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A Fair Choice by Willow River

Grade 1 civics practice with school and community rights, responsibilities, and fair voting steps.

Grade 1Social StudiesInteractive · Printable

Aligned toCIV.1.3

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  • Single worksheet
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  • 1 C3 Framework standard
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  • 13 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 1
Subject
Social Studies
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students identify rights and responsibilities at school and in a river town community.
  • Students describe fair voting steps, including sharing ideas, one vote each, and open counting.

How to use

Read Ana's letter aloud, discuss the examples of rights and responsibilities, then have students complete the voting and new-situation questions.

Curriculum

C3 Framework standard covered

CIV.1.3

Describe rights and responsibilities at school and in the community, including fair ways to decide, like voting.

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A Fair Choice by Willow River

Read Ana's letter about rights, responsibilities, and voting.

Read Ana's letter

Read the letter. Then answer the questions.

A Note from Ana

Dear Class 1B, Our town is next to the Willow River. At school, every child has a right to learn, ask questions, and feel safe. We also have responsibilities: listen when others speak, use class materials carefully, and follow directions.

At Saturday's riverfront cleanup, everyone has a right to enjoy the path and feel safe. We have a responsibility to put trash in bins and leave room for walkers.

Our class must choose a design for a sign by the river path. We will hear each idea, give each person one vote, count votes where everyone can see, and use the design with the most votes. Even if our choice does not win, we can respect the fair decision. From, Ana

1.
Why will the class hear each idea before voting?
  • A. So Ana can choose alone.
  • B. So no one has to share.
  • C. So the class can skip counting.
  • D. So each idea gets a chance to be heard.
2.
Circle the rights named in Ana's letter.

Learn at schoolUse class materials carefullyAsk questionsFeel safe

3.
Sort each example as a right or a responsibility.
Ask questions at schoolListen when others speakEnjoy the river path and feel safePut trash in a bin
RightResponsibility
4.
Word bank: vote · idea · sign

Each person gets one  .

5.
Match each voting step to its fair purpose.
  1. Hear each idea
  2. Give each person one vote
  3. Count votes where everyone can see
  1. A. People can check the count
  2. B. Each person has one choice
  3. C. Everyone gets a chance to share
6.
What happens after each person votes?
  • A. Choose a new sign without counting.
  • B. Let one child add extra votes.
  • C. Count the votes where everyone can see.
  • D. Ask people to vote again until all agree.
7.
Your choice does not win. What is a fair thing to do?
  • A. Change the rules for the vote.
  • B. Respect the fair decision.
  • C. Hide the winning design.
  • D. Tell others their ideas do not matter.
8.
Write one right and one responsibility from Ana's letter.

Use fair choices

Think about what people should do at school and in the community.

9.
Circle the fair ways to choose a class game.

Let each child share an ideaGive one child all the votesGive each child one voteCount the votes where everyone can see

10.
The river path is crowded. What is a responsible action?
  • A. Leave room for walkers.
  • B. Run in front of walkers.
  • C. Put trash beside the path.
  • D. Block the path with a bag.
11.
Choose the word that shows a responsibility.
Word bank: carefully · loudly · first · alone

Lee borrows crayons during art. Lee should use them  .

12.
One child says, “I should get two votes because I drew the sign.” What is fair?
  • A. Let that child have two votes.
  • B. Let the child who drew the sign pick the winner.
  • C. Give each person one vote.
  • D. Ask one adult to choose without hearing ideas.
13.
How can children make a community choice fair? Tell two things they can do.

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