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1st grade · Social Studies · Unit 3 of 15

My Community

Places, helpers and good choices

What your child practices

Community helpers and places, plus rights, rules, roles and responsibilities at home, at school and in the community.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) teks student expectation: 1.11(A); 1.12(A) · the helpers and responsibilities of people at home, at school and in the community

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. A community is where people live, work and play.
  2. Helpers do jobs: a vet helps pets, a farmer grows food.
  3. Rules help us stay safe and be fair.

Example: Who helps sick pets get better? Pets go to an animal doctor. An animal doctor is called a vet. Answer: vet

My Community in Texas

In the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), this is unit 3 of 15 in 1st grade Social Studies, after Our Land and before Community Services.

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: Texas Education Agency (TEA)

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

    Why do we have rules?

    • ⏳to waste time
    • 😢to make us sad
    • 🛡️to keep us safe and be fair

  2. Question 2

    Who puts out fires?

    • 🦷dentist
    • 📚librarian
    • 🚒firefighter

  3. Question 3

    Who brings letters to your home?

    • 🚒firefighter
    • 🚜farmer
    • 📬mail carrier

  4. Question 4

    Which is a responsibility at home?

    • 🧸leave toys on the stairs
    • 📺watch TV all day
    • 🍽️help set the table

  5. Question 5

    Who helps you learn at school?

    • 🚜farmer
    • 🏫teacher
    • 🦷dentist

  6. Question 6

    What is a community?

    • 🏢one big building
    • 🍲a kind of food
    • 🏘️people who live, work and play in one place

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