Grade 1 · Social Studies · Unit 2 of 11
Changes in My Life
Big events and putting them in order
What your child practises
Big life events (a new sibling, a move, starting school), how people's experiences are alike and different, and ordering events as a simple timeline.
Ontario Curriculum expectation: A1.2, A1.3, A3.3 · significant events in our lives, comparing them with other people's, and putting events in order
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
Ana started swimming lessons. What did she start to learn?
🏊- a new skill
- a new colour
- a new street
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a new skill
Hint: We learn new skills as we grow.
Question 2
Ravi learned to ride a bike. How might he feel?
🚲- sleepy only
- proud and happy
- cold and dusty
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proud and happy
Hint: Learning something new can feel great.
Question 3
A new baby comes home. What changes for the family?
- The house disappears
- Nobody changes
- Everyone helps care for the baby
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Everyone helps care for the baby
Hint: A new baby changes the roles in a family.
Question 4
Put these events from your life in order. What came first?
- 🎒Kindergarten
- 🚶Learn to walk
- 📚Grade 1
- 👶Baby
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Baby → Learn to walk → Kindergarten → Grade 1
Hint: A baby is born, learns to walk, goes to Kindergarten, then Grade 1.
Question 5
Leo moved to a new home. How might he feel?
🏠- excited and a little nervous
- only angry
- nothing at all
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excited and a little nervous
Hint: Moving brings new things and mixed feelings.
Question 6
Which event came first in your life?
👶- being a baby
- learning to read
- starting Grade 1
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being a baby
Hint: We start as babies and then grow.