Citizen Actions For 3rd, 4th & 5th Grades

Actions that Remind Us of Our Heritage

  1. Ask your parents or teacher about the meaning of national holidays.

  2. Learn the states and their capital.

  3. Ask your grandparents and parents what life was like when they were growing up.

Actions that Keep Us Involved in the Democratic Process

  1. Tell someone in authority when someone does something wrong.

  2. Read Scholastic News Each Month.

  3. Question things you don’t understand or that don’t make sense.

Actions that Support Groups with a Special Responsibility For Keeping the County Strong

  1. Help your teacher.

  2. Wave to policemen and fire fighters.

Actions that Help Us Understand Our Government

  1. None

Actions that Promote a Sense of Community

  1. Pick up a piece of trash each day.

  2. Recycle paper and glass products

Actions that Strengthen Families and Individuals

  1. Say please and thank you always and I'm sorry when you are.

  2. Don’t do something you think is wrong just because someone else wants you to or is doing it.

  3. Keep a journal of things you appreciate and are thankful for.