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Kindergarten · Social Studies · Unit 5 of 12

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.

New York State Learning Standards learning standard: K.4b; K.5b · jobs children do at home and school, and the people in authority who make rules

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 New York

In the New York State Learning Standards, this is unit 5 of 12 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: 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

    Which shows you are willing to help your class?

    • Walking away
    • Making more mess
    • Helping tidy up

  2. Question 2

    Which is a way to be a good friend at school?

    • Say no to everyone
    • Hide from everyone
    • Invite someone to play

  3. Question 3

    Who feeds a class pet?

    • Students who take turns
    • Nobody
    • A stranger

  4. Question 4

    Which belongs to you?

    • your own backpack
    • a friend's lunch
    • the teacher's pen

  5. Question 5

    Which is a job you might do at school?

    • Teach the class
    • Hang up your coat
    • Mark the tests

  6. Question 6

    Who helps make decisions for a city or town?

    • The bus driver only
    • A kitten
    • The mayor and council

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