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ASEAN, branches of power and rights

Social Studies

ASEAN, branches of power and rights

An AR classroom game for Grade 4. Learners can aim with their hands at the camera or play by tapping the screen.

This set has 4 rounds in an interactive sorting 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. Sort the countries into groups.

    Sort into

    • an archipelago
    • on the mainland
    • Indonesia
    • Thailand
    • The Philippines
    • Laos
    Read the explanation

    Some ASEAN countries are islands; others sit on the mainland.

  2. Sort the powers into groups.

    Sort into

    • the legislature
    • the judiciary
    • makes the laws
    • giving judgment
    • holding the government to account
    • interpreting the law
    Read the explanation

    Sovereign power divides into three branches that hold each other in check.

  3. Sort the kingdoms by where they stood.

    Sort into

    • the Yom basin
    • the Chao Phraya basin
    • Sukhothai
    • Ayutthaya
    • Si Satchanalai
    • Thonburi
    Read the explanation

    The kingdoms stood on different river basins.

Before you play

Game teaching guide

What children will practise

Sort several strands of social studies in one game: ASEAN countries that are archipelagos versus mainland ones, the jobs of the legislature versus the courts, Thai kingdoms by river basin, and actions that respect or violate rights.

What's in the worksheet

4 sorting rounds, dragging 4 cards into 2 baskets - Archipelago or mainland: Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Laos - Legislature or judiciary: making laws, judging cases, scrutinising the government, interpreting the law - Yom basin or Chao Phraya basin: Sukhothai, Ayutthaya, Si Satchanalai, Thonburi - Respecting or violating rights: letting everyone study, barring girls from school, hearing everyone's views, forcing everyone to think alike

How to use it in class

Use as a revision game before a mid-term or final, since it spans several units; about 5 minutes. - Play one round at a time and after each answer ask which unit it came from, to tie it back to the lessons - Solo mode on tablets suits a class that has finished all the units; otherwise play in teams - If many miss round 2, write the three branches on the board and ask who makes laws and who judges cases, then replay - Play it linked to the class to record results in the mark book.

Common sticking points

- Round 2, scrutinising the government: children often think it is the courts' job because it sounds like judging; stress that parliament checks the government - Round 2, interpreting the law: may go to the legislature because it says law; point out that making and interpreting laws are separate branches - Round 3, Si Satchanalai and Thonburi are less familiar than Sukhothai and Ayutthaya; show a river map, Thonburi faces Bangkok across the Chao Phraya - Round 1: most get Laos (ASEAN's only landlocked country), but the Philippines may be misplaced by children who have never seen the map

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