Two major tasks of the K-12 project described in this experimental guide are: 1) present teachers with a proposed inservice program designed to give them an understanding of the subject matter and methods needed to present effective lessons at their grade levels; and, 2) develop an effective K-12 curriculum in civic and legal education. Teachers will be given instruction and guidelines developed by the project staff, consisting of statements of behavioral objectives for each lesson, concepts, and references to educational materials. Teachers develop and practice lesson plans in their own classroom during the year using each of the following eight concepts and presenting them sequentially in each grade level: authority, justice, freedom, participation, diversity, privacy, property, and responsibility. It is hoped by the end of the three-year period specific guidelines for teaching lessons on each of these concepts and others chosen for each grade level K-12 will be compiled. This guide is arranged into three sections: 1) Curriculum Development Objectives and Procedures; 2) Overview of an Evaluation of Printed Materials in Civics and Legal Education; and, 3) Guidelines for the Development of Lesson Plans (using the concept authority; other concept guidelines to be provided later). (Author/SJM)