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1st grade · Social Studies · Unit 6 of 8

Community Services

Helpers and who runs what

What your child practices

Jobs that serve the community (fire, health, sanitation, libraries, transit) and services the government or community provides for everyone.

Alaska content standards learning standard: SS.1.2.13.1; SS.1.1.6.1 · the services communities provide, and the leaders and workers who provide them

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. Community helpers do many jobs for us.
  2. Teachers teach. Vets care for pets. Road workers fix roads.
  3. Some services, like public schools and libraries, are run by the government.

Example: Where can everyone borrow books for free? It is a place full of books. It is open to everyone. Answer: the public library

Community Services in Alaska

In the Alaska content standards, this is unit 6 of 8 in 1st grade Social Studies, after Respect & Inclusion and before Earning, Saving & Sharing.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Alaska Department of Education and Early Development

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Who brings letters to your home?

    📬
    • a mail carrier
    • a firefighter
    • a dentist

  2. Question 2

    Who drives an ambulance?

    🚑
    • a paramedic
    • a baker
    • a clown

  3. Question 3

    Where can everyone borrow books for free?

    📚
    • a shoe store
    • the public library
    • a car wash

  4. Question 4

    Who takes care of sick pets?

    🐾
    • a mail carrier
    • a judge
    • a veterinarian

  5. Question 5

    Which service is usually run by the government?

    • public schools
    • a movie theater
    • a bakery

  6. Question 6

    The city or town runs the library. A service the government runs is for…

    • only grown-ups
    • only one family
    • everyone in the community

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