Something We Could Do is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on ways to take action, aligned to Common Core standard D4.7.K-2. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Draw a line from each problem to something that would help.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
The path floods every winter
Nobody on the street knows each other
Litter blows along the shop fronts
The corner is dark at night
A.Report the blocked drain
B.Write to the council asking for a light
C.Organise a street litter pick
D.Hold a street fair
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
The street has no trees
The bus stop has no shelter
Cats and dogs get lost
Older neighbours struggle with shopping
A.Set up a helping rota
B.Put up a noticeboard for lost pets
C.Raise money and ask the council to plant
D.Get neighbours to sign a request
LessonPrint · D4.7.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Something We Could Do
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The path floods every winter — A (Report the blocked drain) 2. Nobody on the street knows each other — D (Hold a street fair) 3. Litter blows along the shop fronts — C (Organise a street litter pick) 4. The corner is dark at night — B (Write to the council asking for a light)
2.1. The street has no trees — C (Raise money and ask the council to plant) 2. The bus stop has no shelter — D (Get neighbours to sign a request) 3. Cats and dogs get lost — B (Put up a noticeboard for lost pets) 4. Older neighbours struggle with shopping — A (Set up a helping rota)
Questions about Something We Could Do
What does the Something We Could Do worksheet cover?
It practises ways to take action — 2 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on Common Core D4.7.K-2: Name ways to help with a problem near you or far away. The instruction to pupils is “Draw a line from each problem to something that would help”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Something We Could Do practise?
D4.7.K-2 — D4.7.K-2, in the Communicating Conclusions and Taking Informed Action domain for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Identify ways to take action to help address local, regional, and global problems.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Something We Could Do is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D4.7.K-2, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Something We Could Do come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Something We Could Do can I print?
25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Something We Could Do free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Something We Could Do, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
Is there a lesson plan to teach D4.7.K-2?
Yes — “Something We Could Do” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D4.7.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Something We Could Do is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D4.7.K-2
Name ways to help with a problem near you or far away.
Teaching this next? Something We Could Do is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.