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Preschool Rules at School Worksheet

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Rules at School

Preschool - Social Studies - On Level

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  1. The signal is a picture, not a sound. Point to it.

    Read aloud: Some classes hold up a picture instead of ringing a bell, and the class stops when they see it. Point to the part of you that catches it.

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

  2. Arrows to the art table. Point to what waits there.

    Read aloud: The floor arrows lead the class to the art table. Point to what is waiting on that table.

    A child follows four floor arrows toward a table set up for art.A child follows four floor arrows toward a table set up for art.

  3. Wet hands after paint. Point to what you use.

    Read aloud: You have finished painting and your hands are covered. Point to the thing you use before you touch anything else.

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

  4. Blocks in one place, books in another. Point to books.

    Read aloud: At tidy-up time the blocks go in the tub and the books go somewhere else. Point to where the books go.

    A child follows three floor arrows toward a corner filled with shelves.A child follows three floor arrows toward a corner filled with shelves.

  5. Lights on the pole tell you to wait. Point to it.

    Read aloud: On the walk to the park, a tall pole with colored lights tells everybody when to wait and when to walk. Point to it.

    A small picture map with two places and a path between them, and no words.A map showing , , .schoolpark

  6. A fire drill is practice. Point to what puts fires out.

    Read aloud: A fire drill is practice for leaving safely. Point to the red thing on the wall that grown-ups use on a small fire.

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