Rights and responsibilities of children

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Rights and responsibilities of children
5 min2nd3rdSocial Studies
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Summary

Explains that children have rights — to learn, play, and be safe — and matching responsibilities in their community.

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Discussion questions

Talk about it

A right is something everyone deserves, like being safe and going to school. A responsibility is something we should do in return, like being kind and fair.

  1. What is one right that every child has?
  2. How is a responsibility different from a right?
  3. What responsibilities do you have at school?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: rights, responsibility, fair, community.

Try it: Draw a line matching one right (to learn, to play, to be safe) with a responsibility you have.