Our Citizenship unit has begun!

We are very excited to begin our studies of our country, our government, and the landmarks, services, and liberties that are associated with it! We started off our unit listening to the song "America, the Beautiful." We thought about the reasons that Katharine Lee Bates may have had that would cause her to write this song! We listened to and read the words carefully and we decided that Katharine Lee Bates has a lot of pride for her country. This pride for our country is known as patriotism, and the children and I thought of other ways that we can show our patriotism! We thought of our National Anthem that we hear before our favorite sporting events, the flag that is flying in front of our school and classroom, and saying the Pledge of Allegiance each day at school. New vocabulary words we focused on this week include: government, law, consequence, patriotism, tax, and vote. We also discussed why we have rules and laws in our home, school, community, state, and country. They keep us safe and protected! We also discussed consequences to breaking the law.

We have scheduled a field trip to the Arlington Heights Police Department for this coming Friday, October 19th. Thank you for sending your permission slips back so promptly! We are looking forward to this authentic learning experience!