After a short play and Constitution writing activity, all students will understand the importance of rules in the classroom as well as in their community. Teachers will return to the classroom and debrief students by discussing the play.
Students examine each rule using their criteria.
You may want to consider the following questions in developing criteria. Students and teacher vote to accept or reject rules for the constitution. Students and teacher develop procedures for changing classroom rules. Each member of the class, including the teacher, signs the classroom constitution. Students should understand that their signatures represent a commitment to obey the rules set forth in the constitution.