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Kindergarten · Social Studies · Unit 5 of 10

My Jobs, Rules & Leaders

Jobs at home and school, rules, sharing and leaders.

What your child practices

Practices responsibilities at home and in school, respecting the rules of the classroom and playground, respecting property, sharing, helping, and who makes decisions that affect our lives.

Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards benchmark: K.1.4.1; K.1.1.1 · rules at school and in the neighborhood, why they exist, and working toward a class goal

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. A responsibility is a job you should do.
  2. At home, you can put away toys.
  3. We respect rules when we follow them.

Example: Which is a job you can do at home? A job helps your family. Putting toys away is a helpful job. Answer: Put away your toys

My Jobs, Rules & Leaders in Minnesota

In the Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards, this is unit 5 of 10 in Kindergarten Social Studies, after Fair & Kind and before My First 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

    Which is a job you might do at home?

    • Drive the car
    • Put away your toys
    • Cook a feast alone

  2. Question 2

    A friend's crayons fall on the floor. A respectful thing to do is…

    • pick them up for your friend
    • stomp on them
    • take them

  3. Question 3

    Which is a good playground rule?

    • Take turns on the slide
    • Push on the slide
    • Climb up the slide at the same time

  4. Question 4

    Which shows respect for school property?

    • Ripping pages
    • Putting books back on the shelf
    • Drawing on the wall

  5. Question 5

    Who feeds a class pet?

    • Nobody
    • A stranger
    • Students who take turns

  6. Question 6

    You respect the rules when you…

    • follow them
    • ignore them
    • break them

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