Lesson · Kindergarten · Social Studies
Rights and Responsibilities: What We Should Have and What We Should Do
- Kindergarten
- Social Studies
- 48 s
- British Columbia
- BCK-SS-06
Two children holding hands stand above a column of three rights every child has, each with a picture and one word: to be safe (a house), to learn (a book) and to play (a beach ball). A matching column of responsibilities then appears, each one joined to the right it protects (be gentle, listen, share), and the video ends on the recap that rights are what we should have and responsibilities are what we should do.
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In one sentence
The question this lesson answers
What should every child have in our community?
The things every child should have are called rights.
Transcript
What the lesson says
What should every child have in our community?
The things every child should have are called rights.
Every child has the right to be safe.
Every child has the right to learn.
Every child has the right to play.
The things we should do are called responsibilities.
We keep others safe when we are gentle.
We help others learn when we listen.
We share toys so everyone can play.
Doing our part helps everyone have their rights.
Rights are what we should have. Responsibilities are what we should do.
Curriculum
Where this fits
- British Columbia, Kindergarten
Social Studies, My community: rights, roles, and responsibilities of individuals and groupsBCK-SS-06
Next: Places in a Community: Made by Nature and Made by People
The outcomes and strands follow the British Columbia curriculum.
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