Subscribe

Kindergarten · Social Studies · Unit 2 of 10

I Am Me

My interests and strengths

What your child practices

Noticing what we like and are good at, feeling proud of things we have done, and finding words to share our thoughts and experiences.

Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards benchmark: K.5.23.1 · describing myself and what makes me who I am

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. You are special. You have things you like to do.
  2. A strength is something you are good at.
  3. Say kind things to yourself, like “I can learn.”

Example: You learned to ride a bike. How might you feel? You worked hard and did it! That feeling is called proud. Answer: proud

I Am Me in Minnesota

In the Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards, this is unit 2 of 10 in Kindergarten Social Studies, after All About Me and before Families.

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

    Sam likes soccer. Ana likes reading. Is that okay?

    • No, we must all like the same
    • Yes, people like different things
    • Only soccer is okay

  2. Question 2

    Leo loves dinosaurs and reads about them. Dinosaurs are his…

    🦕
    • interest
    • shoe
    • weather

  3. Question 3

    Which one is a strength?

    • Zoe has a red coat.
    • Zoe has a cold.
    • Zoe is good at counting.

  4. Question 4

    Zoe finished a puzzle all by herself. What can she say?

    🧩
    • I am nothing.
    • I did it!
    • Puzzles are bad.

  5. Question 5

    Which sentence tells what you like?

    • I like painting.
    • The bus is yellow.
    • It is raining.

  6. Question 6

    Which one is something to be proud of?

    • Taking a toy away
    • Helping a friend
    • Telling a fib

More Kindergarten