Who makes the rules?
Identify who makes and reviews rules in the school and local community (e.g. the principal, school council, student representative council, families, local council) and how students can take part in making or changing a rule
Lesson
Set out your lesson
“Who makes the rules? means naming who makes and reviews school/community rules and how students can take part. We will practise once together, then check a fresh example.”
Bring to the table
- Rule-maker cards: principal, school council, families, local council
- Student voice card
Extra for the adult
Worked example. Principals, councils, and families help make and review rules. Students can take part by sharing ideas through student voice paths.
Optional challenge. For Who makes the rules?, name how students can take part.
What to notice. Keep one parent note: rule-makers named; student voice; support used. This session samples rule-makers, not mastery of civics.
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Who makes the rules? means naming who makes and reviews school/community rules and how students can take part. We will practise once together, then check a fresh example.
Spend about 12 minutes matching rule-makers, naming a student voice path, then checking one fresh match.
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Ready Kids
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Ready Kids supports Who makes the rules?. An adult previews and guides; this is a learning page, not a scored quiz.
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Before you openAsk the learner one fact they learned and one question they still have.
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Check understanding
- Name who makes three school or community rules (e.g. the principal sets the hat rule, the student council suggests playground rules, the council sets dog-leash rules)
- Explain how a student representative council or class meeting can suggest a new rule or a change to a rule
- Take part in making or reviewing a class rule and explain the process used
“Does your child know who makes the rules at school and in your town — like the principal, the student council or the local council — and how kids can suggest a change?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Personal & Social Development
- Domain
- Responsible Decision-Making
- Age range
- Ages 8–9
Standards