Idaho Social Studies 1.SS.4.5

Social Studies1st GradeCivics and Government

The Standard

Identify individuals who are helpful to people in their everyday lives.

Idaho Content Standards: K-12 Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students name people who help them during a normal day, such as caregivers, classmates, bus drivers, and school staff. They say what each person does to help.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can name people who help at home and at school. They can give a clear example, such as, 'My classmate picked up my books.'
Common Misconceptions: Some students think only firefighters or police officers count as helpers. Others name a person but cannot say what that person did, or think help only happens in emergencies.
How to Assess It: On an exit ticket, ask students to draw one person who helped them today and finish: '___ helped me by ___.'

Lesson moves

Give pairs picture cards of caregivers, classmates, bus drivers, and custodians to match with pictures showing how each person helps.
Ask, 'Who helped you today, and what did they do?' Have students tell a partner, then draw their answer.
Play 'Who could help?' Read 'I dropped my books' and 'I cannot find my classroom'; students hold up a helper card.
Ask someone at home who helped them today, then draw that person helping to share in class.

Free download

A ready-to-print activity worksheet aligned to 1.SS.4.5, with an answer key for the teacher on its own page. No account needed.

PDF, US Letter, prints cleanly in black and white.

Keep exploring

Grade, subject, topic, and the complete standard are prefilled. Create one free, no account needed.