Who is the leader of a school?

The mail carrier who brings letters to the door

A place where people live, work and play together

A big wooden box where a child keeps all of their toys

A direction that tells us what to do or not do

A game with no players that nobody has ever played

Something fun we can live without

A drawing of a place seen from above

A kind of song that children like to sing

Who made the sidewalk: people or nature?

People made it with tools and work

Who leads a town or city?

A dentist who cleans teeth at a clinic

A lifeguard who watches the swimmers

Who brings letters and packages to our homes?

A lifeguard who watches swimmers

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History & Social Studies — Kindergarten

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1. Who is the leader of a school?
1. A. The baker
2. B. The principal ← Answer
3. C. The mail carrier who brings letters to the door
2. What is a community?
1. A. A big wooden box where a child keeps all of their toys
2. B. A place where people live, work and play together ← Answer
3. C. A kind of sandwich
3. What is a rule?
1. A. A game with no players that nobody has ever played
2. B. A kind of toy
3. C. A direction that tells us what to do or not do ← Answer
4. What is a need?
1. A. Something fun we can live without
2. B. Something we must have to live ← Answer
3. C. A game we play
5. What is a map?
1. A. A drawing of a place seen from above ← Answer
2. B. A toy car
3. C. A kind of song that children like to sing
6. Who made the sidewalk: people or nature?
1. A. People made it with tools and work ← Answer
2. B. It came from nature
3. C. The wind brought it
7. What does 'first' mean?
1. A. What never happens
2. B. What happens at the very end
3. C. What happens at the start ← Answer
8. What does 'long ago' mean?
1. A. Yesterday
2. B. Later on today, after lunch
3. C. Many, many years before now ← Answer
9. Who leads a town or city?
1. A. A dentist who cleans teeth at a clinic
2. B. A lifeguard who watches the swimmers
3. C. A mayor ← Answer
10. Who brings letters and packages to our homes?
1. A. A mail carrier who brings mail ← Answer
2. B. A lifeguard who watches swimmers
3. C. A dentist who cleans teeth
11. Which one is a rule?
1. A. Wash your hands before you eat. ← Answer
2. B. The sky is blue and it is very far away.
3. C. I like apples.
12. What is a want?
1. A. Something nice to have that we can live without ← Answer
2. B. A kind of water
3. C. Something that we must have to live and stay well
13. What is a neighborhood?
1. A. A kind of fruit that grows on trees
2. B. The area around where you live ← Answer
3. C. A sleeping bag
14. Who made a house: people or nature?
1. A. People made it ← Answer
2. B. It grew up out of the ground all by itself
3. C. It was here from nature
15. What does 'last' mean?
1. A. What happens at the start
2. B. What happens at the end ← Answer
3. C. What happens in the middle
16. What does 'today' mean?
1. A. A time very long ago
2. B. The time we live in now ← Answer
3. C. A time far in the future
17. Who is in charge of your class?
1. A. The bus
2. B. The teacher ← Answer
3. C. The lunch box
18. Who helps people when they are sick?
1. A. A farmer who grows corn
2. B. A doctor or nurse at a clinic ← Answer
3. C. A bus driver who drives a city bus
19. Why do we hold a grown-up's hand in a parking lot?
1. A. To get there a whole lot slower
2. B. To keep us safe from cars ← Answer
3. C. To make it a race
20. What is a choice?
1. A. Going to sleep
2. B. Picking one thing instead of another ← Answer
3. C. Getting every single thing that you want
21. What do people do at a park?
1. A. Play and walk outside ← Answer
2. B. Get their teeth cleaned
3. C. Mail letters at the post office
22. Who made the road: people or nature?
1. A. People made it with tools and work ← Answer
2. B. The wind brought it
3. C. It came from nature
23. What does 'next' mean?
1. A. What happens after the first thing ← Answer
2. B. What happens before you wake up in the morning
3. C. The very end
24. What does 'change' mean?
1. A. When something becomes different ← Answer
2. B. Staying exactly the same as before
3. C. Going to sleep
25. Who is usually in charge at home?
1. A. The mail carrier who brings letters to the door
2. B. Parents or caregivers ← Answer
3. C. The pet goldfish
26. Who grows food like corn and apples?
1. A. A firefighter who rides a fire truck
2. B. A librarian
3. C. A farmer who grows crops ← Answer
27. At school, should you walk or run in the hallway?
1. A. Walk ← Answer
2. B. Run as fast as you can
3. C. Hop on one foot
28. What is shelter?
1. A. A place that keeps us safe and dry, like a home ← Answer
2. B. A toy car
3. C. A kind of sweet candy that you buy at a corner store
29. Where do children go to learn?
1. A. School ← Answer
2. B. Car wash
3. C. Gas station
30. Who made a fence: people or nature?
1. A. The wind blew it in from a faraway town
2. B. People made it ← Answer
3. C. It was here from nature
31. What do you do first in the morning?
1. A. Go to bed
2. B. Wake up ← Answer
3. C. Eat dinner
32. What does 'same' mean?
1. A. Brand new and shiny
2. B. Not different ← Answer
3. C. Very old
33. What does 'in charge' mean?
1. A. Being the smallest person in a family or a class
2. B. Having the job of making sure things go well ← Answer
3. C. Playing all day
34. Who puts out fires?
1. A. A baker who bakes bread
2. B. A teacher who works at a school
3. C. A firefighter with a hose ← Answer
35. What do you do in class when you want to talk?
1. A. Talk while others talk
2. B. Shout your idea
3. C. Raise your hand ← Answer
36. Is food a need or a want?
1. A. A need ← Answer
2. B. A want
3. C. Neither
37. Where do you buy food like milk and bread?
1. A. A grocery store ← Answer
2. B. A fire station
3. C. A library
38. Who made a bridge: people or nature?
1. A. People made it with tools and work ← Answer
2. B. It came from nature
3. C. The wind brought it
39. What do you do last at night?
1. A. Get on the school bus
2. B. Go to sleep ← Answer
3. C. Eat breakfast
40. What is the past?
1. A. Things that already happened ← Answer
2. B. Things happening right now
3. C. Things that will happen next week
41. What is a leader?
1. A. A kind of food that people eat at a big party
2. B. A loud noise
3. C. A person who helps a group and is in charge ← Answer
42. Who helps kids learn at school?
1. A. A trash collector
2. B. A teacher at the school ← Answer
3. C. A mail carrier who delivers letters
43. Rules help keep us...
1. A. safe ← Answer
2. B. sleepy
3. C. hungry
44. Is a toy truck a need or a want?
1. A. A need
2. B. A want ← Answer
3. C. Both
45. Where can you borrow books for free?
1. A. A bakery
2. B. A library ← Answer
3. C. A shoe store
46. Who made a park bench: people or nature?
1. A. It grew from a seed
2. B. It was here from nature
3. C. People made it ← Answer
47. Which comes first: put on socks or put on shoes?
1. A. Put on shoes
2. B. They happen at the same time
3. C. Put on socks ← Answer
48. Is a tablet computer from long ago or today?
1. A. Today ← Answer
2. B. Long ago
3. C. Both
49. Who helps you cross a busy street near school?
1. A. A crossing guard ← Answer
2. B. A pilot who flies big airplanes
3. C. A chef who cooks in a restaurant
50. Who drives a bus to take people places?
1. A. A farmer who grows corn
2. B. A nurse who works in a hospital
3. C. A bus driver on a city bus ← Answer

