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Preschool Rules at School Worksheet

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Rules at School

Preschool - Social Studies - Building Confidence

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  1. The signal went. Point to who the class looks at.

    Read aloud: The stop-and-look signal has gone off. Point to the person the whole class should look at now.

    A grown-up carries a red basket along a path.A grown-up carries a red basket along a path.

  2. Follow the arrows. Point to where they end.

    Read aloud: The arrows on the floor lead the class to one place. Follow them with your finger and point to what is waiting at the end.

    A child follows two floor arrows toward the far end of a room.A child follows two floor arrows toward the far end of a room.

  3. This spills if you tip it. Point to what to carry level.

    Read aloud: One of these spills everywhere if you tip it, so you carry it flat with both hands. Point to it.

    A grown-up spreads bright color across a large sign.A grown-up spreads bright color across a large sign.

  4. Tidy-up time. Point to where the blocks go.

    Read aloud: It is tidy-up time and the blocks are all over the floor. Point to where the blocks go.

    A child kneels beside an open box in a bright room.A child kneels beside an open box in a bright room.

  5. This sign means do not go in. Point to it.

    Read aloud: One of these signs means this way is closed and nobody may go in. Point to it.

    Two panels: a child checks a floor arrow, then reaches a doorway.Two panels: a child checks a floor arrow, then reaches a doorway.

  6. The floor is wet. Point to the sign it needs.

    Read aloud: Somebody spilled water and the floor is slippery. Point to the sign that should be put there.

    A child holds a towel beside a wide wet patch on a hard floor.A child holds a towel beside a wide wet patch on a hard floor.
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About this worksheet

Class rules exist so that twenty small people can move, build and listen in one room without anybody getting hurt or losing their work. A preschooler can usually recite the rule long before they can apply it, especially when they are excited or in a hurry, so every question here puts the rule inside a situation and asks what to do. Each question is read out loud and answered by pointing at a picture, so the child does not have to read the rule in order to follow it. Two ideas run underneath. The first is that a rule has a reason: scissors travel with the points down because of what a fall would do, not because an adult said so. The second is that a sign is a rule somebody wrote down as a picture, which is why the last group asks the child to choose the sign a new situation needs. Rooms word their rules differently. The purposes are the same everywhere: safe bodies, safe materials, and everybody getting a turn to learn.

What your child will learn

  • Answer a class signal by stopping and looking
  • Follow floor arrows to where the class is going next
  • Carry and use classroom tools the safe way
  • Choose the sign a new situation needs

Worked example

Read aloud: the arrows on the floor lead somewhere, so point to what is at the end of them. The child traces the arrows with a finger to the shelves and points to the book. Following the arrows is the routine; knowing where they go is what makes it useful.

Common mistake

Saying the rule correctly and then choosing the unsafe picture, usually because it is the more exciting one. Ask what would happen next, out loud.

Helpful hint

Ask what keeps bodies safe, work safe, and everybody able to hear.

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Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with rules at school?
Saying the rule correctly and then choosing the unsafe picture, usually because it is the more exciting one. Ask what would happen next, out loud.
How can I help my child with rules at school?
Ask what keeps bodies safe, work safe, and everybody able to hear.
Are these preschool social studies worksheets free to print?
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