Learning objective: Explain that a citizen is a member of a community who has both rights and responsibilities to that community.
A citizen is a member of a community. You are already a citizen of several communities! You are a citizen of your classroom, your town, and your country.
Being a citizen of a community means you have certain rights — like the right to be treated fairly and the right to feel safe. These rights belong to you simply because you're a member of the community.
Being a citizen also means you have responsibilities — things you are expected to do to help others. A responsibility of a classroom citizen might be helping keep the classroom tidy. A responsibility of a community citizen might be following community rules.
Just like the diagram shows you belonging inside a larger community circle, being a citizen means both receiving something (rights) and giving something back (responsibilities) — the two go together.
You're a citizen of your classroom, your school, your town, and your country, all at the same time! Each community you belong to comes with its own rights and responsibilities.
A citizen is a member of a community — like your classroom, your town, or your country — with both rights and responsibilities.
What is a citizen?
What is a responsibility?
Can you be a citizen of more than one community at the same time?
Name one community you are a citizen of (like your classroom or town). Write one right and one responsibility you have there.