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Kindergarten · Social Studies · Unit 9 of 9

Good Citizens

Honesty, courage and holidays

What your child practices

Honesty, courage, determination and responsibility in daily life and in well-known stories, what happens when rules are broken, and the people honored by holidays such as Independence Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Maine Learning Results learning standard: Civics & Government 4; Civics & Government 5 · taking part in classroom decisions, following rules and respecting different opinions

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. A good citizen follows rules and helps others.
  2. Breaking a rule has a consequence.
  3. Honest means telling the truth. Brave means trying.

Example: Which is a way to be a good citizen at school? Good citizens help others. Cleaning up helps the class. Answer: help clean up

Good Citizens in Maine

In the Maine Learning Results, this is unit 9 of 9 in Kindergarten Social Studies, after Days, Weeks & Months.

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

    Diego tells the truth even when it is hard. He is…

    • loud
    • honest
    • sleepy
    • mean

  2. Question 2

    A good citizen follows…

    • no one
    • rules
    • the cat
    • only friends

  3. Question 3

    In the story, the tortoise wins because he…

    • keeps going
    • takes a nap
    • runs fastest
    • gives up

  4. Question 4

    In a story, the ant works hard to save food. What does it teach?

    • Eat it all now
    • Plan ahead
    • Never work
    • Hide from friends

  5. Question 5

    Martin Luther King Jr. Day honors a leader who worked for…

    • fairness for all people
    • more homework
    • bigger houses
    • faster cars

  6. Question 6

    Omar keeps his promise to help his dad. He is…

    • rude
    • unfair
    • careless
    • trustworthy

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