Lesson video

- Today's lesson is called "Rules Rule!!!".

We will be looking at why rules are in place.

Within this lesson, we are going to be looking at rules outside and how they keep us safe.

We are also going to be discussing the law and how that relates to us all.

Then we will have a look what it takes to become a professional superhero who enforces rules and the best part, always save the best part to last, we will be creating our very own house rules.

If any of you have any annoyance siblings or anybody that you live with, this will be a great thing, trust me.

In today's lesson, you will need some paper or an exercise book, a pen, or a pencil, some coloured pencils, or felt tips, your listening ears and your hazard spotting eyes.

Pause the video, collect your materials and come right back.

Hello again, children.

It's Mrs. Walsh here, this is the final lesson in this RHE unit, keeping safe.

If you haven't watched lesson one, two, three, or four yet, make sure you do and that way I know you will have learned a new set of skills to keep yourself safe, both inside and outside of your homes.

- [Speaker 1] No sweets if you don't eat your tea.

- [Speaker 2] You need to pick up your toys.

- [Speaker 3] Walk Quietly please.

- [Speaker 1] Do your homework.

- [Speaker 4] You must be in for 7:00pm.

- [Speaker 3] It's 8:30pm, it's time for bed.

- [Speaker 4] Get Up, we're going to be late.

- [Speaker 1] Don't huff and puff when I ask you to make your bed.

- Sound familiar? It's annoying, right? Wrong.

Rules are important, they keep us safe.

I'll show you.

Here are some signs you will see when outside with your friends and family.

I would like you to do two things, firstly, take a close look at each image and write down what you think that sign means.

Once you've completed that, I would like you to write down how you think that sign keeps us safe.

I have done the first one for you.

Pause the video and do this now.

Use my sentence starters if you need to.

Here are my examples.

We come across signs like this in our everyday life.

It's important that we stick to these rules so that we don't come to any harm.

Pause the video and have a read through.

Now let's take a look at another set of rules that we have in England.

We have to follow these rules.

Every country has their own.

Can you guess what they called? That's right, they are called the law, and we have to follow the law, otherwise we will get into trouble.

Now take a look at my sentences.

What I would like you to do next is pick the ones which best describe why we have laws in this country.

You will need to pause the video whilst you do this.

Excellent.

If you picked sentences one, four, and five, you are absolutely spot on.

Give yourselves a big tick and a pat on the back.

If we all stick to the laws in the country, it would be a much better place.

It is up to us all to make sure that we make the right choices in our lives, laws are there to help protect and guide us, but ultimately, your country needs you to abide by these rules.

Did you know rules have been around for a long, long time, even longer than your parents and carers? So they are really old.

Don't tell them I said that.

In the olden days, children were allowed to work, this was called child labour.

Today we have laws in place to protect children.

So you're not allowed to work in this country under the age of 13, but there are other ways you can make pocket money, you can do chores around the house, you can wash the car or you can even walk neighbours dogs, but make sure that you trust these people.

Hello children, it's your Fairy Jobmother here again.

I'm here to talk to you about the superheroes in our community, who are there to make us feel safe.

Police officers can be called upon in any emergency.

It's their job to uphold the law and they keep our streets safe.

Now to be a police officer, you need lots and lots of skills.

One of the most important skills is communication.

You need to be able to talk to lots of different types of people.

Can you imagine arresting someone and not being able to explain why? You also need to be an excellent problem solver.

Be able to work in a team on your own and also think on your feet and really quickly.

Why don't you jump on the internet with an adult you trust and have a look at all the different things police officers do.

Just like the fire service, there are a lot of different jobs to do within the police force.

You could work as a special constable or dog handler, or you could even pick up the phones in the call centre when people dial 999.

You never know this could be the dream job for you.

Every time I talk about jobs, she's always there jumping in.

I do know a thing or two about jobs myself, you know.

We're going to find out right now.

Come on, let's go.

Children, we are here, we're at the police station.

