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Why do we have rules and laws?

Interact Discovery Sheets Social ScienceYears 1-4

By Julie Owen

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ContentsIntroduction

Key Competencies, Habit of Character, Habit of Mind

Big Idea, Key Understanding, Focus Question

Recall School Rules

Recall The Ten Commandments

Recall My Family Rules

Recall True or False?

Raise Questions Our Questions

Research 1.0 What are rules and laws?

Rules, Rules, Rules

Rules and Laws

It’s the Law

Research 2.0 Who makes rules and laws for us?

Ruler for a Day

Rule Makers and Rule Breakers

Research 3.0 How do people makes rules and laws for our local community?

Laws that Help Us

Research 4.0 What happens if people choose to disobey rules and laws?

A Good Citizen

Good Citizens

Disobedient or Not?

Reason Thinking About Rules and Laws

Reason Talking About Rules and Laws

Reflect Follow the Leader

Reflect Following God’s Lead

Reflect God’s Law of Love

Respond Praying for Our Leaders

Respond Rules are Cool!

Respond Making a Difference

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IntRoDUCtIonWhy do we have rules and laws? This Interact Teacher Manual forms part of the theme, God is calling us to walk with him.

Life is full of rules and laws. Many are unwritten customs that have existed for as long as we can remember, while others have been negotiated in groups with whom we interact; still others have been dictated for us by those who have been given the responsibility to make decisions on our behalf. Whether we have been part of the process of formulating them or not, we follow rules and laws because they have been designed to help us.

As children, we first learn to listen and live in relationship through loving and obeying our parents or caregivers. We learn obedience by choosing to obey rules, just as the children of Israel learned through the Ten Commandments. As we grow up, we begin to understand the big ideas behind the rules.

Rules and laws remind us to consider how we can help each other. If people lived by God’s law of love, there would be no need for rules and laws - but because we are often selfish or unthinking, they help us to remember what is valuable to God, to other people, and to our environment. God calls to us to follow his law of love. (John 13:34-35)

The origin of the word obey actually means to hear, or listen towards. When we hear, or listen towards others, our actions are not robotic and unthinking, but based in relationship. Those who learn to listen towards God, become the best leaders.

As we consider why we need rules and laws, may our understanding of God’s leadership grow. It better than even the best human leadership in every way. God leads us by calling us to walk with him.


KEY COMPETENCIES | HABIT OF CHARACTER | HABIT OF MIND

Kthe key competencies are:

Managing selfUnderstanding language, symbols and text

Mthe habit of mind focus is:

Managing Impulsivity

Cthe habit of character focus is:

obedience


BIG IDEA | KEY UNDERSTANDING | FOCUS QUESTION

IQthe focus question is:

Why do we need rules and laws?

Uthe key understanding is:

Leaders in our school, community or

country make rules and laws to help us

Plan

ningthe big idea is:

God is calling us to walk with him

School Rules

Everywhere we go, there are rules to follow!

Some rules are for keeping people safe. Some are to show love or respect for people.

Other rules have been made so that we can look after the things that we own

and the places that we share.

List some school or class rules that you remember, and then add these colours to show that

you understand how each rule helps us:

Put a red circle around the rules that are about safety

Put a blue circle around the rules that are about love or respect

Put a green circle around the rules that are about caring for property and places

KEEP OFF THE

GRASS PLEASEthank you

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The Ten Commandments

God gave the people of Israel some rules about how they should live.

Unscramble the words in the sentences below, and then circle whether the rule reminds

about loving God or loving others.

1. Put God trifs ________________________________ God / Others

2. Whipsor ___________________________ God only God / Others

3. Use God’s name with crepest ________________ God / Others

4. Keep God’s day lyho _________________________ God / Others

5. Respect your starenp _______________________ God / Others

6. Don’t drumer _______________________________ God / Others

7. Be halituff _______________________ in marriage God / Others

8. Don’t laste __________________________________ God / Others

9. Don’t tell sile _________________________________ God / Others

10. Don’t yevn _____________________________others God / Others

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My Family Rules

Most families have rules. They are not usually written down like the rules at school,

but you know what they are. Some of the rules might be about the way you should behave,

or perhaps about where you can go. Sometimes there is a punishment for breaking the rules

at home, because our parents want us to understand how to live well.

Write about and draw some of your family rules under the headings below.

