LEARN NC

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

Goal 2

The learner will evaluate relationships between people and their governments.

Objective 2.04

Evaluate rules and laws and suggest appropriate consequences for noncompliance.

Resources aligned to this objective

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 2 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
By Jeannette Renas.

Lesson plans on the web

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)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
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)
Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities