Rules and Shared Purposes

Supplied materials

• Paper and pencil; drawing or spoken answers are welcome.
• Topic notes: Safety: reducing a stated risk of harm. Fair turns: giving people an orderly chance to participate. Care for shared things: protecting materials used by more than one person. Government law: a rule adopted through a government process.
• Original exercise cards: Fictional pool rule: walk to reduce slipping. / Fictional rule: pass the game piece after one turn. / Fictional library rule: return books in usable condition. / A fictional town council adopts a local ordinance. / A group uses a list so each child can speak. / A group puts shared scissors away safely. / A fictional legislature passes a law. / A group keeps a walkway clear to reduce falls.

Learn the idea

A rule gives an expected action. Rules can protect safety, allow fair turns or protect shared objects. A rule’s purpose helps us explain it and notice when it needs improvement. A classroom rule is not automatically a law passed by government.

Safety: reducing a stated risk of harm. Fair turns: giving people an orderly chance to participate. Care for shared things: protecting materials used by more than one person. Government law: a rule adopted through a government process.

Look for what the rule does: reduces harm, gives turns, protects shared things or comes from government. Ask an adult to read the notes and cards aloud. Point, draw or say your answer.

1. Ask an adult to read the four notes. Find the words Safety, Fair turns, Care for shared things, Government law.
2. Look for what the rule does: reduces harm, gives turns, protects shared things or comes from government.
3. Read the worked answer. Then try the other cards and explain which words helped you choose.
4. Point to, draw or say two different examples: one for Safety and one for Fair turns. Explain how their clues differ.

Check your reasoning

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Take it further

New card: “A group keeps a walkway clear to reduce falls.” Match it with a note, then point to or say the words that helped. Check: The card says: “A group keeps a walkway clear to reduce falls.” That matches Safety. Safety is reducing a stated risk of harm.

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