He decided it would be safer to ride on the sidewalk. Suddenly, he saw a trash can right in his path, and he turned to miss it. He ran right into a lady elephant and knocked her down. Take the class on a walk around the school to observe examples of everyday life which are controlled by laws. Read a few situations where students have to differentiate between a rule and a law.
Students hold up the appropriate side of the card to signal the correct answer.
If a foreign country attacked any state, it would be defended by a national military force. Have students bring in a newspaper, magazine article, or pictures which illustrate how the United States defends itself. Explain how the article or picture shows the government providing for the common defense. Have students play a game involving the defense of something. Divide the class into teams of six players.