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From Rules to Laws: Who Makes Them and Where They Apply

with Sage

Sage the wise owl perches on a tall signpost, wing pointing to three glowing signs reading Home, Classroom, and Whole Town, while children walk a sunny street below.

Define a law as a rule made by the government for everyone in a place.
Compare laws with personal rules and classroom rules.
Identify who makes each kind of rule and where it applies.
Sort example rules into personal, classroom, and law categories.
Explain why laws apply to everyone, not just one home or class.

Key terms

rule: a guide for what we may do
law: a rule the government makes for everyone
government: the leaders who make laws for a place
personal rule: a home rule made by your family

Who Makes The Rule

Different people make different rules. A grown-up in your family makes home rules, like wash your hands before dinner. Your teacher and class make classroom rules, like raise your hand to speak. But laws are special, because the government makes them. The government is the group of leaders who care for a whole town, state, or country, and they make laws that everybody must follow.

Where The Rule Applies

Rules also work in different places. A home rule applies just inside your own house. A classroom rule applies only inside that one classroom. But a law applies everywhere in a whole place, like a whole town or country. A law that says cars must stop at a red light is for every single driver, not just one family or one class. That wide reach is what makes a law a law.

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Who makes the laws that apply to everyone in a town?

Ask who makes home rules: your family.
Ask who makes classroom rules: your teacher and class.
Laws cover a whole place, so the government makes them.

Answer: The government, because laws apply to everyone in the place.

Is 'raise your hand to speak' a home rule, a class rule, or a law?

Ask who made it: the teacher and class together.
Ask where it applies: only inside that classroom.
That matches a classroom rule, not a law.

Answer: It is a classroom rule, made by the teacher and class.

Hello, thinkers! I am Sage. Let's talk about rules and laws. A rule is something that tells us what we may or may not do. You have personal rules at home, like 'wash your hands before dinner.' A grown-up in your family makes those, and they apply just to your home. Your classroom has rules too, like 'raise your hand to speak.' Your teacher and class make those, and they apply only inside that classroom. A law is a special kind of rule. The government makes laws, and they apply to everyone in a whole place, like a town, a state, or a country. A law like 'cars must stop at a red light' is for every single driver, not just one family or one class. So the big idea is WHO makes the rule and WHERE it applies. Family makes home rules. Teachers make class rules. Government makes laws for everyone. If you ever feel unsure which is which, ask yourself two questions: Who made this rule? Where does it apply? Those two questions will guide you every time.

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Sort each rule into Personal rule, Classroom rule, or Law.

Practice

Name one home rule and tell who made it.

Explain why a law applies to a whole town, not one family.

Common mistakes to avoid

A law only applies to my family.A law is made by the government and applies to everyone in the place.
Laws are just gentle suggestions.Laws are real rules everyone in a place must follow, not optional ideas.

Check your understanding

Who makes the laws that apply to everyone in a town or country?

'Raise your hand to speak' is most likely what kind of rule?

Maya says a law only applies to her family because her parents told her about it. Why is Maya wrong?

Recap

Rules and laws differ by who makes them and where they apply. Families make home rules, teachers make class rules, and the government makes laws for everyone in a whole place. Ask who made it and where it applies.

Reflect

Think of one law you see in your town and who it protects.