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Leaders and Shade Plans

Read how a class in a desert city works with a principal and mayor, then identify what each leader does.

Grade 1Social StudiesInteractive · Printable

Aligned toCIV.1.2

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  • 1 C3 Framework standard
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  • 14 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 1
Subject
Social Studies
Question types
Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students identify a principal as a leader at school.
  • Students identify a mayor as a community leader.
  • Students describe how leaders help with plans in their areas.

How to use

Read the story aloud and discuss why each plan goes to a different leader. Then have students answer the questions and use the story for the last two responses.

Curriculum

C3 Framework standard covered

CIV.1.2

Identify leaders at school and in the community, such as a principal or mayor, and describe what they do.

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Leaders and Shade Plans

Learn how school and community leaders help with different places.

A Class Makes a Plan

Listen as your teacher reads the story. Then answer the questions.

Shade Plans in Arroyo Vista

At Suncliff School in the desert city of Arroyo Vista, Ms. Patel's first-grade class noticed that the playground was hot. During a class meeting, children suggested shade cloth for the school courtyard and shade near the bus stop by the city library. Principal Lena Ortiz visited. She helps lead the school, checks plans for safe school grounds, and works with school staff. The class chose the courtyard shade plan and gave it to Lena. Later, Mayor Diego Ruiz spoke with the class. He helps lead Arroyo Vista, listens to town ideas, and works with city workers on public places. The class sent the bus-stop idea to Diego's city office.

1.
Which job did Principal Lena do in the story?
  • A. She led city workers on public places.
  • B. She checked plans for safe school grounds.
  • C. She chose town bus-stop plans.
  • D. She made rules for the city library.
2.
Why was Lena the right person to receive the courtyard shade plan?
  • A. The courtyard is part of the school.
  • B. The courtyard is beside a city library.
  • C. The mayor had already chosen the plan.
  • D. The class wanted to lead city workers.
3.
Why did the class send the bus-stop idea to Diego's city office?
  • A. A bus stop is a public place in the city.
  • B. A bus stop is part of the classroom.
  • C. The principal leads all city plans.
  • D. The class had no school plan to share.
4.
Circle the two actions Diego does in the story.

He listens to town ideas.He checks school-ground plans.He works with city workers on public places.He works with school staff.

5.
Which sentence best compares Lena's work with Diego's work?
  • A. Lena leads the city, and Diego leads the school.
  • B. Lena helps with school plans, and Diego helps with city plans.
  • C. Both leaders work only with the first-grade class.
  • D. Both leaders check the same school-ground plan.

Choose the Leader

Use what you learned about each leader. Circle or mark the best answer.

6.
The school wants to add shelves to its classroom library. Who should the class ask first?
  • A. Principal Lena Ortiz
  • B. Mayor Diego Ruiz
  • C. A city bus driver
  • D. A town library visitor
7.
Families want a new sign along a city bike path. Who should hear the idea first?
  • A. The classroom teacher
  • B. Mayor Diego Ruiz
  • C. The school librarian
  • D. The school playground helper
8.
Which pair is matched correctly?
  • A. Lena—city bus stops; Diego—school staff
  • B. Lena—town library; Diego—school courtyard
  • C. Lena—city public places; Diego—school grounds
  • D. Lena—school grounds; Diego—city public places
9.
Circle the two actions that could be part of Lena's work.

Check a school-ground plan.Work with school staff.Listen to ideas about city streets.Work with city workers on public places.

10.
Circle the two requests that belong with a community leader like Diego.

Add shade to a public bus stop.Repair a sign on a city bike path.Choose a new school reading corner.Plan a school staff schedule.

11.
What would Lena most likely do after receiving the courtyard plan?
  • A. Review the plan with school staff for safety.
  • B. Ask city workers to change a bus stop.
  • C. Lead a town meeting about public places.
  • D. Choose signs for the city library.
12.
What would Diego most likely do after receiving the bus-stop idea?
  • A. Plan a school staff schedule.
  • B. Inspect the classroom reading corner.
  • C. Choose shade cloth for the school courtyard.
  • D. Ask city workers to study the public-place plan.

Explain the Leaders' Work

Write complete answers. Use details from the story.

13.
How do Lena and Diego lead in different places? Use two details from the story.
14.
A group wants a water station in the school courtyard, and another group wants shade near the city library. If the class meets with both leaders, what could each leader help with? Explain using the places.

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