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Kindergarten · Social Studies · Unit 4 of 14

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.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) teks student expectation: K.6(A); K.7(B); K.8(A) · jobs at home and school, rules that keep order and safety, and the people in charge

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 Texas

In the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), this is unit 4 of 14 in Kindergarten Social Studies, after Needs & Wants and before Places Near Me.

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

    Before using a friend's toy you should…

    • grab it
    • hide it
    • ask first

  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

    Which is the right thing to do with a library book?

    • Lose it on purpose
    • Take care of it and return it
    • Draw in it

  4. Question 4

    Which shows you are willing to help your class?

    • Walking away
    • Making more mess
    • Helping tidy up

  5. Question 5

    Which shows you contribute to your family?

    • Making a mess on purpose
    • Setting the table
    • Hiding

  6. Question 6

    Which is a job you might do at home?

    • Cook a feast alone
    • Put away your toys
    • Drive the car

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