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1st grade · Social Studies · Unit 14 of 15

Rules, Laws & Leaders

Why we have rules and who leads

What your child practices

Why homes, schools and communities have rules and laws, the people in charge at home and school, and what a mayor, the governor and the president do.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) teks student expectation: 1.10(A); 1.10(B); 1.11(A); 1.11(B) · rules and laws, authority figures, and the roles of public officials

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. A rule made by a government is a law.
  2. A mayor leads a city. The governor works in Austin.
  3. Rules keep us safe and stop fights.

Example: A rule made by a government is called a… Governments make rules for everyone. These rules are laws. Answer: law

Rules, Laws & Leaders in Texas

In the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), this is unit 14 of 15 in 1st grade Social Studies, after Texas on the Map and before Families Near & Far.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Who is in charge at home?

    • the dog
    • the baby
    • parents or caregivers
    • the mail carrier

  2. Question 2

    Who makes the rules in a classroom?

    • the class fish
    • the teacher
    • the bus driver
    • a visitor

  3. Question 3

    Who is in charge of a school?

    • a parent
    • the principal
    • a mail carrier
    • a student

  4. Question 4

    A police officer's job is to…

    • bake bread
    • keep people safe
    • teach math
    • fix teeth

  5. Question 5

    Which is a rule at school?

    • shout in class
    • climb on desks
    • run in the hallway
    • walk in the hallway

  6. Question 6

    How are a rule and a law alike?

    • both tell people what to do
    • both are games
    • both are only for kids
    • both are songs

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