Purpose:
To encourage students to consider the effect their individual actions have on the group. To encourage students to brainstorm and develop ideas for classroom rules.
Duration:
Thirty minutes
Objectives:
The learner will:
- determine and interpret classroom rules.
- explain why classroom rules are important.
- state three reasons for classroom rules.
Materials:
- Chart paper
- Markers
- Journals
Instructional Procedure(s):
- Explain that the class is going to develop classroom rules, but that it is important to know why we have rules. We have rules for three reasons:
- To help keep us safe
- To help us get along and work together
- To help us learn.
- Explain that students will be helping to write the classroom rules so that our classroom will be a pleasant place for all of us. We will talk about how we should treat each other and how we can all get along and not hurt each other.
- Students will brainstorm room rules and teacher will write them on the chalkboard.
- Encourage students to state the rules positively, saying what the children should do as opposed to what they should not do as much as possible.
- After the students brainstorm ideas, finalize the list making sure that the rules are stated in language that the students can understand. A small picture next to each rule will help the students decipher the words.
- Copy the room rules onto a chart and display in classroom.
Assessment:
Teacher observation. Note whether children were able to develop classroom rules. Ask students to tell ways that each rule will help them in school.
Follow-up Language Arts Activity:
- Students will draw pictures in their journals illustrating a way that they can follow a rule.
- Students will explain pictures to the teacher and the teacher will write the words.
- Students should be encouraged to copy the words.