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1st grade · Social Studies · Unit 4 of 13

Respect & Inclusion

Sharing, turns and caring for places

What your child practices

Sharing, taking turns, listening, including others, and showing respect for people, belongings and the places we share.

New York State Learning Standards learning standard: 1.3b · traits of a responsible citizen: respecting others, honesty, helping and following rules

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. Sharing means letting others use something too.
  2. Include everyone. Ask a new friend to teach you a word.
  3. Respect places: pick up litter, be gentle with plants.

Example: Everyone in class helps tidy up. What is this called? Everyone works together. Working together is cooperating. Answer: cooperating

Respect & Inclusion in New York

In the New York State Learning Standards, this is unit 4 of 13 in 1st grade Social Studies, after My Community and before My Roles & Responsibilities.

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: New York State Education Department (NYSED)

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

    Why do we ask before touching someone's art?

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    • It is boring
    • It is magic
    • It belongs to them

  2. Question 2

    You both want the computer. Which is inclusive?

    • Hide the mouse
    • Take turns or work together
    • Push them away

  3. Question 3

    A friend's family has a different culture. How can you show respect?

    • Be curious and kind
    • Make fun of it
    • Say it is wrong

  4. Question 4

    A friend's lunch is new to you. What can you say?

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    • That is gross.
    • That looks interesting. What is it?
    • Yuck!

  5. Question 5

    You borrow a pencil. What do you do when you finish?

    • Keep it
    • Give it back
    • Hide it

  6. Question 6

    You want to say something. Another child is talking. You…

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    • interrupt
    • talk louder
    • wait and listen first

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