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• Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - "Episode #1210"
  Mister Rogers talks about rules and limits that restrict and protect us. When he gets a parking ticket, he goes to court to tell the judge what happened.
• Sagwa - "How Sagwa Got Her Colors"
  Sagwa's curiosity leads her right into the royal ink pot. Her accidental rule change causes the villagers to sing the Foolish Magistrate's praises.

Do in Class

• Arthur: Safety Patrol - Make posters and badges to review school, home, and yard safety rules.
• Arthur: Taking a Ride - Create a room-size town map, add traffic signs and bus or subway stops. Role-play a trip on public transportation to explore ticket prices, traffic rules and safety.
• Arthur: If I Were President - Discuss the President of the United States, his job, family, pets and the White House. Explore elections and how we choose our presidents, decide what rules and laws you would pass if you were President and draw pictures illustrating them.
• Between the Lions: Anywhere Games: Busterfield Rules! - Make up crazy rules to a game.
• PBS Kids: Web Literacy Tips - Find out rules to stay safe while surfing the Web.
• ZOOM: Guess My Rule - Have students play a game where they get to make up the rules.

Play Online

• PBS Kids: Get Your Web License - Learn the rules of the Internet so that you can stay safe while playing using the Internet.

Read

• Chickens May Not Cross the Road: and Other Crazy But True Laws
  By Kathi Linz
  Published September 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Co
  Connecticut once outlawed the selling of pickles that would not bounce. This picture book explores laws: why we have them and how long we have had them and presents some of our more puzzling statutes. A final section describes how laws are made and interpreted in the United States.
• Officer Buckle and Gloria
  By Peggy Rathman
  Published September 1995 by Putnam Pub Group Juv
  When Officer Buckle visits schools with his canine assistant to give new meaning to safety. Humor is conveyed in what is shown in the contradiction between what is said and the action shown in comic illustrations.

*As most PBS children's programs offer one year extended taping rights for teachers, please feel free to tape them now and save them for use in your classroom during the school year.