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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

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We’re in the process of aligning our content for students to the Standard Course of Study. As we do, you’ll find it here.

General resources

Aligned lesson plans

Rules and reasons
Through active participation in a game without rules, students will discover the reason for rules and laws in our neighborhood and community. They will design a poster and write a story about rules.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
By Jeannette Renas.

Resources on the web

The president's roles and responsibilities: Understanding the president's job
Students consider the roles and responsibilities of the U.S. president and their own roles as citizens of a democracy. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies)
Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities
Creating classroom rules
Students learn about making rules for a group when the group is comprised of many different people, and that different groups of people may have different rules. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies)
Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science