Myths about teaching can hold you back
- All years
Why do we have rules?
I can explain that rules and laws exist to keep everyone safe and make sure everyone is treated fairly, and I know who I can ask for help.
- All years
Why do we have rules?
I can explain that rules and laws exist to keep everyone safe and make sure everyone is treated fairly, and I know who I can ask for help.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Rules help keep everyone safe and treat people fairly.
- Rules can vary from place to place.
- Laws are very important rules.
- Laws are for everyone to follow, even grown-ups.
- There are trusted adults and services who can help if the rules are broken.
Keywords
Rule - an instruction that tells you what you can and cannot do
Fair - treating everyone the same, people getting what they need
Law - very important rules, that everyone must follow
Common misconception
Rules are only for children.
Rules and laws apply to everyone, including adults, whilst rules may differ from place to place, laws stay the same everywhere.
To help you plan your all years rule of law lesson on: Why do we have rules?, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your all years rule of law lesson on: Why do we have rules?, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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Explore more key stage 1 rule of law lessons from the Rule of law (Key Stage One) unit, dive into the full secondary rule of law curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is a rule?
Q2.Which of these is a rule?
Q3.The sentence is not finished. Add a word to complete the sentence to create a sensible rule.
'Inside, we walk around carefully. We do not .'
Q4.Put these words into the correct order to make a sentence about being fair.
Q5.Where can we find rules?
Q6.Match the rule to what the activity is.
eating dinner
riding a bike or scooter
crossing the road
in school
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is a law?
Q2.Fill in the missing word. and laws help keep people safe and make things fair.
Q3.Match the words to whether it is a law, a rule or neither.
neither
rule
law