# Lesson 163: Our family rules

🟡 SOCIAL STUDIES (40 Lessons) • 🟢 A. About Me and My Family

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## Objective

I can name simple family rules and explain how they help us be safe, kind, and fair.

## Materials

- Paper for a family rules card
- Pencils, crayons, markers
- Optional stickers for rules (⭐ 👍 🙂)

## Mini-lesson — Our family rules

Families use rules to help everyone feel safe, cared for, and treated fairly.

Family rules can be about…

- Being safe (no running near roads).
- Being kind (use gentle words).
- Being fair (take turns with toys).
- Helping at home (put things back).

Rules we can say at home

- "We use kind words."
- "We take turns."
- "We help clean up."
- "We listen when someone is talking."

Different homes can have different rules. We respect them.

Picture strip: Family rules poster

## Guided Practice — My rule for home

Create a simple home rule card.

1. Write at the top: "Our family rules".
2. Draw a small picture showing a kind, fair, or safe action.
3. Choose one rule to write below, such as:
   "We help clean up." or "We use kind words."
4. Practise reading the rule aloud.
5. Add a ⭐ or 👍 sticker if you have one.

Tracing Pad
Lines
Trace
Pen

## Practice — Talking about home rules

Share your home rule card with someone at home.

1. Say your rule aloud: "At home, we…"
2. Explain why the rule is helpful.
3. Listen kindly if someone else shares a rule from your home.
4. Say one kind sentence such as "That helps us be safe."

## Quick Check — Family rules

Choose the best answer for safe, kind, and fair rules at home.

1) Why do families have rules?

To make life harder. To help everyone be safe and kind. So no one can play.
Family rules protect everyone.

2) Which sounds like a good rule?

"We clean up our toys." "We never help." "We shout at home."
Helping is part of kindness.

3) Someone is talking. What is respectful?

Shout louder. Walk away. Listen quietly.
Listening shows respect.

4) Which keeps us safe?

Running inside the house. Walking carefully near roads. Throwing things.
We avoid unsafe actions.

5) What is fair?

Taking turns with a toy. Never sharing. Keeping everything.
Fair means everyone gets a turn.

6) What kind rule uses words?

"We shout to win." "We never talk." "We use kind words."
Kind words make peace.

7) Who should follow home rules?

Only children. Everyone at home. No one.
Rules help the whole family.

8) A family rule says "We clean up." What can you do?

Put toys away. Throw things. Make a mess and leave it.
Cleaning helps everyone.

9) What is respectful when rules are different at someone else’s home?

Laugh at their rules. Say your rules are better. Respect their rules.
We respect other homes.

10) What is a good reason to follow rules?

To argue. To keep everyone safe and happy. To be louder.
Rules protect and help us.

## Assessment (parent/teacher)

Student can name at least one home rule. Student can explain why the rule is helpful. Student uses full sentences such as "At home, we…" Student shows respect for different rules in other homes.

## Exit ticket (student)

😀 I can talk about rules that help us at home. 🙂 I know some rules but want more practice. 😅 Talking about rules feels tricky.

#### Next time I will practise…

Saying "At home, we…" Using kind words at home Cleaning up after playing
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