What is citizenship and why does it matter?
Citizenship is positively contributing to society and community as well as dutifully respecting authority and the law.
“Citizenship means taking seriously our responsibility to make our country the best place it can be.” Dana Mannino, Spokane County Library District librarian. PACE guest columnist November 2019.
“Citizenship is about helping and supporting peers and community members through the ups and downs of life.” Brooke DeRuwe, a 2018 senior at Central Valley High School. PACE guest columnist November 2018.
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LEARN – Citizenship
CREATE A CHARACTER MOMENT WITH YOUR FAMILY
Learn together about this month’s trait, which is aligned with your child’s school PACE character education program.
Explore this month’s character trait through these books available from the Spokane County Library District:
Spokane County Library Suggests …
Citizenship Reading List
K-2
Democracy for Dinosaurs | Laurie Krasny Brown
Everyone Gets a Say | Jill Twiss
Grades 3-5
The Campaign | Leila Sales
Sofia Valdez and the Vanishing Vote | Andrea Beaty
Middle &...
Read More DO – Citizenship
CREATE A CHARACTER MOMENT WITH YOUR FAMILY DO AN ACTIVITY TOGETHER ABOUT THIS MONTH’S TRAIT, WHICH IS ALIGNED WITH YOUR CHILD’S SCHOOL PACE CHARACTER EDUCATION PROGRAM.
DO – explore this month’s character trait through this engagement activity:
A great way to demonstrate and model good character –...
Read More TALK – Citizenship
CREATE A CHARACTER MOMENT WITH YOUR FAMILY
TALK – use this prompt to start a conversation with your family about this month’s character trait, which is aligned with your child’s school PACE character education program.
How can we show citizenship at home,...
Read MoreCharacter Moments for Families – Citizenship
Below are three easy ideas to stimulate family conversation and activity to explore character concepts, aligned with your child’s school PACE character education program.
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- Explore this month’s character trait through these books available from the Spokane County Library District. ...
November: Good Character Reading!
Spokane County Library Suggests …
Citizenship Reading List
K-2
Democracy for Dinosaurs by Laurie Krasny Brown
Everyone Gets a Say by Jill Twiss
Grace goes to Washington by Kelly Dipucchio
I voted!...
Guest Column: Citizenship
The Braveries of Citizenship by Aisha Abdurhuman
Practicing citizenship is vital to being a good citizen, but it takes a lot of bravery. It harbors many responsibilities, and in order to meet those, citizens must see beyond themselves as individuals and meet the needs of society,...
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