Kindergarten History and Social Studies Chapter 7 Practice Workbook

Kindergarten History and Social Studies: Chapter 7 | Jobs, Services, Maps and Community Evidence

Student name: __________ Date: __________. Answer the six daily questions after studying the student textbook. An adult may read instructions without telling the answers.

Day 1: People Work in Communities

  • 1. Who may help people find books?
  • 2. Who may grow vegetables for sale?
  • 3. Name one community job.
  • 4. Are all workers doing the same task?
  • 5. Can unpaid helpers contribute to communities?
  • 6. Why should we avoid guessing jobs from appearance?

Hands-on extension: explain one answer with a safe model, drawing or oral retelling. Save the student’s work privately.

Day 2: Goods, Services and Choices

  • 1. Is bread a good or service?
  • 2. Is tutoring a good or service?
  • 3. Name a good sold at a store.
  • 4. Name a service performed for others.
  • 5. Can money or time be limited?
  • 6. Give a fair way to share a scarce classroom item.

Hands-on extension: explain one answer with a safe model, drawing or oral retelling. Save the student’s work privately.

Day 3: Follow a Simple Map

  • 1. What does a map show?
  • 2. What explains map symbols?
  • 3. What is a route?
  • 4. Should a map use labels?
  • 5. Should a child’s real home address be put on a public class page?
  • 6. Name one location that a fictional neighborhood map could show.

Hands-on extension: explain one answer with a safe model, drawing or oral retelling. Save the student’s work privately.

Day 4: Ask Questions About the Past

  • 1. What is the past?
  • 2. Name a historical source.
  • 3. Can a photograph show everything that happened?
  • 4. Why record the source’s date?
  • 5. Should we label a guess as an observation?
  • 6. Name a question to ask about an old picture.

Hands-on extension: explain one answer with a safe model, drawing or oral retelling. Save the student’s work privately.

Day 5: Independent Community Check

  • 1. Is a pencil a good or service?
  • 2. Is medical treatment a good or service?
  • 3. What does a map legend explain?
  • 4. What is one job in a community?
  • 5. Does a photo always tell an entire story?
  • 6. Why might two people make different choices about scarce resources?

Hands-on extension: explain one answer with a safe model, drawing or oral retelling. Save the student’s work privately.

Review and next steps

Revisit missed problems after reviewing the textbook. Do not copy from the teacher guide.