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2nd grade · Social Studies · Unit 4 of 10

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.

Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards benchmark: 2.1.3.1 · rules, rights and responsibilities at school and at home

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 Minnesota

In the Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards, this is unit 4 of 10 in 2nd grade Social Studies, after Talking and Deciding Together 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: 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

    A leader notices that a child is left out of the game. What is a good leader move?

    • laugh
    • leave them alone
    • invite them to join

  2. Question 2

    You and a partner share one set of markers. A fair plan is to…

    • hide them
    • grab them all
    • take turns

  3. Question 3

    A neighbor shovels the walk for an older person. They are…

    • causing trouble
    • contributing to the community
    • wasting time

  4. Question 4

    Which sentence shows you are listening?

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

  5. Question 5

    Which helps solve a conflict peacefully?

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

  6. Question 6

    Which is a way to volunteer?

    • break a toy
    • stay in bed
    • help at a school fundraiser

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