WHAT IS A COMMUNITY?Chapter 1Lesson 1

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Contributions of IndividualsRights and responsibilities of citizenship

THE BIG IDEA!

A community can be a place, but it can also mean the people who live there.

Imagine: Without its people, a community would be NOTHING but the buildings and

space!

HOW CAN WE BE GOOD CITIZENS IN OUR COMMUNITY?

WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE GREATEST RESPONSIBILITY A PERSON HAS IN SOCIETY?

Thinking about your community: Quakertown!

Where do you live? Maybe your home is in a small neighborhood.

What makes your community a good place to live?

People TOGETHER

A community is a place where people live, work, and play together.

People in a community HELP each other.

COMMUNITIES AND THEIR PEOPLE

There are some things that people NEED, no matter WHERE THEY LIVE!

What are these things?

In what ways are all communities alike?

All communities are alike because…

LAWS AND COMMUNITIES

What do you know about laws?

What happens if a law is broken?

What do you think a good person should always do in a community?

LAWS

A law is a __________ that tells people how to behave in their community.

Laws protect citizens andhelp us all get along!

What are some laws you know in your community?

LAWS AND COMMUNITIES

FOLLOWING RULES AND LAWS IS PART OF BEING A CITIZEN.

LAWS AND COMMUNITIES

CITIZENS

A citizen is a person who lives in a community.

They are OFFICIAL members of a community, state, or country.

What makes a person a GOOD citizen? Turn and talk with the person sitting next to you.

CITIZENS

CITIZENS HAVE RESPONISBILITIES!

COMPARE AND CONTRAST

In what ways are the rules in your school like the laws in your community?

RSA Lesson 1: Complete the vocabulary practice sheet.