A 1 Child Family Tree Worksheet where kindergarteners write the names of their grandparents, parents, and themselves on a friendly tree they can color. A no-prep, all-about-me activity perfect for the start of a family unit.
The 2 Children Family Tree Worksheet lets kindergarteners fill in the names of their grandparents, parents, and two children to build a simple family tree. A fun, hands-on way to explore family and social studies.
This Following Directions Coloring Worksheet has Kindergarten students color a farm scene by reading six simple color directions. Includes an answer key — a no-prep way to build listening and direction-following skills.
A kindergarten sports matching worksheet where children draw a line from each sport word—soccer, basketball, baseball, football, tennis, and hockey—to its picture. Answer key included for quick, no-prep vocabulary practice.
Using this Bullying Worksheet, students write a description explaining how the person could have reacted in a kind way rather than a mean way.
This Following Directions Tasks Worksheet gives Kindergarten students four short one-step directions to read and carry out, using animals, shapes, letters, and numbers. An answer key is included, so checking is quick.
This Identifying Top or Bottom Worksheet helps kindergarten students practice position words by finding a ladybug and circling whether it sits at the top or the bottom. Includes an answer key for fast, no-prep practice.
A fall-themed Decorate the Pumpkins Worksheet where Kindergarten students match pumpkin faces to the words happy, sad, mad, and surprised, then draw a feeling of their own. Answer key included for fast checking.
This 4 children family tree worksheet gives Kindergarten students a clear, printable place to name four grandparents, two parents, and four children. A personal graphic organizer that makes family vocabulary stick.
The Community Song teaches kids how to be a good citizen in the community. This is a fun citizenship song that teaches kids about being a citizen and being part of their community.
Using the Community Song (MP3), students learn how to be a good citizen in the community by listening to this catchy song.
These emotions flash cards help Kindergarten to 3rd Grade students name 18 feelings by reading children's faces. Fold-over cards show the face and the word. Answer key included.
The 3 Children Family Tree Worksheet gives kindergarten learners a friendly diagram to fill in four grandparents, two parents, and three children. A no-prep way to explore family relationships and build early social studies vocabulary.
Using the Going Green Song (Animated Music Video), students learn all about ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle and so much more through a catchy video!
These sports flash cards help PreK to 3rd Grade students name 18 sports from pictures of their gear, with an answer key included, to grow everyday vocabulary.
UsingCharacter Reading Comprehension Workbook, students can have all of the passages about different character traits all in one workbook.
Me, my family, and my big world
Kindergarten social studies starts with the child and grows outward. Kids talk about themselves and their families, then their classroom, school and community. They learn why we have rules, how to take turns and use good manners, and who the community helpers are. Many classes also explore simple maps, needs and wants, national symbols like the flag, and holidays and traditions. The click comes when a kindergartener says, "We have rules so everybody is safe!" all on their own.
Little learners understand the world through songs, stories and their own lives. These moves use all three.
Kindergarteners remember what they sing. Play a community helpers song and add motions for each job, like a firefighter spraying a hose. Then ask, "Who would you call if...?"
Why it works: a catchy, repeating tune gives the brain a hook to hang words on, so sung text is remembered better (Wallace, 1994).
Try it withCommunity SongSongsOpen it →Kids draw or glue photos of the people in their home onto a simple family tree. Then they share with a buddy. Every family looks different, and that's a beautiful first lesson in community.
Why it works: going from real objects to pictures to symbols is a core recommendation of the U.S. Department of Education's elementary math guide.
Try it with1 Child Family Tree WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Role-play everyday moments: borrowing a crayon, bumping into a friend, getting a snack. A please and thank you song makes a great start. Kids learn manners best by doing them, not hearing about them.
Why it works: in a well-known study, a few short sessions of a simple number board game measurably boosted young children's number skills (Ramani and Siegler, 2008).
Try it withPlease and Thank You SongSongsOpen it →Social studies in kindergarten should look a lot like play. Here's how we do it.
WorksheetsGive silly multi-step directions and see who can follow them all. It's a great listening skill builder.
Open Following Directions Tasks Worksheet →
VideosSing about making mistakes, then share a time everyone goofed. It builds a kind classroom.
Open Oops I Made A Mistake Song →
VideosSing a handwashing song and time a 20-second scrub at the sink.
Open Wash My Hands Song →Teacher favorites right now: 1 Child Family Tree Worksheet, 2 Children Family Tree Worksheet and 50 States Song.
Most kindergarten classes cover self and family, rules and responsibility, community helpers, good citizenship and manners, simple maps, needs and wants, and national symbols and holidays.
Start with helpers kids already know, like teachers, doctors and firefighters. Use songs, dress-up and pictures, and if you can, invite a helper to visit. Ask kids how each person helps the community.
It helps kids understand themselves and get along with others. Learning about rules, feelings and community gives them the social skills they need to succeed in school.
Talk about your family's traditions, point out community helpers on errands, and look at a simple map of your neighborhood together. Everyday conversations go a long way.
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