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Places, people, maps and communities. 41 skills from Senior Kindergarten to Grade 6, each a short lesson in Star Steps that explains the idea first, then practises it.

Senior Kindergarten

5 skills · ages 5 to 6. Everything in Senior Kindergarten

  • My FamilyThe people at home
  • Places I KnowHome, school and shops
  • People Who HelpJobs around us
  • Days of the WeekSeven days, round and round
  • Getting AroundWays to travel
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Helping at home, like tidying toys, is a way to?

  • help your family
  • get paid always
  • avoid chores
  • hide

Answer: help your family

Grade 1

6 skills · ages 6 to 7. Everything in Grade 1

  • Where I LivePlaces in my community
  • Land and WaterMountains, rivers, oceans
  • Animals of the WorldWho lives where
  • Flags and CountriesEvery country has one
  • People Who HelpJobs in your town
  • The Four SeasonsThe year goes round
Try a question

Somewhere with grass and swings is a?

  • airport
  • bank
  • garage
  • park

Answer: park

Grade 2

6 skills · ages 7 to 8. Everything in Grade 2

  • Continents and OceansSeven and five
  • Capital CitiesWhere governments sit
  • Jobs People DoWho does what
  • Homes Around the WorldShelter suits the place
  • Simple MapsA picture from above
  • Our CommunityPeople living together
Try a question

France is on which continent?

  • Antarctica
  • Australia
  • Africa
  • Europe

Answer: Europe

Grade 3

6 skills · ages 8 to 9. Everything in Grade 3

  • Rivers and MountainsThe biggest features
  • Countries and CapitalsMatch them up
  • Famous LandmarksWhere in the world?
  • Long AgoHow we know about the past
  • Continents and OceansThe big pieces
  • Then and NowHow life has changed
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The longest river in the world is the?

  • Danube
  • Nile
  • Yangtze
  • Thames

Answer: Nile

Grade 4

6 skills · ages 9 to 10. Everything in Grade 4

  • Ancient CivilisationsThe first great cities
  • Explorers and InventorsPeople who went first
  • Climate ZonesWhy places differ
  • Using a MapFinding your way
  • How Countries Are RunRules and leaders
  • Where Things Come FromGoods travel
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A ruler of ancient Egypt was called a?

  • pharaoh
  • tsar
  • consul
  • emperor

Answer: pharaoh

Grade 5

6 skills · ages 10 to 11. Everything in Grade 5

  • Continents and OceansThe big picture
  • Capital CitiesWhere a country governs
  • Time ZonesNoon moves around
  • Flags and SymbolsReading a country
  • Climate ZonesWhy places differ
  • People on the MoveWhy people migrate
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The highest mountain above sea level is?

  • K2
  • Mont Blanc
  • Everest
  • Fuji

Answer: Everest

Grade 6

6 skills · ages 11 to 12. Everything in Grade 6

  • Rivers and MountainsThe shape of the land
  • Reading MapsFinding your way
  • Ages of HistoryThe long story
  • People and PlacesWhere everyone lives
  • RightsWhat everyone is owed
  • Rich and Poor CountriesMeasuring development
Try a question

Wearing away of rock by water or wind is?

  • erosion
  • condensation
  • precipitation
  • deposition

Answer: erosion

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