A Street Working Together
A 40-minute Grade 1 lesson on how a street organises itself to get something done.
A Street Working Together is a free 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies lesson plan for Common Core standard D2.Civ.6.K-2 — describe how a community shares out jobs to get things done. It is timed across 5 sections, gives the exact wording to use where the wording carries the mathematics, names 3 misconceptions with the teaching move that addresses each, and ends with an exit ticket and a printable worksheet with its answer key.
- Grade:
- Kindergarten to Grade 2
- Length:
- 40 minutes
- Standard:
- D2.Civ.6.K-2
Kindergarten to Grade 2 · Civics
D2.Civ.6.K-2
Describe how communities work to accomplish common tasks, establish responsibilities, and fulfill roles of authority.
Objective
Students will be able to put the stages of a shared street task in order and say who does each.
Students are successful when they can
- Orders the stages.
- Says who does each.
- Names the stage that must not be missed.
What you need
- The fair poster
- Stage cards for a street task
- The printable practice sheet linked at the end of this plan
The lesson
Warm-up — how did the fair happen?
5 min- Read the fair poster. Ask what had to happen before it could be printed.
- Collect two or three earlier stages.
Teach — agree, tell, do, finish
13 min- Lay out four stages of the fair in order.
- Name who does each: neighbours, whoever prints, everybody, whoever counts.
- Take one stage out and ask what breaks. Without posters, nobody comes.
- Say why the order matters: telling people after the day is no use.
- Point at the stage that needs permission — closing the road.
“You cannot tell people about it after it has happened.”
Guided practice — order and assign
12 min- Groups order a four-stage street task and name who does each.
- They mark the stage that must not be missed.
- They say what would need permission.
Independent practice
8 min- Students complete the working-together page.
- Read each set of steps aloud.
Close
2 min- Take one stage and who would do it.
What goes wrong, and why
Each of these is a reasoning error rather than carelessness. The fix addresses the reasoning.
Puts telling people last.
Why: The event feels like the main thing.
Fix: Read the poster date. Telling people is what makes the event possible.
Gives every stage to one person.
Why: One organiser is the simplest model.
Fix: One name per stage. Sharing is what makes it a community task.
Forgets that some stages need permission.
Why: Closing a road feels like something you just do.
Fix: Ask who owns the road. Some stages need somebody else to agree.
If they are not there yet
- Three stages rather than four.
- Give the order and assign the people.
If they finish early
- Add a stage that could happen at the same time as another.
- Say what happens if somebody drops out.
- Plan a task the class could really do.
Exit ticket
Name two stages of running a street fair and who does each.
What to look for: Two stages with different people. One organiser doing everything means the one-name rule needs enforcing.
Printable practice for D2.Civ.6.K-2
Free to print and copy, answer key included. Each sheet can generate a fresh set of problems for a retake.
- A Street Working TogetherNumber the steps from 1 to 4.
Questions about A Street Working Together
How long does the A Street Working Together lesson take?
40 minutes, split across 5 timed sections: warm-up 5 min, teach 13 min, guided practice 12 min, independent practice 8 min, close 2 min. The minutes are stated per section and add up to the stated length, so the plan can be cut or extended at a section boundary rather than abandoned halfway.
Which standard does A Street Working Together teach?
D2.Civ.6.K-2 — D2.Civ.6.K-2, Civics for Kindergarten to Grade 2: “Describe how communities work to accomplish common tasks, establish responsibilities, and fulfill roles of authority.” In plain terms, describe how a community shares out jobs to get things done.
What do I need to teach this lesson?
The fair poster, stage cards for a street task and the printable practice sheet linked at the end of this plan. Everything listed is either ordinary classroom equipment or a free printable from this site — there is nothing to buy and nothing to prepare beyond photocopying.
What mistakes should I expect in this lesson?
Three, each a reasoning error rather than carelessness: puts telling people last; gives every stage to one person and forgets that some stages need permission. The plan gives the thinking behind each one and the teaching move that addresses the thinking rather than the symptom.
How do I know whether the lesson worked?
The exit ticket asks: “Name two stages of running a street fair and who does each.” Two stages with different people. One organiser doing everything means the one-name rule needs enforcing. That tells you whether the class needs a reteach or a thirty-second conversation before you plan tomorrow.
Is there a worksheet to go with A Street Working Together?
Yes — 1 printable D2.Civ.6.K-2 worksheet, linked at the end of the plan and free like the rest of the site. Each one comes with an answer key and 25 versions, so the practice after the lesson can be a different paper on every desk.
Is A Street Working Together free to use?
Yes. The plan, its printables and their answer keys are free to read, print and photocopy for your own class, with no account and no email capture. It was last reviewed on 7 September 2026. Please do not resell it or republish it as your own.
Last reviewed 2026-09-07. Aligned to D2.Civ.6.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.