Grade 1 Spring History - Citizenship, World Neighbors, Symbols, and the Many Groups We Belong To
History · CIV G1 (CA HSS 1.1.2; TEKS 1.12.A-B; D2.Civ.3.K-2) hist.g1.s.civ.rules_laws

Distinguish rules from laws and explain the purpose of each

Distinguish RULES (small-group agreements - classroom, home, game) from LAWS (everyone-in-the-community agreements - traffic, safety, kindness). Explain that both exist to help people live and work together fairly.

Mastery threshold
80%
Min instances
6
Typical minutes
30
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30
Prereqs
Successors
Common misconceptions
  • Believing rules and laws are the same thing
  • Believing rules are 'bad' (rules can be empowering - they make play fair)
  • Believing laws are only for grown-ups (laws cover children too - school attendance, safety belts)

Exercise pool (3)

Diff Stem Type
2 Sort these 8 tiles into RULES (made by a small group) vs LAWS (made by the government for everyone): use kind words in class / wear a... sort rules vs laws
3 Read this classroom situation: 'Emma is sitting alone at recess. She looks sad.' What would the GOLDEN RULE tell you to do? Write or... golden rule application
4 Help our class invent ONE new rule for our Classroom Constitution. The rule must (a) help our class work together, (b) be possible to... design a class rule