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1st grade · Social Studies · Unit 5 of 10

Respect & Inclusion

Sharing, turns and caring for places

What your child practices

Sharing, taking turns, listening, including others, and showing respect for people, belongings and the places we share.

Maine Learning Results learning standard: Civics & Government 2; History 2 · fair play, respect and the shared and unique parts of each person's culture

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. Sharing means letting others use something too.
  2. Include everyone. Ask a new friend to teach you a word.
  3. Respect places: pick up litter, be gentle with plants.

Example: Everyone in class helps tidy up. What is this called? Everyone works together. Working together is cooperating. Answer: cooperating

Respect & Inclusion in Maine

In the Maine Learning Results, this is unit 5 of 10 in 1st grade Social Studies, after Changes in My Life and before Community Services.

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: Maine 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

    You both want the computer. Which is inclusive?

    • Take turns or work together
    • Hide the mouse
    • Push them away

  2. Question 2

    Which is NOT a respectful thing to do?

    • Say thank you
    • Take something without asking
    • Ask before using

  3. Question 3

    Someone is sad. What is a respectful thing to do?

    • Walk away laughing
    • Be gentle and listen
    • Say “Stop crying!”

  4. Question 4

    What does sharing mean?

    • letting others use something too
    • keeping it all
    • hiding it

  5. Question 5

    Which way of caring for the school garden is respectful?

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    • Water the plants gently
    • Walk across the beds
    • Pull up the flowers

  6. Question 6

    Taking turns is…

    • a way to win
    • a secret
    • a fair way to play

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