Civics Standard Two - Grades K-3

Sample Activities

Students might read or listen to a story which describes how an individual was treated unfairly because he or she was different in some way (such as "The Ugly Duckling" or "Beauty and the Beast") and then explain why individual differences should not be the basis for discrimination [Politics].

Parent Partnership Project: Students could be assigned to watch the nightly news with their parents and discuss the political processes they observe, possibly answering questions provided by the teacher [Politics].

Students could engage in a class discussion to determine rules which would safeguard the rights and property of all students in the class. Individual students would then create a picture or poster which showed a situation in which the rules might protect someone, and then explain the story behind that picture and why that safeguard was important [Politics]

This kind of activity, which requires students to analyze types of items and draw conclusions about their categorization uses the same kinds of reasoning as an economics activity which introduces cost/benefit analysis.

to Civics Standard Two.