On the Farm We Learn: A Watercolor Classroom Rules Book

A Gentle, Watercolor Guide to Building Classroom Community
By Alicia Alvarez • Gowan Heritage Farms

Create a warm, connected, and visually calming classroom environment with this beautifully illustrated Farm-Themed Classroom Rules Book. Designed in a soft, rustic watercolor style, this book introduces classroom expectations through nature-inspired imagery and gentle, encouraging language—perfect for early childhood and elementary settings.

Each rule is paired with a hand-painted farm scene featuring animals, gardens, and cozy countryside landscapes that help students connect emotionally with the concepts of kindness, community, responsibility, and perseverance. This book is ideal for morning meetings, SEL lessons, first-week-of-school routines, and ongoing community building throughout the year.

🌾 What’s Inside

This Classroom Rules Book includes 10 beautifully illustrated pages, each featuring:

• A watercolor farm-themed scene

• A child-friendly classroom expectation

• Space for rich, meaningful discussions with students

• Calming imagery that helps establish a peaceful classroom tone

The rules included are:

1. We Treat Others With Kindness

2. We Respect Our Space and Our Tools

3. We Try Our Best, Even When It’s Hard

4. We Listen When Someone Is Speaking

5. We Ask Questions — Curiosity Grows Here

6. We Take Care of the World Around Us

7. We Celebrate Mistakes as Part of Learning

8. We Work Together Like a Farm Family

9. We Use Gentle Hands and Gentle Words

10. We Keep Going — One Step at a Time

🌿 Why Teachers Love This Resource

• 🌱 Calm, soothing visuals that support emotional regulation

• 🐓 Farm-themed illustrations that feel warm, inviting, and child-friendly

• 🍃 Perfect for SEL, morning meeting, counseling, class meetings, and read-aloud routines

• 🧡 Builds a strong classroom culture from day one

• 🎨 Matches your Farm-Themed Classroom Rules Posters for cohesive décor

• 📘 Great to print, laminate, bind, or display digitally on slides

✨ Ways to Use This Book

• First week of school read-aloud

• Daily or weekly classroom expectations review

• SEL mini-lessons

• Behavior modeling conversations

• Classroom library or calm corner read

• Whole-group, small-group, or individual instruction

🌻 A Gentle Start to a Beautiful Year

This Farm-Themed Classroom Rules Book helps students understand expectations through nurturing, nature-centered visuals that feel safe, grounding, and encouraging. It’s a wonderful addition to any farm-themed classroom, Montessori-inspired space, or SEL-focused teaching approach.

Create a classroom community that feels like family—one gentle rule at a time. 💛