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2nd grade · Social Studies · Unit 5 of 9

Working Together Fairly

Take turns, listen, solve problems and help your community.

What your child practices

Cooperating, resolving conflicts peacefully, listening actively, using respectful language, leading with care, and valuing contributions to the community.

Maine Learning Results learning standard: Civics & Government 3 · working together fairly to solve problems at school

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. Cooperate: work together to get a job done.
  2. Solve problems peacefully: cool down, then talk and make a plan.
  3. Everyone who helps contributes to the community.

Example: Which helps solve a conflict peacefully? Angry words make it worse. Calm first, then talk. Answer: cool down, then talk

Working Together Fairly in Maine

In the Maine Learning Results, this is unit 5 of 9 in 2nd grade Social Studies, after Our Community Changes and before Citizens & 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: 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

    Which sentence is respectful?

    • I see it differently. Can I tell you why?
    • That is dumb.
    • Shut up.

  2. Question 2

    Which helps solve a conflict peacefully?

    • say mean things
    • cool down, then talk
    • run away and hide

  3. Question 3

    Which sentence shows you are listening?

    • I was not listening.
    • You said you want a turn. I can wait.
    • Whatever.

  4. Question 4

    Leaders should be sensitive to others. This means…

    • making fun
    • ignoring feelings
    • noticing how people feel

  5. Question 5

    Which is a way to be fair?

    • make different rules for each person
    • follow the same rules for everyone
    • break the rules

  6. Question 6

    Why do we thank people who help our community?

    • it makes them leave
    • it is a rule of math
    • it shows we value their work

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