Title of lesson: The Absence of Rules and Laws

Type of lesson: Whole group/Center

Standards:
SS.1.C.1 Explain the purpose of rules and laws in the school and community.
SS.1.CG.1.2 Describe how the absence of rules and laws impacts individuals and the
community. 

 Students will provide examples of rules and laws in their lives and in the community.
 Students will recognize that disorder, injustice, and harm to people can occur when there
is an absence of rules and laws. 

LAFS.1.RL.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in text.

Objectives: The students will be able to identify the consequences of not having rules and laws
in a school/community.

Materials:
MDR Bros. Education Channel- Why rules are important? https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=WB3zolACjuI

Book- What if everybody did that? By Ellen Javernick https://www.amazon.com/What-If-

Everybody-Did-That/dp/0761456864/ref=asc_df_0761456864/?tag=hyprod-
20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312242453238&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10329886966612883
932&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1015042&hvt
argid=pla-435517955885&psc=1

Procedures:
Watch the MDR Bros. Education Channel Video on why rules are important.

Afterwards read What if everybody did that?

Students will then do prepare to pair and share. They will get with a partner and share what they
learned from the video and story. To facilitate discussion, you can write prompts on the board.
For example, what is one rule/law that you follow every day? What would happen if you didn’t?

Evaluation: Students will be evaluated on what they have learned through a class discussion.
Once the students have finished their pair and share, I will gather everyone to the carpet. I will
ask them the same discussion question. I will also ask them what they recall specifically from the
book (examples or facts)

Resources:

[MDR Bros. Education Channel]. (2020, October 25). Why rules are important? [Video]. YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB3zolACjuI