This spring, social studies is all about government and our responsibility as citizens. We started the unit focused on the Constitution. 5B went out to the lower playground to play a game of Social Studies 4-square. Mr. Church acted as the King of England, and enforced the rules over our class while we played 4-square. Mr. Church would decide who was out, and who could stay in the game. Most of the class had no idea what the rules were. This connected with how King- George III would pass certain laws without telling the colonists.
We played a second game after we finished the first game with Mr. Church's rules. The whole class decided upon a set of rules we would all follow. The rules were:
1. The are double taps allowed
2. The first person in line was the refere
3. Hitting the ball in your own square you are out
4. The ball can only bounce once in your square
5. The rules don't change when a new person gets into 1st square
The whole class agreed on the rules, and since we all knew the rules the game went much better. Being in control of the rules made everyone feel better about the game. Mr. Church gave us some freedom to establish a set of rules, and play the game in a fair way.
We played a second game after we finished the first game with Mr. Church's rules. The whole class decided upon a set of rules we would all follow. The rules were:
1. The are double taps allowed
2. The first person in line was the refere
3. Hitting the ball in your own square you are out
4. The ball can only bounce once in your square
5. The rules don't change when a new person gets into 1st square
The whole class agreed on the rules, and since we all knew the rules the game went much better. Being in control of the rules made everyone feel better about the game. Mr. Church gave us some freedom to establish a set of rules, and play the game in a fair way.
No comments:
Post a Comment