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Classroom management printable · Classroom rules and expectations
Rules at Home and at School
A Venn diagram comparing rules at home and rules at school, with sentence starters to explain one rule that is the same in both places.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–3
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Classroom expectations, Safe and kind choices, Shared responsibility, Problem solving
What kids do
“Some rules are the same at home and at school. Some are different. Sort rules into the Venn diagram.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Write rules in each part of the Venn diagram.
- A rule that is the same at home and at school is… It matters because…
- Why might a rule be different at home and at school?
Teacher tip
Talk about how some rules are the same in every place, like being kind and safe.
How to use it
- Write the rules together in the first weeks of school so kids own them.
- Keep rules short and positive: say what to do, not what not to do.
- Fill one in with the class the first time so kids see what a finished one looks like.
Watch for
Too many rules. Keep the list to three to five that cover most situations.
Talk about it
- What does following this rule look like?
- How can this help you be ready to learn?
Take it further
Make a class book or poster of the rules and post it where everyone can see it.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
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