Creating class rules: A beginning to creating community
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=136
A lesson plan for grades K–2 English Language Arts and Social Studies
In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students are led through a discussion designed to establish goals and needs for the classroom. Their ideas are charted on two lists: “Why Are We Here?” and “What We Need.” These two charts become the classroom rules, to be returned to often throughout the year as needs change.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
English Language Arts (2004)
Grade 1
- Goal 2: The learner will develop and apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
- Objective 2.07: Respond and elaborate in answering what, when, where, and how questions.
- Goal 4: The learner will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written, and visual texts.
- Objective 4.04: Extend skills in using oral and written language:
- clarifying purposes for engaging in communication.
- using clear and precise language to paraphrase messages.
- engaging in more extended oral discussions.
- producing written products.
- completing graphic organizers.
- Objective 4.04: Extend skills in using oral and written language:
Grade 2
- Goal 4: The learner will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written, and visual texts.
- Objective 4.04: Use oral communication to identify, organize, and analyze information.
- Objective 4.05: Respond appropriately when participating in group discourse by adapting language and communication behaviors to the situation to accomplish a specific purpose.
Social Studies (2003)
Kindergarten
- Goal 2: The learner will identify and exhibit qualities of responsible citizenship in the classroom, school, and other social environments.
- Objective 2.04: Analyze classroom problems and suggest fair solutions.
