Lesson Plan: Rule Creation

Kindergarten
Megan Kennedy

Standard:
o

N/A

Content Objective: Students will learn

Language Objective: Students will

and comprehend the classroom rules

and procedures by completing the
classroom chart and signing it.

learn new classroom terminology.

Examples: Body Basics, Respect,
Honesty, and Community.

Materials:

Paper
Markers
Anchor Chart
Stapler
Poster Board

Instructional Plan:
o Students will gather and sit in a
circle on the magic carpet at the
front of the classroom.
o Teacher will hold a whole group
discussion on why rules are
important and why we should
have classroom rules.
o Students will create their own
classroom rules and teacher will
write them on the anchor chart.
o Every student will sign the
classroom rules.
o Teacher will hang the classroom
rules up in the front so students
can be reminded if they forget.
Discourse:
Conclude by asking the students to sit
back at the magic carpet. Ask students
to put their thinking caps on and think
of a good place to hang the poster in
the classroom.
(If there is many different spots
students are choosing, pick top three

Getting Ready:
Teacher: Hakuna
Students: Matata!
Teacher: Kindergartners we are
going to go over our classroom
rules. Who knows what rules are.
Student: A rule is what tells you
what you can or cannot do in the
classroom.
Teacher: Thats right! Why do
you think we follow rules?
Student: They keep us safe.
Teacher: Thats right! Rules keep
us safe, lets discuss why rules are
important.
Task:
(I Do)
Teacher: What happens if the
rules are not followed? Or
somebody breaks them?
Student: Someone might get
hurt.
Teacher: Someone could get
very hurt. You see we do not have
rules to be mean, we have rules to
keep us safe at school. Does
anyone know what body basics

and have students take a vote.)

Evaluation: Observe whether students

comprehend what rules mean and why
they are important. If students can
partner share good ideas for classroom
rules and if each student participates
and brainstorming the classroom rules
and signs the poster they have
comprehended the lesson

are?
Student: Keep hands to
yourself?
Teacher: Yes, we keep hands
and feet to ourselves and we keep
our own personal space. We
should not be touching anything or
anyone when body basics are
happening. We should be
responsible. We should be
respectful and we should be kind.
(We Do)
Teacher: Class I would like you
to turn to your elbow partner and
share with them what you think
some of our classroom rules
should be?
Student: I think it should say
lets be kind to one another.
Teacher: I think being kind is a
great rule to have. Anymore
ideas?
Student: I think we should
apologize if we make a mistake.
Teacher: I think writing
forgiveness and apologizing would
be great rules to add.
Student: I think we should tell
each other good job!
Teacher: I think encouraging
each other is another great rule.
Lets start writing these down.
(Model writing down classroom
rules on the anchor chart).
(You Do)
Teacher: I would like each of you
to come up and sign the poster if
you support the rules the class has
come up with. But remember to be
respectful of each other and to use
body basics when lining up to
write your name on our poster.
Think we can do it?

Students: Yes we can!

Teacher: Great, lets begin!