Being a Good Citizen HMH

A community is....

• a house

• a place where people live, work and play

• a new territory

• the national parks

Good citizens make the community a better place. A citizen is....

• people visiting your city

• dogs that wander the streets

• a person who lives in a certain place

• plants that grow

You can be a citizen of

• an environment

• a town, city and state

• a book report

• your grocery store

Being a good citizen is important

• True

• False

Good citizens vote in elections, when you are ____ years old you can vote too.

• 16

• 21

• 30

• 18

Which of these do Good Citizens NOT do?

• Give others compliments

• Help others in need

• Share with others by donating items and money

• Litter in the community

Elected officials help run our communities. Being elected means.....

• they were born to be in charge

• they pay to be in charge

• citizens voted to have them in charge

• their name was pulled out of a hat

How can you follow local news?

• Reading school and local newspapers

• Reading Junie B Jones

• Listening to music

• Watching your favorite TV show

Two ways you can get involved in your community are:

• Visiting museums and local landmarks

• going on vacation

• Volunteering

• Reading travel magazines

Helping others can bring you joy and inspire others to do the same

• True

• False