Family rules about how to look after myself

This is me following the rule about



Family rules about how to look after others

Family rules about how to look after things

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2.

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True or False?

Answer True or False to the following statements about rules and laws.

We don’t need rules in our homes. TRUE/FALSE

All countries have laws. TRUE/FALSE

God wants us to do what we feel like doing. TRUE/FALSE

Police Officers make laws. TRUE/FALSE

Police Officers wear blue uniforms. TRUE/FALSE

Police Officers wear their uniforms all the time. TRUE/FALSE

Police Officers are allowed to punish people. TRUE/FALSE

If we had more Police Officers, people would not do anything wrong. TRUE/FALSE

Because God is kind, He doesn’t want anyone to be punished. TRUE/FALSE

We need rules in our community. TRUE/FALSE

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Our Questions

Write some questions about rules and laws

by writing words on the lines provided.

What rules and laws?

What rules and laws?

When rules and laws?

When rules and laws?

Who rules and laws?

Who rules and laws?

Why rules and laws?

Why rules and laws?

Where rules and laws?

Where rules and laws?

How rules and laws?

How rules and laws?

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WHY DO WE HAvE RULES AND LAWS?

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Kkey areas of investigation

We are investigating:What are rules and laws?1.0

Rules, Rules, Rules

Wherever people live or work together, there are rules to help them live well.

What is a rule? ___________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Draw or write about these rules:

A rule you followed at home this morning

A rule you obeyed at school today

A rule you observed on the way to school today

A rule you will use this afternoon

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Rules and Laws

Which of these are rules, and which are laws?

Colour yellow the boxes that name a rule.

Colour the boxes purple that describe a law.

Rules and laws are different because ______________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

RULES

You must

stop at a red traffic light

You must

not take things that

do not belong to you

You must not damage

someone else’s property

You must not attack another person

You must wear your seatbelt when the car is moving

You must not kick the ball

in golf or netball

You must

wear a school uniform

You must not speak rudely to others

You must line up

outside your classroom

You must cross at the

pedestrian crossing

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It’s the Law

What is a law? ___________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

In the boxes below, draw or write about four laws that people in our country must follow.

Explain how the laws help people and what happens when people do not obey the law.

How this law helps people

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________________________________________

What happens when people do not obey

this law

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________________________________________


________________________________________

________________________________________


this law

________________________________________

________________________________________


________________________________________

________________________________________


this law

________________________________________

________________________________________


________________________________________

________________________________________


this law

________________________________________

________________________________________




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We are investigating:Who makes rules and laws for us?2.0

Ruler for a Day

Imagine that you were in charge for a day!

Write your ideas in the shapes below.

The people who would have

to follow my rules would be …

My rules would be that everyone

must ...

If people did not obey my rules then ...

I think that being in charge

for the day would be ...

My rules would be good rules because ...

If I were in charge for the

day I would feel …

My title would be

but people

should call me

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A Summary of the Story of Esther

The Main Character:

The Goal:

The Problem:

The Resolution:

The Theme:

Draw a picture of two parts of the story here:

Use the questions in ‘Questions about the Story of Esther’ tosummarise the story in paragraphs under the followingheadings:


Rule Makers and Rule BreakersCons

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for breaking

our rules

Some

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our rules

Some of

our rules

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our rules

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We are investigating:How do people makes rules and laws for our local community?

3.0

Laws that Help Us

Our country has laws that help and protect people and places.

Members of Parliament, government employees, police officers, inspectors,

and judges all care for, help or make our country safer or fairer for everyone.

Cut out the squares below and use them to help your discussion about that

our government provides for people and places in our country.

footpaths and walking

tracks

street signs

telephone connections

pollution laws

museums

roads

railways

animals

electricity

building permits

libraries

rivers

police stations

parking

land use

hospitals

rubbish collection

transport

swimming pools

drains

sports fields

postal services

hygiene laws

playgrounds




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We are investigating:What happens if people choose to disobey rules and laws?

4.0

A Good Citizen

Answer True or False to the following statements about good citizens.

