🌎 Our House Rules Helper

Las reglas de nuestra casa

🌎 Social Studies K.1SL.K.1
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Objective: Child names simple home rules and explains why rules help everyone be safe, kind, and happy.

⏱️ ~30 min 🧺 2 min setup · pretend· art

🧺 Materials

  • paper
  • crayons or markers
  • tape

📋 Instructions (parent)

  1. Sit together and talk about what makes home a happy, safe place: sharing, gentle hands, helping, telling the truth.
  2. Together pick three simple family rules and say each one out loud in Spanish.
  3. Have your child draw one picture for each rule (for example, picking up toys, using kind words, helping mama).
  4. Play 'rule detective': act out a little scene and let your child shout which rule it matches.
  5. Tape the drawings on the fridge as your family's 'Reglas de la casa' and praise your child for being a good helper.

➕ Extension ideas

  • Make a 'kind deed' jar and add a bean each time your child follows a rule, then celebrate when it fills up.
  • Talk about rules at church or the playground and why those rules keep everyone happy.

🗣️ Parent script — say it in Spanish

Español
En nuestra casa tenemos reglas porque nos ayudan a estar seguros y a ser amables. Cuando guardamos los juguetes y usamos palabras bonitas, todos estamos felices. ¿Me ayudas a pensar en una regla buena para nuestra familia? Dios nos pide que nos cuidemos con amor.

💬 Conversation prompts

  • ¿Por qué tenemos reglas en la casa?
  • ¿Qué regla te gusta más y por qué?
  • ¿Cómo te sientes cuando alguien sigue las reglas?
  • ¿Cómo puedes ser un buen ayudante hoy?

🔑 Vocabulary

  • regla — rule
  • casa — house
  • ayudar — to help
  • amable — kind
  • seguro — safe
  • compartir — to share
  • familia — family

Other ways to do it

⚡ 5-minute version

Name three house rules out loud together in Spanish and give a thumbs up for each one.

🚗 Car version

Play 'good citizen' in the car: take turns naming one kind thing you can do for someone today.

😴 No-energy version

Snuggle up and gently say each family rule in Spanish, asking your child to nod yes if it is a good rule.

🎯 California standards covered

K.1 Following Rules
“I can follow rules and be a good helper at home and school.”
SL.K.1 Taking Part in Conversations
“I can take turns talking and listening when I have a conversation.”
🔄 Replace with alternatives