1st grade · Social Studies · Unit 4 of 9
Changes in My Life
Big events and putting them in order
What your child practices
Big life events (a new sibling, a move, starting school), how people's experiences are alike and different, and ordering events as a simple timeline.
Arizona Academic Standards learning standard: 1.SP1.1 · putting important life events in order on a timeline
How we explain it
Children can open this short lesson before they practice.
- Your life has big events, like learning to walk.
- Put events in order: what came first, next, last?
- Changes can feel big. Friends and family can help.
Example: Which came first: walking or crawling? Babies crawl before they can stand. Then they learn to walk. Answer: crawling
Changes in My Life in Arizona
In the Arizona Academic Standards, this is unit 4 of 9 in 1st grade Social Studies, after My Community and before Respect & Inclusion.
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.
- 1st grade guide for Arizona parents
- Printable 1st grade Social Studies sheet
- Arizona report cards explained
Source: Arizona Department of Education
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Put these events from your life in order. What came first?
- 📚Grade 1
- 👶Baby
- 🚶Learn to walk
- 🎒Kindergarten
Baby → Learn to walk → Kindergarten → Grade 1
Hint: A baby is born, learns to walk, goes to Kindergarten, then Grade 1.
Question 2
Maya lost her first tooth. Her friend did not yet. Is that okay?
- No, something is wrong
- Yes, everyone grows differently
- It means they are not friends
Yes, everyone grows differently
Hint: Every child grows and changes at their own time.
Question 3
Which is a big event in a family?
- breakfast
- a new baby is born
- a Tuesday
a new baby is born
Hint: Big events change our families.
Question 4
Which event came first in your life?
👶- learning to read
- being a baby
- starting Grade 1
being a baby
Hint: We start as babies and then grow.
Question 5
We keep photos of big events. What do they help us do?
- remember what happened
- fly
- forget everything
remember what happened
Hint: Photos and timelines help us remember events in order.
Question 6
Starting school is a big change. What can help?
- meeting your teacher and new friends
- hiding
- staying home forever
meeting your teacher and new friends
Hint: Talking and meeting people helps new things feel easier.