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Kindergarten · Social Studies · Unit 5 of 11

Fair & Kind

Speak up and be kind

What your child practices

Noticing fair and unfair choices, using kind words, standing up for ourselves and others, and getting a grown-up to help.

Arizona Academic Standards learning standard: K.C1.1; K.C1.3 · respect, responsibility and fairness, and listening to other people's ideas

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. Fair means everyone gets a turn.
  2. Kind means helping and using nice words.
  3. If something is not okay, say so in a calm voice.

Example: Two kids want the same swing. What is fair? Both kids want a turn. Fair means each one gets a turn. Answer: take turns

Fair & Kind in Arizona

In the Arizona Academic Standards, this is unit 5 of 11 in Kindergarten Social Studies, after Places Near Me and before My Jobs, Rules & Leaders.

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

    Is it fair if only some kids get to use the swings?

    • Yes
    • No
    • It depends on their hair

  2. Question 2

    Two kids want the same swing. What is fair?

    🎠
    • The bigger kid always wins
    • Pull it apart
    • Take turns

  3. Question 3

    You spilled paint by mistake. What is kind to do?

    🎨
    • Hide it
    • Say sorry and help clean up
    • Blame a friend

  4. Question 4

    Someone says, “Girls can't be firefighters.” Is that true?

    🚒
    • Only on Tuesdays
    • Yes, always
    • No, anyone can

  5. Question 5

    A kid has an accent. A classmate copies it to be mean. Is that okay?

    • Yes, it is funny
    • No, it is unkind
    • Yes, if no one tells

  6. Question 6

    A friend says, “You can't play because you look different.” This is…

    • fair
    • a rule
    • unfair

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