Curated OER
Character Traits
Explore character traits using this resource. After reading the story Goldilocks and the Three Bears, learners fill in a graph identifying character traits. Then, they write and put on a skit. This resource provides a motivating way to...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: Citizen Leadership in the Young Republic
Lesson on citizen leadership explores the point of view of John Adams on essential qualities of leadership and a new nation. Lesson content includes background, text analysis and Close Reading questions, vocabularyand teacher's notes....
Bill of Rights Institute
Bill of Rights Institute: Stand Your Ground and Castle Doctrine Laws
A lesson plan prompted by the Trayvon Martin case addressing the "Stand Your Ground" and "Castle Doctrine" laws in Florida.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: Building Democracy: Every New Generation
Activity in which students read and write about whether or not today's generation of youth are prepared for the leaderhip and citizenship roles of tomorrow. Students will evaluate the role of schools and recommend approach to civic...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Being a Responsible Citizen
Identify characteristics of responsible citizens using Clara Barton as an example.
iCivics
I Civics: Citizenship & Participation
Students will learn what it means to be a U.S. citizen, how citizenship is obtained, the rights and responsibilities of citizens, and community engagement.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Civics: Citizenship
Provides basic information on becoming a citizen. Learn about the naturalization process, citizen rights and responsibilities, and volunteer projects.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Supreme Court Opinions and Student Rights
In this module students examine the differing opinions of Supreme Court justices in several court cases involving student rights.
Center For Civic Education
Center for Civic Education: What Responsibilities Accompany Our Rights?
These are discussion topics to incorporate into your lesson on rights and responsibilities of citizens. Features questions to encourage debates or essay ideas. Also includes lesson plans.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Understanding Our Rights & Responsibilities
Scholastic presents a series of printable panels and a classroom activity in PDF format that highlight the rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizens.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Democracy for Kids: Understanding Rights and Responsibilities
Scholastic offers a series of printable panels and classroom activities in PDF format that focus on a U.S. citizen's right to express his- or herself. Content focuses on the Bill of Rights and its provisions for freedom of religion,...
Ohio Test Prep
Ohio Test Prep: Module 1: Civic Participation and Skills
Learning module with video tutorials, practice games and assessment on civic participation and skill prepare students for Ohio test in Social Studies.
Other
Legal Guide for Immigrants to Maine: Privileges and Obligations
This resource explains the rights and responsibilities of immigrants who become U.S. citizens and residents of the state of Maine. Topics include voting, taxes, legal documentation, marriage rights, and driving regulations.
Center For Civic Education
Center for Civic Education: What Responsibilities Accompany Our Rights?
Suppose the government does everything it can to protect people's rights. Is this enough? Will their rights be protected? Do we have any responsibility to protect not only our own rights, but each other's as well? This lesson plan looks...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Rights and Responsibilities
Lesson helps students understand their rights and responsibilities and how it affects their lives.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Protecting the Rights of the People
Find relationships among primary and secondary sources that identify where information from different sources converges and where it differs.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Rights vs. Responsibilities Quiz
Citizens of the United States have certain rights and responsibilities. This quiz will cover what those are.
Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tar Heel Reader: Responsibilities of a Citizen
Being a citizen in the United States carries responsibilities to neighbors, communities, and the nation. Discover these important responsibilities.
Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tar Heel Reader: Good Citizens
Informational text highlighting ways to be a good citizen.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Rights and Responsibilities on Special Days
This presentation helps students think about their daily lives and what right and responsibilities occur. An interactive discussion begins the lesson followed by a game of dominoes so small groups of students can all take part.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Be a Good Citizen
This lesson guides students to learning about the qualities of a good citizen.
HotChalk
Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: A Rights vs. Responsibilities Game
Directions for a dominos game. The teacher, before class or with students' help, creates dominos depicting various occasions. Students identify the responsibilities they would have for each occasion. Then students can use the pieces to...
SMART Technologies
Smart: Communities Assessment
This is an assessment for what community is and what is required to be a community, community rules, types of democracy, and types of communities.