Second graders learn what it means to be a good citizen — sharing, helping, following rules, and being kind — and how good citizens make their classroom, school, and community better for everyone.
Students will be able to…
A good citizen makes everyone’s day a little better — by sharing, helping, and being kind. What does being a good citizen look like, and how can YOU be one?
Project this and sort each action into being a good citizen or not being a good citizen.
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
A good citizen makes everyone’s day better — how?
Children investigate.
Children explain.
Children share.
Children conclude.
Aligned to the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards (Grade 2 / Neighborhoods).
Describe what it means to be a good citizen.
Apply civic virtues in the classroom.
Explain how people can work together.
Take informed action in the community.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have children pick one way to be a good citizen at home this week — helping, sharing, or being kind — and do it. A printable good-citizen sheet is in the Social Studies library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.