Come on, let's go inside.

Hi children, we are here in a police station in a real interview room.

Are we okay to ask you some questions? - [Police Officer] Of course you are.

- [Mrs. Walsh] Okay.

Okay, why are rules so important? - [Police Officer] Rules are very important.

If we did not have them, we live in a pretty crazy world where anyone can run around doing anything to anyone.

So we all set out to keep rules and all the people safe as well as making sure all of our stuff is kept safe.

So people don't steal it or break it.

- [Mrs. Walsh] Okay.

What's the most important rule? - [Police Officer] I think the most important rule is to be kind to people, not to hurt people, not to make them upset and not to steal things that don't belong to you and go acting silly to other people.

- [Mrs. Walsh] Why is there a punishment? - [Police Officer] Some people learn from their lessons if they break the rules or break the laws in our case, then they have a punishment so they can learn from their mistakes so they don't do it again in the future and upset the people.

- [Mrs. Walsh] That makes sense.

I've heard the word offence, what does that even mean? - [Police Officer] The word offence is a word that we use as police officers to describe when someone has broken the law.

So it's an offence to break law, and if you go breaking the rules or doing something wrong that is against the law, then we will say, it's an offence and potentially take people to court for it.

- [Mrs. Walsh] Why are some punishments more severe than others? - [Police Officer] Because some actions are a little bit worse than others.

So for instance, if you were to break your brother's pencil, your mom and dad will be upset about it, but they might not ground you, but if you go and break an Xbox or a PlayStation, that would mean a lot more to your brother or your sister, it would upset them more and it will cost a lot more money to replace so your punishment will be more.

- [Mrs. Walsh] Can children be locked up too? - [Police Officer] They can once they get to the age of 10, we believe that you are responsible for your actions, your crimes and you're of age criminal responsibility it's called.

So we believe once you get to 10, you know what things are bad and what things are wrong.

So you can be held accountable for your actions and be arrested, and kept in the police cells.

- [Mrs. Walsh] What kind of things are children locked up for? - [Police Officer] It can be lots of things.

It can be from breaking windows to stealing things from shops.

- [Mrs. Walsh] How do police officers keep our community safe? - [Police Officer] We do lots of things, we go to help people, we can save people's lives when they really need to, we educate people by going to schools and speaking to them about what is right or wrong.

We can all sorts of interactions with other people.

Sending referrals on to get people help who really need some help and support.

- All police interviews are recorded.

Rules keep everybody safe.

Being kind is the most important rule.

Punishments are to help people learn from their mistakes.

Offence means breaking the law.

Children can be arrested from the age of 10.

Police officers help keep our community safe.

Now it's that time again children, wherever I handover to you to create something marvellous.

What I would like you to do is I would like you to create your own set of rules, but you're not allowed to say, can eat as many sweets as possible, can go to bed at midnight, you have to stick to the rules that are already in place at the moment.

But I'll show you my rules so that you get a fair idea of how I would like you to create your own.

Mine are on the next slide.

Here they are.

These are the rules in my house created by my own children.

Colourful aren't they? They do a good job of sticking to them because they are the ones that created them.

So every time they break a rule, I always point to this and say, remember the rules that you created.

And here is your success criteria.

Step one, decide on your rules, discuss with your parents and carers about what rules are already in place.

Write a draught set of rules and ask your parents and carers to check and agree to them.

Step two, write your rules, set the rules out neatly, use your neatest handwriting, and don't forget to check your spelling and grammar.

Step three, add a splash of colour.

Make your rules as colourful as possible.

Stick them on your bedroom wall so you can refer back to them at any point.

Help your siblings create their own set of rules.

So the next time you roll your eyes at your parents, carers and teachers, when they've given you a rule to follow, always remember that they are there to keep you safe and it's in your best interest to follow that rule.

I can't wait to see your rules that you produce.

If you'd like to, please ask your parent or carer to share your work on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter tagging @OakNational, and #LearnWithOak.

See you soon.