Grade 1-2: Vocabulary Lesson for Thursday, Week 6

This week's theme is: Citizenship

Word List 6

1. citizen: a legal member of a country
2. right: a permission that is guaranteed by the law
3. flag: a piece of cloth with a design that is a state or country symbol
4. responsible: to think and act in a manner that is dependable

Thursday Activities

1. Literacy Dominoes - Create a game using your vocabulary words. Click on this link to begin.
2. Type your words in the box entering each word on a new line.
3. When you have finished, click on "print sheet" at the lower right side. Cut out your dominoes and play with a friend. When you place the words, tell the other player a sentence using that word.

Other Help

If you need more information on your words, click on the link to use a on-line dictionary.

Use the daily activities to help you remember words that you learn each week. It is much easier to remember what the words mean if you do something with them and use them frequently in talking with your parents, family and friends.

Sample sentences:

He is a citizen of the United States
He was born in Europe but became a citizen of the United States.

American citizens have the right to speak their opinions.
A criminal has his rights taken away because he broke the law.

The American Flag has stars and stripes.
Each country has their own flag.

We should be responsible for our behavior
We should act as responsible citizens.

 
 

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