Social Studies Alive! My School and Family Student Edition Sample (California Edition)

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How Do We Get Along in School?

We all go to school to learn.

To enjoy school, we have to get along with others. We may all want to play on the slide at lunch. What can we do? We can take turns.

What other ways can we get along in school?

Social Studies Words good sport listen play fairly share take turns talk

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1. We Share We get along by sharing. We often want to do the same things as others.

When we share, we can do things together. We may want to make a puzzle at the same time. We can both put pieces together when we share. It feels good to share with our friends!

What do we share?

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2. We Talk We get along by talking. We may feel sad if no one asks us to play a game of tag. But we can talk about our feelings. We can tell others how we feel. That helps people understand us.

Then we can get along better. When do we talk to others?

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3. We Listen We get along by listening. We listen to our friends. They tell us their feelings and ideas. When we listen, it shows that we care what they think.

They may tell us their ideas for a group project. We listen to our teacher, too. When we listen, we learn new things. How do we listen?

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4. We Take Turns We get along by taking turns. When we take turns, we each get to do something we want to do. We take turns getting on and off the bus and playing games. We have to wait for our turn. That may be hard. But when we wait, we all get to do things. When do we take turns?

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5. We Play Fairly We get along by playing fairly.

When we play fairly, we follow the rules. We don’t cheat. We take turns, and we are kind. It is important to play fairly in games with others. When we play fairly, everyone has fun. When do we play fairly?

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6. We Are Good Sports We get along by being good sports.

When we are good sports, we treat others like we want to be treated. We don’t get mad if we lose. We don’t brag if we win. We tell others if they played well. Then, everyone enjoys playing.

When are we good sports?

Lesson Summary We can get along in many ways. We can share or take turns. We can talk about our feelings and listen to others. We can play fairly and be good sports.

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Read & Do

Civics

A Place to Share Neighbors wanted different things.

They had to work it out. How do people share in a city?

Maya and her family just moved to the city. They live in an apartment. They do not have a yard.

Maya’s grandma loves to garden.

She gave up her garden when they moved. Where could she have a garden in the city?

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Maya’s grandma walks her to school.

On their walk, they pass an empty lot filled with trash and weeds.

Maya’s grandma thinks she could clean up the lot with some help. It would make a nice garden. People in the neighborhood could share the garden.

The lot is near school. The school could use the garden, too. Kids could learn about plants.

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The city owns the lot. So, Maya’s grandma went to City Hall. The people there told her about a program. It lets neighborhoods clean up empty lots.

The people take care of the lots for everyone to enjoy.

But there is a problem. Another group has a different idea. They want to put in basketball courts. They want a place where kids can play.

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Maya’s grandma is sad. Now, she may not have a place for a garden.

At school, Maya learned about sharing. When you share, everyone gets a part. She talks to her grandma.

She tells her that maybe they could share the lot. There could be both basketball courts and a garden.

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Maya’s grandma likes the idea. She holds a meeting at the school. People from the neighborhood come. People from the school come.

Both sides talk about their ideas.

Everyone listens. Maya tells her idea about sharing the lot. Both sides say “yes”! Now everyone can enjoy the lot.

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Everyone works together to clean up the lot. They put in garden plots. They put in basketball courts.

The place is like a park. Children play basketball. Families grow good things to eat. The school nearby teaches kids about plants. And Maya’s grandma gets her garden. The lot is a happy place to share.

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Bring Learning Alive!

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Social Studies Alive!

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Government Alive!

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800-497-6138

My School and Family

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