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Chapter 5Citizenship and Civic EngagementHow can I participate?

Here are the main ideas we are learning:

• People have rules and laws to keep us safe and to help us.

• Citizenship includes both rights and responsibilities.

• Citizens learn about issues, vote for leaders, and help their community.

• Citizens have a responsibility to obey laws and follow rules.

• Many heroes in American history have made the country a better place by making sure everyone is treated equally.

• In the 1700s, a group of American leaders risked their lives to earn independence from England.

• Many citizens have worked hard to make changes in their communities and support equal rights for all citizens.

• Some people risk their lives to protect others.

Talk TogetherTalk to your child about what it means to be a hero. Discuss some people that you know that you might consider to be a hero and why.

Learn TogetherHelp your child learn about citizenship.

• Celebrate César Chávez Day or Martin Luther King, Jr. Day by volunteering in the community.

• Read about a famous citizen, such as Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Tubman, or Martin Luther King, Jr. Discuss how you can follow this person’s example in your own lives and become better citizens.

• As you watch television or a movie with your child, discuss what the character does or says that shows he or she is a good citizen.

Read TogetherThe First Lady Who Fought for Human Rights - Biography of Eleanor Roosevelt by Children’s Biography Books

National Geographic Readers: Frederick Douglass by Barbara Kramer

What If Everybody Did That? by Ellen Javernick and Colleen M. Madden

Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation by Duncan Tonatiuh

FAMILY ACTIVITIES

Chapter Literacy SkillsStudents are learning how to distinguish fact from opinion. A fact is something that can be proved true or false by doing research. An opinion tells someone’s feelings, beliefs, or ideas and cannot be proven. Recognizing the difference between fact and fiction can help students better understand what they read.

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