Grade 1-2: Vocabulary Lesson for Tuesday, 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

Tuesday Activities

1. Make Flashcards - Write the word on one side of an index card and put the definition and a sentence on the opposite side.
2. Word Whacker : Play this with all of your flashcards from all weeks. Place the cards on a table with the word side up. Stand over the cards with a flyswatter or a rolled up newspaper. As the definitions are read by an adult, "whack" the correct word. Play this with your friends and family members and see who can whack the word first.
3. Write your vocabulary words in alphabetical order in your vocabulary notebook. Write your own definition beside each 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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