Rules & Being a Good Friend · Learning goals
Rules help keep us safe and fair. Learn how good friends share, take turns and show respect, then sort good choices from not-so-good ones.
Why it matters
Sharing, taking turns and being kind are skills kids use every day at school and play.
Understanding the reason for rules makes kids more likely to follow them.
Sorting choices helps kids think before they act.
Inside Rules & Being a Good Friend
A short read-aloud lesson first, then hands-on games and a quiz to lock it in.
Step 1 · Lesson
A short read-aloud lesson in 5 steps.
Step 2 · Think
Why do we need rules?
Step 3 · Sorting game
Sort good choices and not-so-good choices.
Step 4 · Quiz
4 questions to check what stuck.
Lesson preview
This is the real lesson text your child hears, read aloud by a friendly voice.
Rules tell us how to act. They help keep everyone safe and fair.
At school, we raise a hand to talk, so everyone gets a turn.
Good friends share, take turns and use kind words.
Respect means treating others the way you want to be treated.
Everyone makes mistakes. We can say sorry and try again.
For parents
Learning sticks best when kids use it in real life. Here are simple ideas from this course.
Create three family rules together and talk about why each one keeps everyone safe or happy.
Why do we need rules?
Practice
Real questions from Rules & Being a Good Friend. Try them with your child, then tap to see the answer.
Question 1
To keep us safe and fair
Question 2
Shares and takes turns
Question 3
Say sorry and try again
The full course has 4 questions with instant feedback, stars and rewards. Create a free account to play them all.
Rules & Being a Good Friend · Questions from parents
Rules & Being a Good Friend is a grade 1 social studies course for kids ages 6–7. That is Year 2 social studies in the UK and Year 1 in Australia. It also works well for review in the next grade, or as a challenge for a confident younger learner.
Rules help keep us safe and fair. Learn how good friends share, take turns and show respect, then sort good choices from not-so-good ones. Along the way they practice: Good Choices.
About 10 minutes in total, split into 3 short levels. Most kids finish it over two or three sessions. Progress is saved, so they can stop any time and pick up where they left off.
Rules & Being a Good Friend is part of SkillBloom Premium, which unlocks every course in every subject. Each subject also has free courses, so your child can try SkillBloom before you decide.
No. Every lesson has a friendly read-aloud voice, questions are read aloud too, and the pictures help kids follow along. Confident readers can turn the voice off.
Yes. SkillBloom is built for homeschooling families. Kids work through lessons, games and quizzes on their own, and the parent dashboard shows what they finished and which skills need more practice. It works on phones, tablets and laptops.
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