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Reinforcing Activity

Since this book talks about what games would be like without rules, why not try playing a game without rules? A really fun reinforcing activity is to have students play games such as board games that they would all be fairly familiar with, but have them play without rules. Some of these games may include: High-Ho Cherry-O, Guess Who?, Clue Jr., Monopoly Jr. and Apples to Apples Jr. Tell them they do not have to follow any rules at all when they play. Some groups may revert back to the rules anyway because they are so use to playing by the rules. However, you always have a few kids in each class that is extremely excited to “take over” and play however they want. It would be great to try to mix these kids into each group. That way, at least one student in each group is willing to stray from the rules and make up their own rules as they play. Once you’ve given the students plenty of time to play the games and get a feel for what its like without rules, then have the class come back together and share. Ask them how they felt and how well the games went without rules. This will really get the point across that rules are important for organizational reasons and also to be fair. While you are talking about this, you can also tie-in why rules are important for safety reasons.

Grade 4 Theme: Ohio in the United States Strand: Governement Topic : Roles and Systems of Government Content Statement: 20. A constitution is a written plan for government. Democratic constitutions provide the framework for government in Ohio and the United States.