A Learning from Our Mistakes Worksheet for Kindergarten, where children pick the good choice after a spill, a break, or a tear, then draw their own fix. Answer key included for easy, no-prep social skills practice.
UsingGuess Who Matching Game Activity, students take turns asking questions to figure out their partner's mystery person.
These after reading discussion cards give kindergarten to 3rd grade readers 24 story questions, a spinner and a book talk page for lively group conversations about any book.
This Making Mistakes Worksheet asks kindergarten students to color the star on each good choice after something goes wrong. An answer key is included, so it is ready for morning meeting or a calm-down corner.
Using Drawing Details Activity, students add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions to provide additional detail.
Using this Seven Habits Character Education Activity, students choose a task card and a writing page about one of the Seven Habits.
This making mistakes puzzle activity helps preschool to 1st grade students match six oops moments to good ways to fix them, with a recording sheet and practice page. Answer key included.
This big and small mistakes sort activity helps PreK to 1st grade students sort 12 picture cards by how easy a mistake is to fix, with a practice page and answer key included.
Using Drawing to Add Details Activity, students add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions to provide additional detail.
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: words set to a repeating melody are easier to recall than the same words spoken (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: playful practice with a clear goal keeps kids practicing longer, and simple learning games have been shown to build real 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: Please and Thank You Song, Learning from Our Mistakes Worksheet and Guess Who Matching Game Activity.
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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