Why We Have Rules Reading Comprehension

Kindergarten Social StudiesRules and Responsibilities4 pages

About this worksheet

The Block Center Rules is a read-aloud story about Room 3, where towers keep crashing because kids run too fast. Mr. Tom tells the class "Rules keep us safe," and Mia and Leo suggest walking and building far from the door. Kindergartners answer five picture or two-choice questions, then draw what recess would look like with no rules and name one safety rule from their own room. The 4-page sheet supports C3 Framework D2.Civ.3.K-2 and D2.Civ.11.K-2. The answer key covers all seven questions.

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Why We Have Rules Reading Comprehension: Rules and Responsibilities - page 1
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Curriculum objectives covered

D2.Civ.3.K-2

“Explain the need for and purposes of rules in various settings inside and outside of school.”

Questions 3, 4, and 6, which ask what rules do in the block center and what would go wrong at recess without them.

D2.Civ.11.K-2

“Explain how people can work together to make decisions in the classroom.”

The story itself, where the class talks in a circle and agrees together on the walking and building rules.

What's inside this worksheet

The Block Center Rules story

A short read-aloud about Room 3's block center, in which the class sits in a circle, agrees on new rules, and writes them on a poster.

What Happened

Students circle the crashing tower as the problem, pick "Sad and mad" for how friends felt, and choose "They keep us safe and fair" for what rules do.

Think About It

Question 4 asks why Mia said the class should walk, and question 5 asks students to circle the picture of kids following the new rules.

Your Turn

Students draw a recess problem that could happen without rules and write or dictate one classroom safety rule.

Answer key

Answers for questions 1 to 5, with guidance for the drawing and sample rules such as "walk" and "hands to self."

How teachers use it

Read it twice

Read the story once for enjoyment and once with the questions in hand. Kindergartners find question 4 much easier on the second pass.

Make your own poster

Copy Room 3's idea and write your block center rules on chart paper with the class. Students can then compare their poster with the one in the story.

Scribe question 7

Most students can say a rule but not write it. Sit with small groups and write their answer under the space while they watch.

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