Rules and agreements exist

CONCEPTUAL

Personal & Social Development›Responsible Decision-Making|Ages 5—7|ID: mt_rkrG2w7WXI

Understand why rules and agreements exist — that they help keep people safe, make things fair, and help groups work well together — and follow agreed rules willingly rather than only when being watched

Mastery Evidence

Explain the reason behind at least two rules at home or school
Follow a rule consistently without needing to be reminded or monitored
Describe what would happen if nobody followed the rules in a specific context

Assessment Prompt

“Does [child] follow the class rules or family agreements even when no adult is watching — not because they're scared of punishment but because they understand why the rules matter?”

Curriculum Standards2 alignments

PSPE.INT.P2.CU.2IB PYP Personal, Social and Physical Education (PSPE) Scope and Sequencecodes only

Standard code — full text not included in this dataset.

PSPE.INT.P3.CU.5IB PYP Personal, Social and Physical Education (PSPE) Scope and Sequencecodes only

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Prerequisites2

Vocabulary: making decisions and keeping safe
hardAges 5—8
Right and Wrong Choices
softAges 5—7

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Vocabulary: making decisions and keeping safe hard
Understanding why rules exist requires vocabulary of 'rule', 'safe', and 'fair'
Right and Wrong Choices soft
Understanding rules benefits from knowing right/wrong
- Actions and Their Consequences soft
  Right/wrong benefits from understanding consequences
  - Vocabulary: making decisions and keeping safe hard
    Understanding that actions have consequences requires the vocabulary word 'consequence' as a named concept
- Vocabulary: making decisions and keeping safe hard
  Distinguishing right from wrong requires vocabulary including 'honest', 'fair', 'trust', and 'right and wrong'

Unlocks1

Community Rights and Responsibilities
hardAges 9—11