Rules...

One thing I mention all through the year (I teach 4yr olds) is that we have choices to make every day. We can choose to follow directions or choose not to. If we choose to not follow a rule, there are consequences. This puts the responsibility for whether or not they have to ´pull a card´ in their hands. Also, I let my students make their own rules. You would be surprised that they come up with almost exactly the same rules as you would (also no more than 5--if you make them broad enough, that´s plenty).