Social Studies - Essential & Leisure Activity Sort. Follows NYC DOE Passport to Social Studies. Grade 1 Lesson 6, a unit about families. Students will describe the Essential (important) and leisure (fun) activities that they do with their families. Next Gen Standards: 1.1  Language, beliefs, customs, and traditions help shape the identity and culture of a family and a community.1.1a  Families are a basic unit of all societies, and different people define family differently.