Lesson video

My name is Mrs. Harris and I'm the person who's going to be helping you with your learning today.

The lesson today is called Why Do We Have Rules?

By the end of our lesson today, you are going to be able to say, I can explain that rules and laws exist to keep everyone safe and make sure that everyone is treated fairly and I know who I can ask for help.

Some of this learning might be new to you and some of it might be a little bit tricky, but don't worry because I'm gonna be here all the way through to help you all the way to the end.

Let's get going.

Before we start then, we've got a few ground rules.

That means things that we're all going to agree that we're going to do and one of those is here and Laura says, "Listen to others.

" Andeep says, "Respect privacy.

" Jacob says, "No judgment," and Izzy says, "Choose your level of participation.

" That means you choose what you want to share and how much you would like to join in and speak.

To start with then, we've got some keywords.

I'm going to say the keyword, you are going to say it back and then I'll tell you what it means.

Are you ready?

Rule.

That's an instruction that tells you what you can and cannot do.

Fair: That's treating everyone the same with people getting what they need.

Law, laws are very important rules that everyone must follow.

Our first learning cycle is called what are rules and laws?

What is happening in this picture?

Take a few seconds to have a look and see if you can figure out what is happening here and then we'll come back and talk about it.

Did you spot what's happening in this picture?

Well, to me it looks like there's somebody at the front of the queue and she is pushing people away.

They don't look very happy about it.

Maybe they've been waiting a while and she's gone in front of them to go right to the front of the queue.

Well, let's see what's been going on there.

Well, that girl is called Laura and here she is.

She says, "My friends were angry because I didn't follow the rules.

I don't know what rules are.

" And her friends say, "Don't worry.

We can help you understand.

" Her friends are called Izzy and Alex.

Now rules can be something you need to do or not do.

Rules can be a way you need to behave.

Rules can be a way to take care of things or people or property, and it can also be a way to treat others.

And Alex here says, "Rules can help things be fair for everyone.

" A quick check for understanding then.

So here we've got a true or false question.

Rules can be something you need to do.

Is that true or is that false?

Take a few seconds to think.

Okay, let's go through the answer then.

So rules can be something you need to do.

Is that true or false?

The answer is true.

It can be something you need to do.

So why is this true?

Why are rules something you need to do?

Well, because rules can be a way to behave, a way to take care of things or a way to treat others.

Rules help things be fair and more fun for everyone.

Well done if you got that question correct.

So we've learned so far that rules tell us what we should, should not do, and Laura says, "Where might we find rules to help us?

" And Izzy says, "We find rules in lots of places.

" We can find rules at home in public places like parks or shops or libraries.

We find rules in sports.

We have rules at school, in places like the swimming pool and also rules in games that we play in here.

This family are playing a card game.

Can you finish Izzy's sentence here?

Laura says, "Where might we find rules to help us?

" And Izzy replies, "We find rules in lots of.

.

" Can you finish that sentence?

I'll give you a few seconds to think.

Okay, let's see.

What does Izzy reply?

Laura says, "Where might we find rules to help us?

" And Izzy says, "We find rules in lots of places.

" Well done if you got that.

So I wonder what kind of rules we might find then.

Well, we could find rules like this.

At home, we might have a rule like we wash our hands before we eat.

In sports, we might find the rules like we listen to the referee because the referee's in charge, so we have to follow what they say.

That's a rule.

At school, we might find rules like we use gentle hands, feet and words with others at the swimming pool, we'll find the rule of walk at the side of the pool.

In games, we might find the rule of we take turns to make it fair for everybody.

And in public places like here on the train, we might have a rule like we keep our feet off the seats on the train.

It's to keep it clean for everybody to sit down.

So let's have a think then, which of these is a rule you might find in a card game?

Let's read them.

We've got keep our feet off the seats.

We've got, we take turns or we've got wear the correct kit to play.

So which of these do you think is a rule you might find in a card game?

Have a think and then we'll come back together.

Okay, so which of these is a rule you might find in a card game?

Is it keep our feet off the seats, we take turns or wear the correct kit to play?

The answer is we take turns.

Yes.

And Laura says that rules can help things be fair for everyone.

So if you take turns, it gives everyone a fair chance at the game.

Well done if you got that one.

Alex says, rules can be different in different places.

So rules aren't the same everywhere you go.

Let's have a look at why.

So here we've got somebody running in the park and you're allowed to run in the park, but here the other picture shows we mustn't run in the road, we must walk across the road.

So running in the park, yes, but walking across the road, rules are different in different places.

Here we've got a rule here, do not touch.

It's hot.

