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1st grade · Social Studies · Unit 6 of 9

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.

Arizona Academic Standards learning standard: 1.C3.2; 1.C3.1 · what local governments do, and why communities have rules and laws

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 Arizona

In the Arizona Academic Standards, this is unit 6 of 9 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: 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.

  1. Question 1

    Who keeps your teeth healthy?

    🦷
    • a pilot
    • a driver
    • a dentist

  2. Question 2

    Which number do you call in an emergency?

    ☎️
    • 1-2-3
    • 5-5-5
    • 9-1-1

  3. Question 3

    Who brings letters to your home?

    📬
    • a firefighter
    • a mail carrier
    • a dentist

  4. Question 4

    Who helps you find a book?

    • 📚librarian
    • 🧑‍🚒firefighter
    • 🧑‍🌾farmer

  5. Question 5

    Who helps you when you are sick?

    • 🚌bus driver
    • 🥖baker
    • 🧑‍⚕️doctor or nurse

  6. Question 6

    A police officer helps with…

    🚓
    • keeping people safe
    • making bread
    • planting seeds

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