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Rules: A Beginning to Creating Community |Grades||K – 2| |Lesson
Plan Type||Standard Lesson| |Estimated Time||Two 30-minute
sessions| This simple shared-writing activity can establish a
foundation for ongoing community-building in the classroom. It
engages students in thinking about the process of learning and
the behavioral and community needs which support a productive
classroom environment. At the beginning of the school year,
students are led through a discussion designed to establish
goals and needs for the classroom. Students