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Citizenship is a large part of what students learn in school and how they act in the community. Being a good citizen benefits your community, country, and fellow citizens. Helping others, respecting the law, and being responsible are just some characteristics of being a good citizen.

Students will match the following good citizenship vocabulary terms:

• compassion
• dedication
• acceptance
• dependable
• responsible
• sincere
• kindness
• thoughtful
• patience
• honesty
• courage
• respectful

This is a matching activity that allows your students to identify characteristics of good citizenship and match each trait with the correct behavior description. A set of directions, 12 pairs of matching cards, and an answer key are included for you.

Tips for Differentiation + Scaffolding 

A team of dedicated, experienced educators created this resource to support your Citizenship lessons. 

If you have a mixture of above and below-level learners, check out these suggestions for keeping students on track with the concepts: 

🆘 Support Struggling Students

Help students who need help understanding the concepts by 

• Providing students with vocabulary flashcards or images to support their vocabulary skills.
• Additionally, provide access to previous assignments, posters, and anchor charts for students to recall past lessons.

➕ Challenge Fast Finishers

• Encourage fast finishers to use their newfound knowledge of character traits to write stories or create posters using the terms.

Easily Prepare This Resource for Your Students

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This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher in Michigan and Teach Starter Collaborator. 

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