Grade: Grade 1 Subject: Social Studies Unit: Community Roles Lesson: 6 of 6 SAT: Information+Ideas ACT: Reading

Unit Checkpoint

Review

Congratulations! You have finished learning about Community Roles. This checkpoint will help you remember everything you learned. Let's review the big ideas from each lesson.

Lesson 1: Jobs in Our Community

  • Communities have many different helpers with important jobs
  • Each helper does special work that helps everyone
  • Examples: firefighters, police officers, teachers, doctors, mail carriers

Lesson 2: Working Together

  • Community helpers work together to keep everyone safe and happy
  • Different helpers need each other to do their jobs well
  • When helpers work as a team, the whole community is stronger

Lesson 3: Primary Source Analysis

  • Primary sources are real things made by people who were there
  • Examples: photographs, tools, uniforms, letters
  • Four questions to ask: What do I see? Who made this? What does it tell me? What questions do I have?

Lesson 4: Maps and Data

  • Maps show where things are in a community
  • Symbols on maps stand for real places
  • Picture graphs use pictures to show numbers
  • Community helpers use maps and data to do their jobs

Lesson 5: Claim and Evidence Writing

  • A claim is a sentence that tells what you think
  • Evidence is a fact or reason that shows your claim is true
  • Use the word "because" to connect claims and evidence

Examples

Putting It All Together

Here is an example of how all the skills work together:

  1. Start with a primary source: Look at a photograph of a firefighter using a hose
  2. Ask questions: What do I see? What does this tell me about the firefighter's job?
  3. Think about teamwork: Who else helps the firefighter? (Other firefighters, doctors, police)
  4. Use a map: Where is the fire station in your community?
  5. Write a claim with evidence: "Firefighters are important community helpers because they use hoses to put out fires and keep people safe."

Unit Checkpoint Questions

Answer these questions to show what you learned in this unit.

Part 1: Community Helpers and Their Jobs

1. Name three different community helpers and tell what each one does.

2. Why is it important for community helpers to work together?

  • A) So they can have more fun
  • B) So they can help the community better
  • C) So they can wear the same uniforms

3. Give an example of two community helpers who might need to work together. Explain how they help each other.

Part 2: Primary Sources

4. What is a primary source?

5. Which of these is a primary source about a nurse?

  • A) A made-up story about a nurse
  • B) A drawing a child made of a nurse
  • C) A real photograph of a nurse at work

6. Write two questions you would ask if you were looking at a real police officer's badge.

Part 3: Maps and Data

7. What do map symbols do?

  • A) They make the map look pretty
  • B) They stand for real places or things
  • C) They show what time it is

8. Look at this picture graph:

  • Teachers: 7 stars
  • Firefighters: 4 stars
  • Doctors: 5 stars
  • Police Officers: 6 stars

(Each star = 1 helper)

Which helper has the most people? Which has the fewest?

9. Why would a mail carrier need to use a map?

Part 4: Claim and Evidence Writing

10. What is the difference between a claim and evidence?

11. Read this sentence: "Bus drivers are helpful because they take children to school safely every day."

What is the claim? What is the evidence?

12. Write your own claim-evidence sentence about any community helper. Use the word "because" to connect your claim and evidence.

Self-Assessment

Think about what you learned. Check the box that shows how you feel about each skill.

Skill I can do this well I need more practice
I can name community helpers and explain what they do [ ] [ ]
I can explain how community helpers work together [ ] [ ]
I can look at a primary source and ask good questions [ ] [ ]
I can read a simple map and picture graph [ ] [ ]
I can write a claim with evidence using the word "because" [ ] [ ]

Next Steps

  • If you marked "I need more practice" for any skill, go back and review that lesson
  • Talk to a family member about the community helpers you see in your neighborhood
  • When you feel ready, move on to the next Social Studies unit!