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Living With Rules
Young children explore the concept of the Golden Rule in this fun primary grade lesson. To begin, the class sings the song "The Lion and the Mouse" before discussing what the Golden Rule means and how it applies to daily life. This...
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Everyone Has Rules
Students develop awareness of the necessity for rules and use logic to decide what rules make the classroom have a learning and caring atmosphere. They examine the choices they make have consequences.
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Laws and Rules
First graders participate in a role play about laws and rules where they portray an authority figure, or portray someone who has to obey the law. In this sociology and law lesson plan, 1st graders discuss the purpose of laws and rules....
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How To Earn Commendable Marks In Fourth Grade
Fourth graders engage in studying the rules of being in a 4th grade classroom. They are given at the beginning of the year and practiced during the first weeks of school along with routines.
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Governance
First graders make connections between the purposes of rules. In this governing lesson students listen to a story about rules being broken. Students identify rules that they have at school or home.
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Joshua Disobeys!
Second graders watch as the teacher and one student play a game of Checkers. They see the teacher "win" by not following the rules of the game. Students listen as the teacher reads the book "Joshua Disobeys." They review the rule that...
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Safe or Not Safe
Students discuss the safety signs they viewed on their way to school before looking at safety signs at a website that presents a traffic safety school for students. They listen to a read aloud of Tana Hoban's, "I Read Signs," make signs,...
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Officer Buckle And Gloria
Students investigate the book of "Officer Buckle and Gloria" to practice the skill of reading comprehension while focusing upon finding correct traffic laws. They practice reading the story while conducting class discussion about obeying...
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Driving Range
Students practice safety rules and knowledge of the road by going through a driving course using scooters/bicycles/tricycles, etc.
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Street Safety
Students explore fire safety rules through a variety of teacher-led activities. In this safety lesson plan, students choose appropriate felt board pieces as they listen to My Car by Byron Barton. Seat belt and car seat safety, as well as...
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Making a Child's Play of "Antigone"
Fourth graders make studenT books to share with elementary students that teach a universal rule that obeys both conscience and authority.
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A Plague on Both Your Houses: a Romantic Guide To Transgression
What are the roles within your family, culture and society as well as the personal and societal consequences of transgressing them? To explore this question, class members look at long-held traditions, examples in literature (Romeo and...
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Bike Safety
Students discover the importance of obeying traffic signs and bike safety rules by completing a bike obstacle course. They discuss safety gear and traffic signs then complete the obstacle course while avoiding the simulated pedestrians.
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Line Up Cards
Pupils practice lining up quickly by following the rules on a card that is in their hands while lining up.
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The Cleverest Thief
Students practice their reading comprehension while listening to a classic folktale from India. In this cultural storytelling lesson, students read the book The Cleverest Thief and complete word identification worksheets based on the...
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Social Studies: The Book of Exodus
Intended for a Christian audience, bible study, or home-school setting, this lesson has learners analyzing the significance of the ten commandments in today's world. They consider the commandments themselves, discuss their historical and...
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Sleep Central
First graders explore healthy and unhealthy sleeping habits. They make a class graph of the total number of hours students, as a class, sleep for the week.
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Invisible Neighbors
First graders explore the importance of keeping their body clean in order to maintain good health. They explore washing their hands and maintaining other good hygiene practices.
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Living Tobacco Free
First graders explore how smoking and tobacco are made of harmful substances.
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Kindergarten-Respect Unit (Lesson Seven) Respect The Environment
Students review the concept of respect and that they should respect, not only themselves, but those around them. They comment on some example pictures in which the environment is NOT being respected and decide what should have been done...
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RAMA AND THE RAMAYANA
Students recognize and tell the Ramayana, examine how the Ramayana is a model for dharma, appreciate the importance of Rama and Sita as role models for Indians, and explore the central importance of dharma in Indian life.
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THE PHYSICS OF MOVING THINGS (AND NOT A MOMENTUM TOO SOON!)
Students list three examples of momentum found in their local environment; describe the importance of mass and velocity on momentum; and determine what is necessary to produce the greatest amount of momentum within a particular system.
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Bill of Rights -- Americans with Disabilities Act
Learners focus on the First and Ninth Amendments of the Bill of Rights. Before visiting a museum, they examine the Americans with Disabilities Act. During the visit, they work together with a museum member to watch a video and get...
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Creating Volunteers
Students discuss the benefits of volunteering. In this creating volunteers lesson plan, students consider philanthropic actions and opportunity costs. Students create a song and visual aid about being a volunteer.