We might burn ourselves, but this other picture shows the children doing an art activity.

And so yes, please touch.

So do not touch and yes, please touch, different rules in different places.

Another rule here, look, somebody getting married and for this one there's a rule of "Wear smart clothes please" because it's a very important event happening, but the other picture shows somebody playing sport.

You don't want to wear your best clothes for playing sport.

And so here the rule is wear sporty clothes please.

Again, different rules in different places.

So which of these shows the rule of do not touch?

Which of these, is it picture A, is it picture B or is it picture C?

Which one shows a rule of do not touch?

Take a few seconds to think.

Okay, so which of these?

Is it picture A with the children doing the art, B with the person playing sport or C, somebody about to touch a pan.

The answer is C, do not touch because it's hot and you might burn yourself.

Well done if you've got that one.

Now laws are very important rules that everyone must follow.

Children must follow the law.

Adults must follow the laws, and even the people who make the laws have to follow them as well.

Izzy says here, we must not take things that belong to others.

That is a law.

When Alex says wearing a seatbelt is law in a car or in a van, that is a law.

Everyone must follow that.

Now rules are for places like school or home, sports clubs or in games, but laws are very important rules for everyone in the whole country.

We follow rules in different places, so different rules in different places.

What you might do at school might be a different rule for what you would do at home, but with laws, laws are the same for everybody everywhere in the country.

So let's have a think then.

Is this a rule or a law?

Wear a seatbelt, put the pencils back in the pot, share toys, use a quiet voice inside.

Stop at a red traffic light or do not push.

Which one of these do you think are rules and which one do you think are laws?

A good idea now is to pause the video to give yourself the chance to figure this out and then we'll come together and we'll talk about it.

Okay, then let's check our answers.

So which one of these are rules and which one of these are laws?

Let's have a look.

So the rules are put the pencils back in the pot, share toys, use a quiet voice inside and do not push.

These are all rules.

Well done if you've got those ones and that means the other two are laws, wear a seatbelt and stop at a red traffic light.

These are ones that everybody must do all of the time.

Well done if you've got those ones.

Our second learning cycle is called How do rules and laws help us?

All rules and laws are to help everyone.

They help us by keeping people safe.

They help keep things organized and they help people be treated fairly.

They help keep people safe at school, in public places like our parks, our shops, our streets, our libraries, they help keep people safe at home as well.

This picture shows us a zebra crossing and that's a way to help people cross safely.

So that is a law that is on our roads so that people who are driving cars or riding bikes and the people walking at the sides all know how this works to help keep people safe.

In this picture, the people are standing behind the yellow line and that helps keep them safe when the train is coming into the platform.

These both help keep people safe.

Laws and rules also help keep things organized.

So here we've got a red light at the traffic lights and everybody knows that when that light is red, you must not go.

Helps keep organized, helps everybody know what they're supposed to be doing.

Here we've got a picture of some children and they're all lining up in a beautiful line, so that everybody gets their turn and everybody can get through and do what they need to do.

It helps keep everybody organized.

This third picture shows different colored bins and that helps people keep organized so they know what rubbish they can put into each bin.

So whether it can be recycled or whether it can't be recycled.

Again, all of these help keep people organized.

And laws and rules help make things fair for everyone.

So again, on this picture, the children are lining up, they're all taking their turns because it's a fair thing to happen.

The second picture is showing a ramp.

The person who is using the wheelchair might need a ramp to be able to get up where steps would be, and so that makes it fair for them because they can still get to everywhere else, other people can as well who don't use wheelchairs.

These two pictures show how rules and laws help keep things fair for everyone.

A quick check for understanding then.

So what is a law?

Is a law an important rule?

Is a law a game or is a law a story?

Take a few seconds to think about it.

Okay, so what is a law?

Is it an important rule, game, or a story?

The answer is an important rule.

Well done if you've got that one.

So some rules and laws tell us what we must do.

So things like put your hand up in class or you must wear a helmet on a bike.

That's things that we must do.

Some rules and laws tell us what we must not do, and that includes things like we must not drop litter on the floor and do not touch because it could be dangerous.

Laura says, "What would happen then if we didn't have rules and laws?

" And Alex replies "Well, things might not be as organized so people wouldn't know what to do.

" Like we're sorting the rubbish out.

That can't be recycled now.

We can't put it in the right bins because people don't know.

Izzy says people might get hurt or be unsafe.

So if somebody touched something hot because there weren't any rules about what to do, they could be hurt because it's dangerous.

And Alex says people might be treated unfairly.

Here we can see somebody who's using a wheelchair and she can't get into the shop because there's a step there.

