Grade Level:
Elementary/Middle
Overview:
This lesson explores how groups of people (or animals) come together to solve community problems. Students will identify a variety of personal responsibilities and civic responsibilities from a set of pictures in order to get a better understanding of what responsibility means. Students will understand that citizens in the United States have a responsibility to help others.
Time needed:
1 class period
Materials required:
Responsibility and Community Service Lesson Plan
“How Would You Help This Community?” Handout
National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies, National Council for the Social Studies: