This resource book for Vermont teachers is intended to help elementary and secondary level students learn about the law and the legal system. Section I, Resources for Teachers, contains sample objectives and provides outlines of law programs for achieving these goals. Section I also contains descriptions of teaching methods, a list of resource people in Vermont who might be good guest speakers, and sample evaluation instruments. Section II provides lesson plans and case studies treating many topics including civil law, family law, juvenile law, school law, environmental law, individual rights law, and the criminal law. These lessons are designed for the secondary level. However, elementary teachers will find several which can be adapted to their level. Section III, which is available alone as a pupil reference book, is a collection of background readings on Vermont law. It is organized into the same topic areas as the lessons in Section II. A suggested plan for using the guide is to select one or two case studies or lesson plans from a given topic. Using the case study teaching strategy described in Section I, students discuss and argue the cases. Then students research the law using Section III and other available resources. (Author/RM)