Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities of Being a Good Citizen Civics Lessons

Are you looking for a way to teach your students how to be good citizens? This ready-to-go NO PREP resource introduces students to the rights and responsibilities of United States citizens at home, school, and in their community, state, and country. Easily integrate social studies with reading comprehension skills as students learn about the importance of citizenship and being a good citizen.

These time-saving, NO PREP lessons contain reading comprehension passages, text-dependent questions, graphic organizers, and more!

Choose from 2 different approaches to teach citizenship at home, in a school, and in a community, state, and country. 

Included in this download:

2 Different Teaching Options

OPTION 1:

• Citizenship: Rights and Responsibilities – Home, School, Community, State, Country (6 page packet)

OPTION 2:

• Lesson 1: Rights and Responsibilities at Home and School
• Lesson 2: Rights and Responsibilities in Your Community and State
• Lesson 3: Rights and Responsibilities in Your Country

Bonus Activities:

• U.S. Citizen's Rights and Responsibilities Coloring Page
• Rights and Responsibilities at Home, School, Community, State, and Country Graphic Organizer

TpT Easel Digital Activity Option

All answer keys are included!

Includes multiple-choice and open-ended questions. Easily integrate social studies with reading!

This resource is perfect for:

• whole group instruction
• small groups
• independent desk work
• literacy centers
• morning work
• homework
• early finishers
• sub plans 

The best part?

Through a variety of reading comprehension passages and fun learning activities, students will learn about the importance of U.S. citizenship and how to be a good citizen. Choose from 2 different approaches to teach citizenship at home, in a school, and in a community, state, and country. Just print and go!

In this one convenient resource, you can…

• have ready-to-go activities that teach students the rights and responsibilities of United States citizens at home, school, and in their community, state, and country 
• use these pre-made lessons and activities to integrate social studies with reading comprehension skills anytime throughout the year
• print and go - includes everything you need to teach Citizenship: Rights and Responsibilities

Teachers like you said...

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐This pack is kid-friendly and explained rights and responsibilities in a way even my struggling students could understand. - Sarah Z.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐This was so awesome for my students! It is little to no prep and what I loved is the conversations that came with using these activities. We had small group and whole group conversations and questions that really deepened student understanding of this unit. - Michelle F.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐I used this in addition to our study of local, state, and national government. My kids said they loved using this to talk about citizenship at home and said they were enjoying getting to have conversations about "real stuff." - Rozlyn M.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐This was a great resource to use to teach citizenship to my students! It was written in a student-friendly language which made it easy to not only teach but to also have my students connect with the information. - Ashley K.