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1st grade · Social Studies · Unit 3 of 10

My Community

Places, helpers and good choices

What your child practices

Community helpers and places, plus rights, rules, roles and responsibilities at home, at school and in the community.

Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards benchmark: 1.1.1.1; 1.3.15.1 · taking part in community life, and how people and goods move between communities

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. A community is where people live, work and play.
  2. Helpers do jobs: a vet helps pets, a farmer grows food.
  3. Rules help us stay safe and be fair.

Example: Who helps sick pets get better? Pets go to an animal doctor. An animal doctor is called a vet. Answer: vet

My Community in Minnesota

In the Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards, this is unit 3 of 10 in 1st grade Social Studies, after School & Travel Long Ago and before Respect & Inclusion.

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: Minnesota Department of Education (MDE)

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

    Who grows food for us to eat?

    • 🚜farmer
    • 📚librarian
    • 📬mail carrier

  2. Question 2

    All children have the right to…

    • ❤️be safe and cared for
    • 🚗drive a car
    • 🌙stay up all night

  3. Question 3

    Is it a helpful choice or not? Tap an item, then tap its basket.

    Sort into: 👍 helpful choice · 👎 not helpful

    • 📢yell in the library
    • 🚪hold the door
    • 👉push in line
    • 🤝help a friend
    • 💬say thank you
    • ✊grab a toy

  4. Question 4

    Which is a responsibility at home?

    • 🍽️help set the table
    • 🧸leave toys on the stairs
    • 📺watch TV all day

  5. Question 5

    Who brings letters to your home?

    • 🚒firefighter
    • 🚜farmer
    • 📬mail carrier

  6. Question 6

    Where can you play on swings and slides?

    • 🏦bank
    • 🏥hospital
    • 🌳park

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