Kindergarten · Social Studies · Unit 5 of 5
My Story
Growing up, then and now
What your child practises
Big events in a child's life, yesterday, today and tomorrow, putting events in order, and noticing what has changed since long ago and what has stayed the same.
NWT Curriculum learning standard: Personal and family history and traditions; people, places, and events in the local community
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Long, long ago, before cars, how did many people travel?
- 🚗by electric car
- 🐴by horse or on foot
- ✈️by airplane
🐴 by horse or on foot
Hint: Cars and planes are newer. Long ago, people walked or used horses.
Question 2
Ana's family got a new puppy. That is a…
- 🌧️kind of weather
- ➕math problem
- 🐶big family event
🐶 big family event
Hint: A new pet is an important change for a family.
Question 3
Which one shows a special family memory?
- 🚦a traffic light
- 🗑️a garbage can
- 📔a photo album
📔 a photo album
Hint: Families keep photos to remember special times.
Question 4
When were you the smallest?
- 📍today
- 🧑when you are a grown-up
- 👶when you were a baby
👶 when you were a baby
Hint: Everyone starts small. We grow bigger every year.
Question 5
Who can tell you stories about long ago?
- 🧓a grandparent
- 👶a new baby
- 🐶a puppy
🧓 a grandparent
Hint: Older family members remember things from long ago.
Question 6
Put the seasons in order. Start with spring.
- 🍂fall
- 🌷spring
- ☀️summer
- ⛄winter
spring → summer → fall → winter
Hint: Spring, then summer, then fall, then winter. Then spring comes again!