In a world
in which children are expected to know and obey the law, the curriculum
is basically devoid of responsibility. How can we hold children responsible
for obeying the law when the schools do not include it formally and
where many homes pass the job to the schools? Law-related education
brings understanding of the law into classrooms.
Below is a list
of award-winning books which would lend themselves well to character-building
curriculums that focus on Law-Related Education. Most of these books
are in your library! (If can't find them, you can order them by clicking
the title below and following the links.) The units
that compliment and extend them are available online individually
or in collections. They represent several
different genres! Check
out two or three copies of each for your class. Let students choose
their favorites and form literature groups. Give them copies of the
unit to guide them to find the special treasure inside each book,
to develop valuable skills, to problem solve, and to help them work
together as a group! Books that are strong in character can reach
many "unreachable" children!
Bullying
Books for Grades 1-8
Law-Related
Novels:
Bud,
Not Buddy
by Christopher Paul Curtis
(A Kids Wings Unit in Roots and Wings
contains this classroom unit with scripted mock trial!)
The
Big House by Carolyn Coman. (A
Kids Wings Unit in Forever Friendships contains
this classroom unit with scripted mock trial!)
Roxie
and the Hooligans by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. (A Kids Wings Unit
is available in The Ripple Effect)
Sarah,
Sissy Weed, and the Ships of the Desert with online
mock trial
Toby
and the Phantoms of the Fourth Grade by
Art Wallace
Flying
Solo by Ralph Fletcher. When neither the teacher nor a
substitute come and the class decides they can do it by themselves,
how will the day turn out? Powerful character study! (A Kids Wings
Unit in Forged in the Fire contains this
classroom unit!)
Junebug
by Alice Mead
. A boy in the ghetto faces the worst kind of bullying and emerges
stronger for the problems. (A Kids Wings Unit in Character
Connections contains this classroom unit!)
Social
Studies Sites
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