Traits of a Good Citizen

Honesty, dependability, trustworthiness, and honor.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.

What children learn in Level 38

A citizen is a member of a community, like a class, a town, a state, or a country. Good citizens help make their community a great place to live.
Honesty means telling the truth. If you break something, you tell the truth about it, even when it's hard.
Dependability means doing what you said you would do, so others can count on you. If you promise to feed the class fish, you feed it every day.
Trustworthiness means being someone others can trust with their things and secrets. You keep a friend's secret, and you take care of things people lend you.
Honor means doing what is right, even when no one is watching. If the answers are on the teacher's desk and she steps out, you still do your own work.
Your turn! Sort them: good citizen, or not?

Georgia Standards of Excellence in Social Studies:

SS2CG3 — Give examples of how the historical figures in SS2H1 demonstrate positive citizenship traits such as: honesty, dependability, trustworthiness, honor, civility, good sportsmanship, patience, and compassion.