A good citizen obeys the law. TRUE/FALSE

A good citizen throws his rubbish out of the car window. TRUE/FALSE

A good citizen will help other people. TRUE/FALSE

A good citizen helps to keep his/her town tidy. TRUE/FALSE

A good citizen tries to make the world a better place. TRUE/FALSE

A good citizen only does what he/she wants to do. TRUE/FALSE

A good citizen is honest. TRUE/FALSE

A good citizen looks the other way when someone else is in trouble. TRUE/FALSE

A good citizen can be trusted. TRUE/FALSE

A good citizen does his/her part in making his/her community a safe place to live. TRUE/FALSE


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City DaysList things that you would see in the city

TransportJobs

Buildings

Places to EatTypes ofHouses

Entertainment

Good Citizens

A citizen is someone who belongs to a community, a town, city or a country

because he or she lives there. In our country, citizens vote for their leaders in government

will make laws for everyone. People who are good citizens show concern for others by

obeying laws that have been made to help and protect people and their environment.

What kinds of things might a good citizen do? _____________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

The Bible gives us some guidelines about how to be good citizens. Read the verses below

and then answer the questions.

Romans 13:1-2What is an ‘authority’? ____________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Where do our ‘authorities’ come from?_____________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

How should good citizens treat ‘authorities’? ______________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Titus 3:1- 2What does it mean ‘to be subject’? ________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

How should good citizens act? ____________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

1 Peter 2:13-14, 17Who are some authorities that citizens should obey? _______________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Why should citizens obey them? __________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

How should citizens treat each other? _____________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

For you to think about:Christians are citizens of another place. Where is it? ________________________________________

The ‘law of love’ is the most important rule for Christians to follow. Read John 13: 34-35. How

does following this law help Christians to be good citizens? ________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________


Disobedient or Not?

Is it ever good to disobey? In both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible,

we read of people who loved God and yet made the choice to disobey the law.

In the box below, write what the apostle Paul and his friends said when they were asked

why they were not following the law that had been set.

______________________________________________________________________________________

Acts 5:29

Research to complete the diagrams below.

Daniel and his friends

Paul and his friends

What law they disobeyed

What law they disobeyed

What the consequences

were

What the consequences

were


Thinking About Rules & Laws

Most rules and laws exist to help us keep safe and happy,

or to protect our environment so that all can enjoy living there.

When people obey rules and laws, the result can help everyone.

When people disobey rules and laws, the consequences can affect everyone.

Complete the table about the consequences when people obey or disobey

particular rules or laws.

Rules and Laws

When People Obey

When People Disobey

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Talking about Rules and Laws

A leader is someone whom others follow True / False

Leaders can be good or bad True / False

God does not care if we obey or True / False disobey those who are in authority

When Jesus was growing up, he was True / False sometimes disobedient to his parents

If you are obedient, nothing will ever True / False go wrong for you

People who are obedient are usually True / False happier than those who are disobedient

It is not being disobedient if no one True / False sees what you did

Obeying your teacher is like obeying your parents, because they both have True / False the responsibility of caring for you

You should never question a rule or a law True / False

People are always punished for disobedience True / False

We should obey good rules and laws to True / False show our love for God

Circle true or false after each

of the statements below,

and then explain the reasons

for your choice to a partner.

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Wisdom from ProverbsRead the following proverbs and summarise in your own words whatthey are saying.

Prov 10:4

Prov 10:23

Prov 11:28

Prov 12:15

Prov 12:17

Prov 13:10

Prov 13:20

Prov 14:9

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Wisdom from ProverbsRead the following proverbs and summarise in your own words whatthey are saying.

Prov 10:4

Prov 10:23

Prov 11:28

Prov 12:15

Prov 12:17

Prov 13:10

Prov 13:20

Prov 14:9

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You and I

Curly Hair

Susanna Some Freckles

Straight Hair

Eli

Johan No Freckles

Curly Hair

Wavy Hair

Straight Hair

Blue Eyes

Fair Skin

Olive Skin

Dark Skin

RedYellow

DrawingPlaying Ball

Games

Making Things

Watching TV

BlueGreen

Brown EyesHazel Eyes

Long HairShoulder LengthHairShort Hair

Diane

Now write the names of friends in the boxes to show their favourite colours and theirfavourite activities.

God loves everyone. He has made each one of us in avery special way. Can you write the names of friends inthe table who have the following features?

Here is an example for you:

Follow the Leader

Read the following statements.

If you agree with the statement, follow the leader’s instruction. If you disagree, do not follow the leader’s instruction.

