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Kindergarten · Social Studies · Unit 3 of 12

Families

Every family is special

What your child practices

Seeing that families come in many shapes and sizes, growing up from baby to grandparent, family stories and traditions, and helping at home.

New York State Learning Standards learning standard: K.2b; K.2c · family activities and traditions, and how families are alike and different

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. Every family is special. Families can look different.
  2. Families help each other at home.
  3. A tradition is something a family does again and again.

Example: Your family has pancakes every Sunday. What is that? You do it again and again. That makes it a family tradition. Answer: a tradition

Families in New York

In the New York State Learning Standards, this is unit 3 of 12 in Kindergarten Social Studies, after I Am Me and before Fair & Kind.

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

    Put these in order, from youngest to oldest.

    • 🧓grandparent
    • 🧒child
    • 👶baby
    • 🧑grown-up

  2. Question 2

    In many First Peoples communities, who shares stories and teachings?

    • 🧓Elders
    • 🐕pets
    • 👶babies

  3. Question 3

    Families are different. What do all families do?

    • ❤️care for each other
    • 🏠live in the same kind of home
    • 🍝eat the same food

  4. Question 4

    There is a baby in your family. How can you help?

    👶
    • 🧸hand the baby a toy
    • ✊take the baby's toy
    • 📢be loud at nap time

  5. Question 5

    Grandpa shows you old family photos. What can you learn?

    👴
    • 📷about your family long ago
    • 👟how to tie shoes
    • 🌦️tomorrow's weather

  6. Question 6

    Does it help at home? Tap a picture, then its basket.

    Sort into: 👍 helps · 👎 doesn't help

    • 🧩leave toys on the floor
    • 🧦match the socks
    • 🍽️set the table
    • 🚰leave the water running
    • 🪴water the plants
    • 🛋️jump on the couch

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