Making It Better is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on improving a community, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Civ.14.K-2. It prints 8 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.
1.The playground has no bin. What would make it better?
A.Drop the litter anyway
B.Stop going outside
C.Ask for a bin to be put there
2.Some children have nobody to play with. What would help?
A.Stop playtime
B.Have a buddy bench where you can wait for a friend
C.Tell them to play alone
3.The class is noisy when lining up. What would help?
A.Shout louder
B.Agree a signal that means quiet
C.Stop lining up
4.Nobody can find the lost property. What would help?
A.Leave it where it lands
B.Put it all in one labelled box
C.Throw it away
5.The path floods when it rains. What would help?
A.Walk on the grass and say nothing
B.Stay inside forever
C.Tell the school so it can be mended
6.The birds have nothing to eat in winter. What would help?
A.Nothing, birds can manage
B.Put up a bird feeder
C.Chase the birds away
7.The reading corner is always messy. What would help?
A.Take the books away
B.Agree a tidying job at the end of the day
C.Close the reading corner
8.Nobody knows whose coat is whose. What would help?
A.Put name labels in the coats
B.Take all the coats home
C.Stop wearing coats
LessonPrint · D2.Civ.14.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Making It Better
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Ask for a bin to be put there
2.Have a buddy bench where you can wait for a friend
3.Agree a signal that means quiet
4.Put it all in one labelled box
5.Tell the school so it can be mended
6.Put up a bird feeder
7.Agree a tidying job at the end of the day
8.Put name labels in the coats
Questions about Making It Better
What does the Making It Better worksheet cover?
It practises improving a community — 8 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on Common Core D2.Civ.14.K-2: Describe how people have tried to make their community better. The instruction to pupils is “Circle the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Making It Better practise?
D2.Civ.14.K-2 — D2.Civ.14.K-2, in the Civics domain for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Describe how people have tried to improve their communities over time.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Making It Better is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D2.Civ.14.K-2, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Making It Better come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 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 Making It Better 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 Making It Better free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Making It Better, 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.14.K-2?
Yes — “Making Our Place Better” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D2.Civ.14.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Making It Better is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D2.Civ.14.K-2
Describe how people have tried to make their community better.
Teaching this next? Making Our Place Better is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.