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2nd grade · Social Studies · Unit 4 of 14

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.

New York State Learning Standards learning standard: 2.4c · working together fairly and taking on roles that serve the group

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 New York

In the New York State Learning Standards, this is unit 4 of 14 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: 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

    How can you solve a problem without fighting?

    • talk and find a plan
    • push
    • call names

  2. Question 2

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

    • leave them alone
    • invite them to join
    • laugh

  3. Question 3

    Which words are respectful?

    • please and thank you
    • give me
    • go away

  4. Question 4

    Which sentence is respectful?

    • Shut up.
    • I see it differently. Can I tell you why?
    • That is dumb.

  5. Question 5

    Two friends argue. A fair way to solve it is to…

    • let one win always
    • yell more
    • listen to both sides

  6. Question 6

    Which is a way to volunteer?

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

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