Being a Good Citizen
Name one way you can be a good citizen
Helping a friend
Cleaning up your community
Sharing toys
Name one way we can help the community
Picking up trash, playing nicely at the park
When we go to a new place, what is one rule we should follow?
Keeping personal space, using nice words, etc...
What is an unwritten rule?
a rule that is not written down but everybody is expected to follow
What is a rule you should you follow at the library?
We should use quiet voices
Your teachers tells everyone to get out a pencil, your friend does not have one. What can we do to be a good citizen?
We can let our friend borrow a pencil or a similar response.
Why should we help others?
To be nice, because they have helped us, becuase every body needs help sometimes
You are at a trampoline park, how would you behave differently at the park vs. at home
You can jump around and yell inside at a trampoline park, at home you can't yell inside and you can only jump in certain places.
Name an example of an unwritten rule
Being quiet when everybody else is being quiet, lining up when other people is lining up
Sally is pushing Leon on the playground, what community rule is being broken?
Personal space, keeping nice hands with others
Betty wants to play tag, Sally wants to swing. Sally decides to play tag with Betty first. Is Sally being a good citizen? How do you think Betty feels? Sally?
Yes, Betty probably feels happy because her friend is playing with her. Sally probably feels happy because her friend is happy.
Stacy lost her favorite stuff animal, how can we help Stacy? Why should we help Stacy?
We can help her look for it, we should help her because she is our friend and it is the kind thing to do.
Why can we jump on a crash pad but we can't jump on our beds?
Because the crash pad it made to jump on and our beds are made to sleep on. It can be unsafe to jump on the bed, we can break it or we can fall off and get hurt
How do we know when there is an unwritten rule?
We can look at others and see what they are doing to determine if there is an unwritten rule
Penny is at the grocery store, and can't find what she needs. What should Penny do?
Ask for help
You go to the park with your friend John. You both eat a snack, you throw your trash in the trash can and John throws his down the slide. Who is practicing being a good citizen? What should you tell John?
You are being a good citizen. We should tell John that we should put our trash in the trash can and that we should keep the park clean.
Jade is on the playground and sees a bunch of trash under the slide, what can Jade do to help the community?
She should help to pick up the trash
You and your family went to a visit a family friend. You have never been to there before. All the other kids are upstairs playing with blocks quietly and building a city. What is a rule you should follow?
Sharing the blocks, having an inside voice, using kind language, and be safe with the environment.
Everybody is sitting in their seats quietly. Sally is walking around screaming. What is the unwritten rule that Sally broke?
She is not sitting in her seat quietly
Jeremy and Jack are eating lunch at the park, Jack throws his sandwich on the ground, Jeremy throws his in the trashcan. Who is following the community rule? What is the community rule? What should they tell the other who is not following the community rule?
Keeping common areas clean. Jeremy is following the rule. Jeremy should tell Jack that he should put his trash in the trash can and not to litter.