Kindergarten · Social Studies · Unit 6 of 11
My Jobs, Rules & Leaders
Jobs at home and school, rules, sharing and leaders.
What your child practices
Practices responsibilities at home and in school, respecting the rules of the classroom and playground, respecting property, sharing, helping, and who makes decisions that affect our lives.
Arizona Academic Standards learning standard: K.C2.1; K.C2.2 · the people in authority in a child's life, and the important jobs everyone does
How we explain it
Children can open this short lesson before they practice.
- A responsibility is a job you should do.
- At home, you can put away toys.
- We respect rules when we follow them.
Example: Which is a job you can do at home? A job helps your family. Putting toys away is a helpful job. Answer: Put away your toys
My Jobs, Rules & Leaders in Arizona
In the Arizona Academic Standards, this is unit 6 of 11 in Kindergarten Social Studies, after Fair & Kind and before Money & Work.
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.
- Kindergarten guide for Arizona parents
- Printable Kindergarten 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
Which is a classroom rule?
- Run in the hallway
- Yell in the hall
- Walk in the hallway
Walk in the hallway
Hint: Rules help keep us safe.
Question 2
Which shows you are willing to help your class?
- Helping tidy up
- Walking away
- Making more mess
Helping tidy up
Hint: Willing means you want to help.
Question 3
Which is the right thing to do with a library book?
- Lose it on purpose
- Take care of it and return it
- Draw in it
Take care of it and return it
Hint: Library books belong to everyone.
Question 4
Which shows you contribute to your family?
- Making a mess on purpose
- Setting the table
- Hiding
Setting the table
Hint: Contribute means to give help.
Question 5
A friend's crayons fall on the floor. A respectful thing to do is…
- stomp on them
- take them
- pick them up for your friend
pick them up for your friend
Hint: We respect others' property.
Question 6
Which is a good playground rule?
- Climb up the slide at the same time
- Push on the slide
- Take turns on the slide
Take turns on the slide
Hint: Taking turns keeps everyone safe.