Rules, Laws, and Government: Social Studies Unit 5, Grade 3 (Letters & Devotion)

Description

Rules, Laws, and Government is Unit 5 of Communities Near and Far (Grade 3), the Letters & Devotion Social Studies course, complete in one printable PDF: 9 lessons, the unit check-up and the answer key, 45 pages.

• The distinction between rule and law based on maker and scope
• Local government roles (mayor, council)
• The difference in scope between national and local government
• Classification of rules by level of government
• The distinction between right and responsibility
• The purpose behind a specific real local rule
• Variation in rules across communities solving similar problems
• The relationship between personal disagreement and a rule’s fairness
• The summative task structure of maker, reason, and responsibility for an unfamiliar local rule

Every lesson is written for a parent with no teaching background: it opens with a short script to read aloud, names the specific wrong idea a student is likely to reach for and how to correct it, and closes with a practice sheet you may copy for your household. Scripture references are King James Version throughout. Black-and-white, 8.5 x 11 in. The whole year of this course is also in this store as a single book.

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