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rules
By Kate

This is my 5th year in 5th grade. I usually have just 5 rules and keep in simple. My room has a patriotic theme so I have looked for new ways to present them. With it being election year I plan to put over the rules, "Elect
Good Behavior".
A friend also gave me this statement based on the Preamble perhaps you can use it with your idea:
We the students of Mrs. _______'s class at ________ school in order to protect ourselves and our property, have a better classroom, and help each other learn, listen and have fun, will complete our work and keep a safe, clean classroom and do promise to follow

these rules.
I will be put this on a poster and have all the students sign it.
Also on the internet I found this idea:
Here is a unique way to display your rules in your classroom rather than just writing them on a piece of poster board. First, draw a puzzle. You should have one more puzzle piece than the number of rules you have. For example, if you have five rules then draw your puzzle with six pieces. (One piece needs to be directly in the middle of the puzzle.) After drawing the puzzle, run it off on transparency film (paper). Use an overhead projector to make it the size suitable for the area that you post your rules. It is really cute to do each puzzle piece a different color. Write a class rule in each puzzle piece. Save the center piece for writing "Good Behavior Completes the Puzzle." For durability, you can laminate it to use year after year!
I will use the puzzle idea when introducing the rules instead of reading them to the class, I thought I would have them printed on a piece of paper cut into a puzzle and let the children in pairs put the puzzle together--then discuss them.