Citizenship Unit for Special Education PRINT AND DIGITAL | Elementary

Citizenship is an important concept to introduce even in elementary school. This unit contains over 100 pages and 22 google slides of material specifically designed for students with special learning needs, especially autism. This unit on citizenship explores what it means to be a good citizen, the people in charge of a community, and how they, themselves, can be a good citizen in a simplified but rigorous way for students with diverse learning needs to make meaningful and authentic connections to the material. There are many opportunities for students to engage in repeated information on how a community runs and what it means to be a citizen of a community. Many activities and assessments include more than one version, suggestions for differentiation, and options for presentation.

*****If you are looking for a social story to go with this unit and has even more activities, check out the one I have on Being a Good Citizen. CLICK HERE.

This unit includes digital versions of the printable activities and movie versions of the books.

See the preview for a detailed look at the contents.

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Citizenship Unit Includes:

• 8 day lesson plan
• 32 page book on Beijing (includes movie version)
• Vocabulary board
• Circle map on facts from the book (includes digital version)
• Sorting activities (differentiated) (includes digital version)
  • Rights vs responsibilities citizens have
  • Rules that are important to follow

• Matching activities (includes digital version)
  • Responsibilities of certain leaders in a community
  • Who would be best to solve common problems a community has
• Writing prompt: I can make a different (includes digital version)
• 2 fill in the blank worksheets reviewing main facts (includes digital version)
• Assessment (3 versions) (includes digital version)

***All printable activities (except the book) are in color and black and white.

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Much of what I have learned about curriculum development is incorporated in these units. For example, do not be afraid of repetition. It is critical that students with significant disabilities get to experience material over several days to be able to fully assimilate what is being taught. Also, adding visual supports to your printables and class activities helps students be able to pay more attention to the content you are presenting rather than the mechanics of what is expected. Finally, ask questions. Good questions!! Regardless of the material, if we can ask students good questions it will push them to think more deeply than before.

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♥I am currently developing more units, and any feedback I get helps me make improvements in the future.

★★★This unit was created using Ohio’s extended standards for social studies grades 3-5.★★★