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1st grade · Social Studies · Unit 5 of 10

My Roles & Responsibilities

Who I am at home, school and play

What your child practices

Seeing that we have different roles (student, friend, sibling, helper), that these change from place to place, and how our actions affect others.

Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards benchmark: 1.1.3.1; 1.1.4.1 · rights and responsibilities in the classroom, and what makes a good rule

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. A role is a part you play, like brother or classmate.
  2. A responsibility is a job you should do.
  3. We have roles at home, at school and at play.

Example: Ana has a new puppy. What is her new responsibility? A puppy needs food and walks. Ana can help do these jobs. Answer: helping feed and walk it

My Roles & Responsibilities in Minnesota

In the Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards, this is unit 5 of 10 in 1st grade Social Studies, after Respect & Inclusion and before Maps.

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 might you ask for help if you are lost at the park?

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    • someone you do not know who offers a ride
    • a safe adult, like a police officer
    • nobody

  2. Question 2

    Which person helps you in your family?

    • a cloud
    • a stranger
    • a parent or caregiver

  3. Question 3

    Lena sets the table for supper. What is that?

    • a storm
    • a holiday
    • a responsibility

  4. Question 4

    Which job could you do to help at school?

    • hand out papers
    • fix the roof
    • drive the school bus

  5. Question 5

    Sam is a student, a friend and a soccer player. Those are…

    • rules
    • different roles
    • all the same

  6. Question 6

    Kenji's grandmother tells him a story. She is helping by…

    • taking his toy
    • sharing what she knows
    • hiding the book

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