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The Character Trait for June is....Citizenship

Citizenship is doing your share to make your school, community and the world a better place.

BEING A GOOD CITIZEN

Good Citizens know and obey the law

Good Citizens volunteer to make their community a better place

Good Citizens are informed about issues and participate in the democracy

 

LEARNING TO BE A GOOD CITIZEN

Kids can follow rules at school and at home

Kids can volunteer in their homes, school and community to make them a better place

Kids can learn to think critically and solve problems with others

 

THE FOLLOWING BOOKS ARE PRESENT IN OUR LWE LIBRARY AND REPRESENT CITIZENSHIP

 

Fiction Books

Avi: The Mayor of Central Park

Conly Jane L.: Rasco and the rats of NIMBY

DeClements, Barthes - Nothing's fair in Fifth Grade

Lowry Lois: The Giver

McKissack- Abby takes a stand

 

Non Fiction Books

 

Chief Seattle: Brother Eagle, Sister Sky

 

Christello, Eileen: Vote! (324.97)

 

DeGezelle, Terri: The City Mayor, The City Council, Voting, Serving on a Jury

 

Kahlman, Bobbie: Community from A to Z

Community Helpers from A to Z

 

Silberdick Feinberg B. Local Governments


E Books

 

Cronin, Doreen.- CLICK, CLACK, MOO: COWS THAT TYPE

The Little Red Hen

Paul, Ann Whitford - Manana Iguana

Pfister, Marcus - Rainbow Fish

Seuss, Dr: The Lorax

Citizenship quotes: Click here

 

Biography section

Heroes and She-roes: poems of Amazing and Everyday Heroes 811.5

My Heroes, My People

Jane Adams, Maya Angelou, Rachel Carson, Mary McLeod Bethume, James Baldwin, Helen Keller, Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, John Muir

Also see any books on activists, civics, community, environment protection, heroes, responsibility and volunteers.

*Remember, Citizenship is social responsibility in action!