There isn't a ramp to help her.

That's not fair.

A quick true or false then.

So laws and rules help to keep people safe.

Is that true or is that false?

Take a few seconds to think.

Okay, so true or false, laws and rules help to keep people safe.

Is that true or is that false?

Well, that is true, it is.

And remember, laws and rules help to keep things organized so that people know how things work and also how to help people be treated fairly.

So without the rules, people might not be as safe, they might not be as fairly treated and they might not be as organized.

Well done if you've got that one.

We're onto our next task then now.

So you are going to decide why we have each rule and law.

So you need to decide is this law or rule there to keep us safe?

Is it there to organize us or is it there to be fair?

Let's have a read of what those laws or rules are.

We've got wearing a seatbelt, taking turns, lining up, having ramps or wheelchairs or cutting your hand up.

So you are going to decide, is that there to keep us safe, to keep us organized or is it to be fair?

It's a good idea now to pause the video to give yourself the time to do this, come back and we'll talk about it.

Okay, let's have a look at the answers then.

So wearing a seat belt that is there to keep us safe.

Taking turns is there to be fair.

Lining up is there to be organized.

Having ramps for wheelchairs is there to be fair and putting your hand up is there to be organized.

Sometimes the ones to be fair can also help us be organized.

So taking turns is fair and it also helps organizers.

Lining up is to help us be organized, but it's also fair as well.

So some of them can help us do more than one thing.

Well done if you've got that.

Our third learning cycle is called who helps us if rules or laws are broken?

Sometimes people do not follow rules or laws.

Sometimes people just don't know about them.

Sometimes people forget to follow them.

Other times people choose not to follow them, they don't want to follow them.

Laura says, "I didn't know what rules were.

You helped me understand.

" And her friend Alex says, "Yes, friends can help.

There are other people who can help too.

" Izzy says A trusted adult is someone who cares and helps keep children safe.

They can help if rules are not followed.

So this might be a carer or a family member.

It could be a teacher, a club leader, maybe a sports coach, and it could also be somebody like a parent or a grandparent.

Let's have a think then a trusted adult is someone we know and who cares, is always in our family and helps keep us safe.

So which one of these are true?

Which one of these are correct?

A trusted adult is someone we know and who cares, is always in our family and helps keep us safe.

Take a few seconds to think.

Okay then a trusted adult is someone who we know and who cares and helps keep us safe.

Now yes, a trusted adult can be in the family, but they can also be other adults like your school adults or your club leaders.

Well done if you've got those ones.

So if a law is broken, some trusted adults can also help.

Some people have jobs so they get paid to help keep us safe and to follow laws.

Let's have a look at some of them.

We've got police officers and they can help when laws are broken and that helps keep people safe.

You've got the crossing patrol people, they help stop the traffic and help people cross safely across the road.

We've got firefighters who help in emergencies and they rescue people if they're in danger.

And we've got doctors and nurses who can help when someone's being hurt.

Different trusted adults and services can help in different places.

So let's have a look where the trusted adults might be able to help, where they might help.

It might be at school, it might be at fires, accidents or emergencies.

It could be at home, near the roads or in our towns and our streets.

Have a look at this person, then; this person can help us if someone breaks the law, what is their job?

Take a few seconds to think.

Okay, so this person can help us if someone breaks the law, what is their job?

They are a police officer.

The police can help us if a law is broken.

Well done if you got that one.

Your task now then is to match the person who can help to the place they might help if a rule or a law is broken.

So the people we've got there, we've got the teacher or the club leader.

We've got crossing patrol, we've got family members and our home adults, and then we've got a police officer.

And the places that they might help are near roads, at school, in our towns and streets and at home.

So which adult can be matched to which place.

Again, it's a good idea to pause the video to give yourself the chance to do this and then we'll come back and talk about it.

Okay, are you ready to match them up?

Let's go then.

So your answers should look like this.

So our teacher or our club leader could help us at school.

Our crossing patrol would help us near roads.

Our family members and carers might help us at home.

And finally, the police officers would help us in our towns and streets.

Well done if you got those ones.

It's time for a summary now, which means we're going to think back about everything that we have learned so far.

So today's lesson was called Why Do We Have Rules?

And we've learned this, that rules and laws keep people safe.

We've learned that rules and laws help people be treated fairly and we've learned that rules or laws help organize things so that people know what to do.

If something goes wrong, if somebody isn't following rules or laws, then trusted adults can help us.

Well done today.

You have been amazing.

I am very proud of you.

Hope to see you at another lesson soon.

Bye!

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