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What kindergarten social studies covers

Kindergarten social studies at UpOnly Learning is 8 topics, taught in this order: rules at home and at school, people who help and lead us, community helpers, places near me, first, next, last: putting my day in order, long ago and today, needs and wants, and how people change a place. The 50 questions above are drawn from those topics, with the answer marked beside each one, so you can see what has stuck and what needs another lesson. The workbook teaches each topic with a 40-minute lesson; the free PDF sample has one full topic.

What's inside

Rules at home and at school: Explain why we have rules and what rules do for us in different places
People who help and lead us: Describe the roles of grown-ups in charge at home, at school and in the community
Community helpers: Name community helpers and explain how everyone plays a part in a community
Places near me: Use pictures and simple maps to describe home, school and places in the neighborhood
First, next, last: putting my day in order: Put events from a day in order using first, next, then and last
Long ago and today: Compare toys, homes, travel and school long ago with life today
Needs and wants: Tell needs from wants and explain why we must make choices when we cannot have everything
How people change a place: Describe how people change a place by building, planting and caring for it

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Who Is in Charge Here?

The student will name grown-ups who are in charge at home, at school and in the community and describe what each one does to help. · 40 min

Warm-up — say this

“Let's think about the grown-ups who help take care of us and are in charge.”

Worked example

Who is in charge of a classroom, and what do they do?

Answer: The teacher. The teacher helps children learn, makes class rules and keeps everyone safe.

A mistake students make

Being in charge means you can do whatever you want.

How the book fixes it

Explain that leaders have jobs to help others and must follow rules too. A principal follows school rules; a police officer follows laws.

Note to the parent

Point out leaders during errands, such as the store manager or a crossing guard, and say what they are doing to help.

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