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Fair for the Whole Town? is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on fairness and equality, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Civ.8.K-2. It prints 3 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.

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Fair for the Whole Town?

D2.Civ.8.K-2

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Sort each one into fair or not fair.

1.Sort each one: Fair or Not fair?

Sort: One trader may use the whole walkway, The council votes before anybody has spoken, Every child has a place at the school, The record office is open to all

FairNot fair
2.Sort each one: Fair or Not fair?

Sort: Some stalls may hide their prices, Only councillors' children get school places, Any townsperson may speak at the council meeting, Every stall must show its prices

FairNot fair
3.Sort each one: Fair or Not fair?

Sort: Only Mill Row pays for the river wall, Only some families may see the census, The hose ban applies to every household, The museum is free for everybody

FairNot fair

LessonPrint · D2.Civ.8.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Fair for the Whole Town?

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Every child has a place at the school — Fair 2. One trader may use the whole walkway — Not fair 3. The council votes before anybody has spoken — Not fair 4. The record office is open to all — Fair
  2. 2.1. Any townsperson may speak at the council meeting — Fair 2. Every stall must show its prices — Fair 3. Only councillors' children get school places — Not fair 4. Some stalls may hide their prices — Not fair
  3. 3.1. Only Mill Row pays for the river wall — Not fair 2. Only some families may see the census — Not fair 3. The hose ban applies to every household — Fair 4. The museum is free for everybody — Fair

Questions about Fair for the Whole Town?

What does the Fair for the Whole Town? worksheet cover?

It practises fairness and equality — 3 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on Common Core D2.Civ.8.K-2: Describe fairness, equality and respect for rules as things a group needs. The instruction to pupils is “Sort each one into fair or not fair”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Fair for the Whole Town? practise?

D2.Civ.8.K-2 — D2.Civ.8.K-2, in the Civics domain for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Describe democratic principles such as equality, fairness, and respect for legitimate authority and rules.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Fair for the Whole Town? is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D2.Civ.8.K-2, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Fair for the Whole Town? come with an answer key?

Yes. All 3 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 Fair for the Whole Town? 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 Fair for the Whole Town? free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Fair for the Whole Town?, 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 D2.Civ.8.K-2?

Yes — “Fair for the Whole Town?” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D2.Civ.8.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Fair for the Whole Town? is the practice that follows it.

More practice for D2.Civ.8.K-2

Describe fairness, equality and respect for rules as things a group needs.

Teaching this next? Fair for the Whole Town? is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.8.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.