K.5 - Rules

Safety First! Rules Have a Reason (2005)

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Using music and realistic scenarios, this program shows children the reasons behind the safety rules adults ask them to obey. It helps to make them aware of the need to respect those rules and the people whose job it is to enforce them.

Grade Level:

Primary

Length:

00:16

Charley Chapters in How to Behave in the Library (2007)

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Nathaniel has a tough assignment. He is supposed to write down all of the rules on how to behave in the library and why it is important to follow each rule. With the help of his good friend Emily, Charley Chapters and the library media specialist Ms. Bookley, Nathaniel tackles his assignment with enthusiasm.

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Length:

00:11

Charley Chapters in How to Behave in the Library

Community Rules & Laws (2006)

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This program distinguishes between the rules made by institutions such as schools and laws made for everyone in the community. Provides an introduction to the Bill of Rights and the freedoms it preserves for all Americans. Using women's suffrage as an example, explains that unjust laws can be changed. Stresses that new laws are always necessary, particular with major changes in technology.

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Length:

00:10

Staying Safe: Strangers, Cyberspace & More (2005)

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Viewers learn the rules to follow when dealing with other people in the neighborhood, at home, and on the Internet. Upbeat and sensitive, the program provides students with practical tips to avoid danger and examples of scenarios in which safety rules must be followed. The importance of communicating with a trusted adult is reinforced.

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Length:

00:23

Staying Safe: Strangers, Cyberspace & More

Safety Awareness (2005)

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Do you wear a seatbelt in the car? Always don a helmet to go biking? Then you're off to a great start following safety rules e safety, Safety Awareness provides students with tips for basic safety practices in all kinds of situations. Young viewers take a look at the role of the 911 dispatcher in an emergency and are reminded when to dial the number for help.

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Length:

00:23

Do Unto Otters (A Book About Manners)

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When the Otters move in next door to Mr. Rabbit, he does not know how to act with them. Mr. Owl advises him to just treat the Otters the same way you'd like them to treat you.

Author:

Laurie Keller

Grade Level:

Primary

Length:

0:10