1st grade · Social Studies · Unit 4 of 8
Changes in My Life
Big events and putting them in order
What your child practices
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.
Oregon State Standards learning standard: 1.H.CH.1; 1.H.CE.3 · putting family events in order on a timeline
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 color
- a new street
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
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
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
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
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
being a baby
Hint: We start as babies and then grow.