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Resources for Grade Three Tours

Connections to Grade Level Content Expectations (GLCEs)

Structure of the Tour

Grade Three tours of the Learning Center consist of four main parts:

• Introduction and video
• Roles in the courtroom
• Discussion of the right of assembly
• Group discussion of selected topics

Roles in the Courtroom

Students will discuss courtroom roles. Some roles require more reading than others. Please be prepared to help select students for roles.

Group Discussion

Students will use a form of “reciprocal teaching” to help each other better understand what they are reading. Students will predict, read, question, clarify, and then summarize their reading. For the best experience, it is recommended that you practice this method in the classroom with students before the tour.

Please be prepared to select two of the above topics.

• Format for Group Discussion

• Student Readings

• Reciprocal Teaching —North Central Regional Educational Laboratory

• Reciprocal Teaching Cards (Grades 2-3) — Los Angeles County Office of Education

Resources for the Classroom

The following resources can be used as pre- and post-visit activities. They are specifically designed for young students.

Three Branches of Government

• 1, 2, 3 Branches of Government (Readings and Matching Cards)

• Three Branches of Government (Poster)

• Three Branches of Government (Coloring Sheets)

• State Laws and the Three Branches of Government (Online Activity)

Judicial Branch of Government

• Interpreting the Law: What Does it Mean? (Lesson Plan)

• Michigan Court System: How It’s Organized (Read-Aloud Book)

• 1, 2, 3 Levels of Michigan’s Judicial Branch of Government (Readings and Matching Cards)

• Model of the Michigan Court System (Make-Your-Own)

• The Michigan Court System (Online Activity)

• A Trial Court Courtroom (Online Activity)

• Kid Justice Conquers Chaos (Video Game with Quizzes)

• Mock Trials for the Classroom, American Bar Association (Scripts)