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Civic duties

Social Studies

Civic duties

An AR classroom game for Grade 3. Learners can aim with their hands at the camera or play by tapping the screen.

This set has 6 questions in an interactive multiple choice activity.

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A look before you play

Sample questions

A few real prompts from the game to help you choose an activity for your class.

  1. Which duty of a Thai citizen matters?

    • Respect the law and vote
    • Obey only the laws you agree with
    • Help only your own family
    Read the explanation

    Obey the law, pay your taxes, and vote when you are old enough.

  2. How do you respect an opinion you do not share?

    • Just go along with what most people think
    • Listen to their reasons and reply with reasons
    • Listen only to people who think like us
    Read the explanation

    Listen to their reasons, and answer with reasons rather than temper.

  3. What does democracy mean?

    • One person decides everything
    • There are no rules
    • Supreme power belongs to the people
    Read the explanation

    A form of government in which supreme power belongs to the people.

Before you play

Game teaching guide

What children will practise

Practises understanding civic duty: obeying the law and voting, listening and disagreeing with reasons, what democracy means, respecting the minority, unity, and the value of volunteering. Fits indicator ส 2.1 ป.3/2.

What's in the worksheet

6 questions, 3 options each - How do we respect different opinions? (listen to reasons and argue with reasons) - What is democracy? (supreme power belongs to the people) - What must majority decisions take into account? (the minority's rights) - What does volunteering for the community bring? (a better community and learning)

How to use it in class

Play before electing a class leader or school council, about 7 minutes, whole class. After the majority question, hold a quick class vote on something small, like a break-time game, then ask how to look after those who lost the vote. For different opinions, practise "I see it differently because..." Explain any question many miss with a real classroom situation. Play it linked to the class and the scores go into the gradebook.

Common sticking points

- Majority: the distractor "the majority can do anything" matches children's belief that democracy means whoever wins the vote gets everything. Discuss it clearly. - Different opinions: some pick "just go with the majority" as it seems to end the argument. - Volunteering: the distractor "you get paid every time" draws children who do not yet know what volunteer means.