Rules? Who Needs Rules?

Rules?  Who Needs Rules?

Think about all the things you do each day.
There are rules for many of the things you do.

Do you like rules?

Why do we have rules?

Let's find out about all kinds of rules.

You will learn about rules in sports and games, in every day life, and in our nation.

You will need to use your imagination and what you learn to write about activities without rules, how rules help us, and what rules we have in the United States of America.

If you have time, you will learn about some American symbols.

Games and Sports

Do you like to play a specific game or sport?  I bet it has rules.

Pick a game, such as Sorry or Clue, or pick a sport, such as Basketball or Soccer.  

1. On the Games and Sports: Rules paper in your folder, write the rules for the game or sport.  

2.  Then on the Games and Sports: No Rules paper, write several paragraphs about what would happen if the game or sport you chose was played and none of the rules were followed.  What happens in the game? Who wins and how do they win? Or, can anyone win?

3.  At the bottom of your paper, write why you think we have to follow rules when we play a game.

Everyday Rules

There are rules your teacher and parents want you to follow.
These rules help keep you and other people around you safe, healthy, and happy.

On your Everyday Rules paper write 2 rules from school or home in each category:
2 rules that keep you or others safe
2 rules that keep you or others healthy
2 rules that help you or others be happy

National Rules

Our country has rules that we need to obey and rules the people in government need to obey. These rules are called laws.

These rules are written in the United States Constitution.

You are going to use the following web sites to learn about the U.S. Constitution.

First watch this video from Time for Kids that explains how the Constitution came to be.

Next, read the information on this web page.

Answer the questions on the Constitution page in your folder.

A very important part of the Constitution is known as the Bill of Rights. These are the first ten amendments to the Constitution.

Read an easier to understand version of the Bill of Rights at the website below. Which one of these amendments do you think is the most important?  On your Bill of Rights paper, write the amendment you think is most important and then write why you think this.

Bill of Rights - easier to understand (scroll down a bit to see the numbered amendments)

A Little Extra - U. S. Symbols

The Constitution is one symbol of the United States.  There are many others.  After learning about our symbols, you will choose 2 symbols that interest you. Write about each of symbol and draw a picture of it on the papers in your folder.

Go to this web site to learn about some of our country's symbols.  Click on a picture of a symbol to learn more about it. Once you have finished learning about a symbol, click on the back arrow of the browser to choose another symbol.

You may also watch this video about America's symbols.

Now that you know about some of our symbols, get the papers from your folder and draw a picture and write facts about two of them.

Give all the papers you have done to your teacher.

We hope you enjoyed learning about the different types of rules.