My world and community
Map My Classroom
Draw a bird’s-eye map of your classroom with a key and a compass rose.
Thinking sheet · My world and community
Rules Are Everywhere
Find a rule at home, at school and at the park. Why does each one exist?
- Grades
- K–3
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Kids practice
- rules and reasons, safety, civics
What kids do
“Rules are everywhere! Find one in each place and say why it’s there.”
- At home
- At school
- At the park
- A rule I would add, and why:
How to run it
- Write the rule under each drawing.
- Ask “who made it?” and “who does it protect?”
- Talk about fair and unfair rules.
Talk about it
- What happens without rules?
- Which rule is most important?
- Can rules change?
Take it further
Write rules for a game you invent.
Pairs well with
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
More thinking sheets
My world and community
Me on the Map
Zoom out from your street to your town, your country, your continent and the whole planet.
My world and community
Who Helps Our Town?
Draw six community helpers at work and write how each one keeps the town running.
My world and community
When I Grow Up
Draw yourself at a job you might love, with the uniform, tools and workplace.
Free for teachers
Get the free Classroom Drawing Kit
12 printable pages: six step-by-step lessons, a grid activity, draw-and-write sheets and teacher notes, sent with your welcome email. After that, new classroom printables by email.