SS.1.CG.1.2

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Describe how the absence of rules and laws impacts individuals and the community.

Clarifications

Clarification 1: Students will provide examples of rules and laws in their lives and in the community.

Clarification 2: Students will recognize that disorder, injustice and harm to people can occur when there is an absence of rules and laws.

General Information
Subject Area: Social Studies
Grade: 1
Strand: Civics and Government
Standard: Foundations of Government, Law and the American Political System
Date Adopted or Revised: 05/24
Status: State Board Approved

Related Courses

This benchmark is part of these courses.
5021030: Social Studies Grade 1 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))
7721012: Access Social Studies - Grade 1 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2018, 2018 - 2023, 2023 and beyond (current))

Related Access Points

Alternate version of this benchmark for students with significant cognitive disabilities.
SS.1.CG.1.AP.2: Recognize the effects of when rules or laws are not followed.

Related Resources

Vetted resources educators can use to teach the concepts and skills in this benchmark.

Lesson Plans

Coding Community Rules Part 1:

Students will be introduced to Scratch and why rules are important. On Scratch, students will log in, choose a sprite, and select the community location they will focus on for their project in this integrated unit. This is part 1 of a 3 lesson unit.

Type: Lesson Plan

Rules and Laws in My Community: Coding Part 2:

Students will create a simple Scratch coding program to explain a rule within their school community. Students will upload a digital photo for the background, choose Sprites and write and voice their own narration.

Type: Lesson Plan

What If Everybody Broke the Rules? Part 2:

Students will analyze the main character’s actions, connect the character’s irresponsible character traits to responsible character traits, and create a scenario in which people can act responsibly by following the rules within the school community, in this integrated ELA and Civics lesson.

This is part 2 of a 3 part series based on the book What If Everybody Did That?

Type: Lesson Plan

What If Everybody Broke the Rules? Part 1:

Students will describe the main character using adjectives, determine if his actions throughout the community are responsible or irresponsible, and generate a list of responsible citizenship traits, in this integrated ELA and Civics lesson plan.

This is part 1 of 3 in a series of lessons based on the book What If Everybody Did That?

Type: Lesson Plan

What Would Happen Without Rules or Laws?:

In this lesson plan, students will explore the presence and function of rules and laws in their lives. They will provide examples of how rules and laws impact individuals and why we all have a responsibility to support the safety and happiness of the community.

Type: Lesson Plan

No Rules:

Students will describe how not having rules and laws impacts both the community and number order when they compare numbers with and without place value rules.

Type: Lesson Plan

Rules and Laws In My Community: Coding Part 1:

Students will explore the differences between rules and laws within their community. After participating in whole group discussions and sharing examples of rules and laws, students will be tasked with planning a Scratch program that exemplifies a rule being followed at school. Students will use available technology for appropriate images to be used in their Scratch coding project. This lesson is part one of a series. The series covers the planning and creation of a block code project using Scratch programming.

Type: Lesson Plan

Original Student Tutorial

Base Ten System - Why We Have Rules:

Explore the history of some counting systems and learn why rules are needed, even in math, with this video.

Type: Original Student Tutorial

Teaching Idea

Grade 1 Civics Family Guide: Standard 1:

This Grade 1 Civics Family Guide provides some ideas and activities to support civics education when at home, out and about, and in the community. The activities provided align to the civics learning benchmarks within Standard 1 at this grade level.

Type: Teaching Idea

STEM Civics Tutorials and Videos - Grades K-12

Base Ten System - Why We Have Rules:

Explore the history of some counting systems and learn why rules are needed, even in math, with this video.

Student Resources

Vetted resources students can use to learn the concepts and skills in this benchmark.

Original Student Tutorial

Base Ten System - Why We Have Rules:

Explore the history of some counting systems and learn why rules are needed, even in math, with this video.

Type: Original Student Tutorial

Parent Resources

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Teaching Idea

Grade 1 Civics Family Guide: Standard 1:

This Grade 1 Civics Family Guide provides some ideas and activities to support civics education when at home, out and about, and in the community. The activities provided align to the civics learning benchmarks within Standard 1 at this grade level.

Type: Teaching Idea