The Council or a Shop? is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on what a government does, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Civ.5.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.
D2.Civ.5.K-2
Draw a line from each job to who does it.
LessonPrint · D2.Civ.5.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
It practises what a government does — 2 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on Common Core D2.Civ.5.K-2: Say what a government is and name some things it does. The instruction to pupils is “Draw a line from each job to who does it”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
D2.Civ.5.K-2 — D2.Civ.5.K-2, in the Civics domain for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Explain what governments are and some of their functions.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
The Council or a Shop? is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D2.Civ.5.K-2, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
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.
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.
Yes. The Council or a Shop?, 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.
Yes — “The Council or a Shop?” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D2.Civ.5.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. The Council or a Shop? is the practice that follows it.
Say what a government is and name some things it does.
Teaching this next? The Council or a Shop? is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.5.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.