First graders learn about their school community — the teachers, principal, nurse, librarian, and custodian who all work together to help them learn, stay safe, and grow.
Students will be able to…
Your school is full of people who work hard to help you every day. Who are the people at school, and what does each one do to help you?
Project this and match each person at school to what they do — tap a person, then tap their job.
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
Your school is full of people who help you — who are they?
Children investigate.
Children explain.
Children share.
Children conclude.
Aligned to the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards (Grade 1 / Family & School).
Describe the roles of people at school.
Explain how people at school help each other.
Explain how the school works together.
Take informed action.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have children thank a school helper — with a kind word or a drawing — for something they do. A printable at-school sheet is in the Social Studies library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.