Let's Talk About Law in Elementary School

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Wanda Cassidy, Ruth Yates
Brush Education, Jan 1, 1998 - Education - 202 pages
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 Fun, easy ways to teach the law to elementary students

There is growing interest from teachers at the elementary level in addressing legal topics, concepts and skills with their students. Let’s Talk About Law in Elementary School addresses their need for relevant ideas and materials that can be integrated into the core subjects of social studies, language arts, and science. It also provides information on where to obtain other useful materials for classroom use, as well as law resources to assist them in developing their own classroom materials.

The contributors are active in law-related education, either at the public school level, in program administration or at the post-secondary level.

 

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Contents

Acknowledgements
iv
About the Authors
v
Introduction Filling a Gap Lets Talk About Law
vii
1 Why Teach Law in the Elementary Classroom?
19
2 Educating for Civic Participation Law Related Education in the United States
31
3 Resolving Conflict in the Elementary Classroom
41
4 Affirming Democratic Principles in the Classroom
53
5 Looking at Law Through Story Drama
71
6 Managing Peer Pressure Through Law Related Literature
89
7 Making Law in the Primary Classroom
117
8 Experiencing Law Through Games and Simulations
131
9 Facing an Issue Through Critical Thinking and Decision Making in Social Studies
151
10 Exploring Law Through Forensic Science
171
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About the author (1998)

Wanda Cassidy, PhD, is an associate professor of education and the director of the Centre for Education, Law and Society at Simon Fraser University. Her research and publications focus on citizenship and human rights education, including legal literacy for youth, ethics of care, marginalized youth, and cyberbullying/cybercivility. In 2011 Dr. Cassidy was awarded the prestigious Isidore Starr Award by the American Bar Association for excellence in law-related education.

Ruth Yates recently retired as the coordinator of the Centre for Education, Law and Society in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University, where she taught courses and developed curriculum and resources on law-related education for schools.

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TitleLet's Talk About Law in Elementary School
EditorsWanda Cassidy, Ruth Yates
Editionillustrated
PublisherBrush Education, 1998
ISBN1550591568, 9781550591569
Length202 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Education / Elementary
Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / General
Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / Social Science
Juvenile Nonfiction / Social Science / General
  
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