and what rules they followed or
broke. After talking about this subject
the teacher will make sure the students feel comfortable and are able to talk
about their character.
Standard/Criteria for Success – See rubric
Teacher Name:
_________________________________
Student Name:
_________________________________
|
Category |
Not yet |
Sometimes |
Almost
Always |
|
Understood their character’s
traits |
Could not explain it at all |
Could explain the character but
not his traits |
Understood and explained the character and his traits |
|
Worked together |
Did not help friends or let
them help you |
Sometimes helped friends and
let them help you |
Almost always helped friend and
let them help you |
|
Shared ideas |
Did not talk to others about
their character |
Sometimes shared ideas with
friends |
Helped others with their
character and shared ideas |