Laws, Rights, and Responsibilities

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Subject Area

Social Studies

Grade(s)

1

Overview

In this video from Kids Academy, students will learn about the laws, rights, and responsibilities of citizens. Students are introduced to how laws protect people and their property.

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 1

SS10.1.2

Identify rights and responsibilities of citizens within the local community and state.

UP:SS10.1.2

Vocabulary

  • identify
  • describe
  • demonstrate
  • rules
  • laws
  • rights
  • responsibilities
  • community
  • citizen
  • state
  • property
  • taxes
  • voting
  • choices
  • decisions

Knowledge

Students know:
  • How to identify their rights as students and citizens in their community and state.
  • How to have respect for their personal belongings and other's belongings.
  • How to understand rules and consequences of breaking rules as students and citizens in their community and state.
  • How to be responsible for classroom jobs and chores at home to contribute to the common good.
  • How to vote in order to make choices or decisions.
  • Vocabulary: rules, laws, rights, responsibilities, community, citizen, state, property, taxes, voting, choices and decisions

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Describe how rules and laws protect rights and property of the people in the community.
  • Describe ways responsible citizens contribute to the common good of the community and state (for example paying taxes).
  • Demonstrate voting as a way of making choices and decisions.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • There is an importance to their rights and responsibilities as citizens of their community and state.
  • Rules and laws protect citizens' rights and property.
  • It is important to make choices and decisions through voting. Citizens contribute to the common good of their community and state (for example, by paying taxes, conservation, volunteering, etc.).
Alternate Achievement Standard - Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 1

AAS.SS10.1.2

Demonstrate an understanding of rules and why rules are important; identify an understanding of rules within the classroom; explain why voting is a way of making choices and decisions.

CR Resource Type

Audio/Video

Resource Provider

Kids Academy

License Type

Custom

Accessibility

Video resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles
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