Colour my hair blue

Draw a hat on my head

Draw some freckles on my nose

Make my eyes brown

Make my smile bigger

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Developing WisdomWhile reading books this term, choose at least one question from each section below toanswer about your book. Answers to questions should be referred back to a reason

based on the text.

“A simple man believes anything but a prudent man gives thought to his steps.” (see Proverbs 14:15)

A Wise Person Will:Draw Inferences From What He/She Hears and ReadsWhat do I think the story is really about? What makes me think that?What probably happened before the story?What might happen next?What does the author mean by this? What makes me think this?What does this information suggest?

Interpret the Mood of the TextWhat is the mood of this part of the story? What does the mood of the story tell me?What descriptive words (similes, metaphors, figures of speech) is the author using to create mood?

Learn from His Reading Is there a lesson to be learned from this story? What is it?What does God’s Word say about issues raised in this story/text?What is the problem of one of the characters in the story?How did he/she try to solve his/her problem?What do I think the main character learned from this event?How might Jesus have solved this problem?Do I have a problem like anyone in the story? What is it?Do I understand my problem better from reading this? How?What can I do about this problem?Do I realise something about myself that I didn’t know before?Is there some action or behaviour in the story that I didn’t like or would never do?What was it and why wouldn’t I do it?What character in this story would I not like to be? Why?If I could change anything about this story, what would I change?

A Wise Person Discerns Exaggeration from the TruthSome words that give us a clue about whether something might be exaggerated include“all” when “some” would be more appropriate. Is the author or character exaggerating? What makes me think this?

God does not care how we treat him

God has not make it clear how people

are to behave

God cares about the way we treat

other people

The Ten Commandments that God gave Moses are good for everyone

to follow

God can be trusted as our leader

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Following God’s Lead

When we love and care for others, we do not have to think so hard about how to follow rules

and laws. Read Ephesians 6:1-9 and Colossians 3:22-25. Share your ideas about the following:

Loving our parents

How can you demonstrate your love for parents?

What kinds of actions do not show love for your parents?

Slaves and Masters

Who might we consider to be ‘slaves’ and ‘masters’ in our culture?

Respecting our teachers

How can you demonstrate respect for your teachers?

What kinds of actions do not show respect for your teachers?

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God’s Law of Love

Many of the people who lived in Jesus’ time thought that they had to

work hard to follow rules and laws in order to please God.

Jesus told them that they should just focus on just one, new rule:

“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” John 13:34

If everyone followed this rule, then:

People would not have to _________________________________________________________________

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Children could ___________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Everybody would be able to ______________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

No one would ____________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

You would see ___________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

You would not see ________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

I also think that:___________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

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Love

People I love

Wheredoeslovecomefrom?

Places I love

FeelingsIhavewhensomeone is loving to me

Things I love

Feelings I have when I love others

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Praying for Our Leaders

God has given us many people to care for us, and to make decisions about

how to help and protect us. Write some prayers below that you could pray for those

who have this responsibility.

A leader in my family or school:___________________________________________________

Dear God,

A leader in my community: ______________________________________________________

Dear God,

A leader in my country: __________________________________________________________

Dear God,

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Rules are Cool!

Rules and laws are needed wherever people live and work together – in small groups such

as families or sports teams, in larger groups such as classes or schools, or in big groups of

people such as communities or nations.

In my family, a rule that is really important for everyone to follow is ___________________________

______________________________. This is because ____________________________________________

__________. I can lead the way by making sure that I _______________________________________ .

At my school, a rule that is really important for everyone to follow is _________________________

________________________________. This is because __________________________________________

____________. I can lead the way by making sure that I _____________________________________ .

In my community, a law that is really important for everyone

to follow is ______________________________________________

___________. This is because _____________________________

_________________________. I can lead the way

by making sure that I _________________________

_____________________________________________________________ .

In my country, it would be great if everyone ____________________

_______________________. This is because ______________________

________________________________. I can lead the way by

making sure that I ______________________________________

_____________________________________________________ .

I can lead the way!

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Making a Difference

In the box below, describe a situation, draw a picture or paste a photograph

of something that is happening at your school or in your community,

which could be improved if everyone followed a rule or law.

What rule or law is being ignored by some people to create this problem?

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

If everyone followed a certain rule or law, how would it make a difference to this situation?

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

How could you help to make people aware of the problem, and the way in which they could

help to make a difference?

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

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