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Facing History and Ourselves

How Do Rules and Traditions Shape Communities?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the concepts of laws and customs in a community, examining the reasoning behind rules. Then then collaborate to write their own classroom code of conduct.
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Laws - Who needs them?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students examine the need for laws. For this government lesson, students participate in 2 classroom activities that require them to consider the impact of laws on their personal lives. Students discuss how laws solve societal problems...
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The Need for Government—A Cinematic and Literary Perspective

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine the philosophy of government. In this types of  government instructional activity, students explore literature and movie clips to determine the value of rules in lawless societies.
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Reviewing the Rules

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students participate in a group discussion to evaluate rules that the class created together. For this early childhood social studies lesson plan, students condense rules into categories and reword rules to be stated in the positive.
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House Rules for Children

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Examples of daily and weekly expectations for children. Also provides suggestions for rewards and consequences for these house rules.