Know Your Rules
What does it mean to be respectful?
A. Doing whatever you want as long as you're quiet
B. Treating people, their ideas, and their belongings with care
C. Always agreeing with everyone
D. Being the first person finished
B. Treating people, their ideas, and their belongings with care
Someone is sharing an answer during a class discussion. What is the respectful choice?
A. Whispering to your friend
B. Interrupting because you know the answer
C. Listening while they speak
D. Making a face if you disagree
C. Listening while they speak
Which student is being responsible?
A. The student who waits for the teacher to remind them about every assignment
B. The student who has everything they need and gets started
C. The student who leaves their work unfinished
D. The student who blames someone else for losing their pencil
B. The student who has everything they need and gets started
Which is a safe choice when walking around the classroom?
A. Running
B. Pushing past people
C. Walking carefully and watching where you're going
D. Sliding between desks
C
You are walking through the hallway instead of running.
What does it mean to be responsible?
A. Making good choices and taking care of your responsibilities
B. Letting someone else fix your mistakes
C. Only doing your work when the teacher is watching
D. Doing the easiest thing first
A. Making good choices and taking care of your responsibilities
Your partner gives an answer that you think is wrong. What could you say?
A. “That's wrong.”
B. “How did you get that answer?”
C. “You clearly weren't listening.”
D. Nothing, because you can't disagree with them.
B. “How did you get that answer?”
You realize you forgot your homework at home. What is the responsible choice?
A. Pretend you did it
B. Blame your parents
C. Be honest with your teacher and take responsibility
D. Say your dog ate it
C. Be honest with your teacher and take responsibility
You need to get a pencil from across the classroom while someone is giving instructions. What is the safest choice?
A. Run across the room quickly
B. Wait until it is an appropriate time or ask permission
C. Crawl under the desks
D. Throw a pencil to yourself
B
You listen while someone else is sharing their idea.
Respectful
What does it mean to be safe at school?
A. Never talking to anyone
B. Making choices that help keep yourself and others physically and emotionally safe
C. Running quickly so you don't bump into people
D. Following safety rules when you're outside
B) Making choices that help keep yourself and others physically and emotionally safe
You are walking around the classroom and accidentally bump into someone's desk. What is the most respectful thing to do?
A. Keep walking
B. Blame them for being in your way
C. Say sorry and make sure they're okay
D. Laugh about it
C. Say sorry and make sure they're okay
You finish your work before everyone else. What is a responsible choice?
A. Find Ms. Ferris and ask what to do next
B. Start talking to your friends
C. Check your work and follow the next instruction
D. Announce loudly that you're finished
C. Check your work and follow the next instruction
You see water spilled on the classroom floor. What should you do?
A. Walk around it and ignore it
B. Jump over it
C. Tell an adult and help keep people away from the area
D. Slide through it
C. Tell an adult and help keep people away from the area
You put your supplies away when you are finished using them.
Responsible
Which of these could be an example of all three classroom rules?
A. Walking quietly to your seat and getting started on your work
B. Stepping over a pencil on the ground so you do not trip
C. Talking while someone else is presenting
D. Leaving your garbage on the floor because the custodian will clean it
A. Walking quietly to your seat and getting started on your work
Which actions show respect during a class discussion?
☐ Listening when someone else is speaking
☐ Waiting your turn
☐ Making fun of an answer you disagree with
☐ Building on someone else's idea
☐ Interrupting because you are excited
Listening, waiting your turn, building on someone's idea
Which are examples of being responsible?
☐ Bringing what you need to class
☐ Taking care of classroom materials
☐ Cleaning up after yourself
☐ Waiting for someone else to remind you to do everything
☐ Asking for help when you need it
☐ Completing your work
Bringing what you need, taking care of materials, cleaning up, asking for help, completing work
Which choices help keep our classroom physically safe?
☐ Walking instead of running
☐ Keeping hands and feet to yourself
☐ Using materials correctly
☐ Throwing objects when you're finished with them
☐ Keeping walkways clear
☐ Following directions during activities
Walking, hands/feet to self, using materials correctly, keeping walkways clear, following directions
You disagree with someone's answer but respond politely.
Respectful
You can be respectful even if you disagree with someone's opinion.
True
False
True
Your friend tells you something embarrassing happened to them at recess. Later, another student asks you what happened. What is the respectful choice?
A. Tell them because it's funny
B. Tell everyone except your friend
C. Keep your friend's information private
D. Make up an even funnier story
C. Keep your friend's information private
You accidentally break a classroom supply while using it. Nobody saw you. What is the responsible choice?
A. Put it back and don't say anything
B. Blame someone else
C. Tell the teacher what happened and help fix the problem
D. Hide it
C. Tell the teacher what happened and help fix the problem
Your friend wants you to climb onto a desk to reach something on a high shelf. They say, “Don't worry, I'll catch you.” What should you do?
A. Try it because your friend will catch you
B. Try it if the teacher isn't looking
C.Tell them no and explain it is not safe
D. Have your friend climb instead
C.Tell them no and explain it is not safe
You are working with a partner. You listen to their ideas, use the materials carefully, and clean up when you're finished.
All 3! Respectful , Responsilbe & Safe