{
  "week": 3,
  "day": "Thursday",
  "topic": "Leaders Then and Now",
  "subtitle": "Pharaohs and Our Leaders Today",
  "icon": "🗳️",
  "pages": [
    {
      "title": "🗳️ Leaders Then and Now",
      "sections": [
        {
          "type": "reading",
          "title": "Reading Time",
          "icon": "📖",
          "paragraphs": [
            "A pharaoh had ALL the power in Egypt. Nobody voted for the pharaoh. When a pharaoh died, his son — or sometimes his daughter — became the next ruler. The pharaoh's word was law, and pharaohs ruled for their whole lives.",
            "Today, many countries choose their leaders by <strong>voting</strong>. In the United States, grown-ups vote for a president. The president must follow the laws too, and can only lead for a few years before people vote again. That is very different from ancient Egypt!",
            "But some things are the same. Leaders then and now must make big decisions, keep people safe, and plan for the future. Great buildings still get built — but today workers use cranes and trucks instead of ramps and sleds!"
          ]
        },
        {
          "type": "questions",
          "title": "Reading Questions",
          "icon": "✏️",
          "questions": [
            {"text": "How did someone become pharaoh?", "lines": "single"},
            {"text": "How do many countries choose leaders today?", "lines": "single"},
            {"text": "Name one thing that is the SAME about leaders then and now.", "lines": "triple"}
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "sections": [
        {
          "type": "sort_table",
          "title": "Pharaoh or President?",
          "icon": "📊",
          "instruction": "Write PHARAOH, PRESIDENT, or BOTH for each statement.",
          "header": ["Statement", "Pharaoh, President, or Both?"],
          "rows": [
            ["Is chosen by voting", ""],
            ["Rules for their whole life", ""],
            ["Makes big decisions for the country", ""],
            ["Gets the job from their parent", ""],
            ["Must follow the laws too", ""],
            ["Tries to keep people safe", ""]
          ]
        },
        {
          "type": "fill_blank",
          "title": "Fill in the Blanks",
          "icon": "✏️",
          "wordbank": ["vote", "pharaoh", "president", "laws", "life"],
          "items": [
            "A ______________ ruled ancient Egypt with all the power.",
            "Pharaohs ruled for their whole ______________.",
            "Today, many people ______________ to choose their leaders.",
            "The leader of the United States is called the ______________.",
            "Leaders today must follow the ______________ too."
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "sections": [
        {
          "type": "think",
          "title": "Think About It",
          "icon": "🧠",
          "questions": [
            {"text": "Would you rather live under a pharaoh or vote for your leader? Why?", "lines": "triple"},
            {"text": "What makes someone a GOOD leader? Write two things.", "lines": "triple"}
          ]
        },
        {
          "type": "draw_grid",
          "title": "Draw It!",
          "icon": "🎨",
          "instruction": "Draw two leaders side by side: a pharaoh of ancient Egypt and a leader from today.",
          "boxes": 2
        },
        {
          "type": "review_table",
          "title": "Review",
          "icon": "📊",
          "header": ["I learned...", "Circle one"],
          "rows": [
            ["How pharaohs got their power", "YES &nbsp; / &nbsp; NOT YET"],
            ["How leaders are chosen today", "YES &nbsp; / &nbsp; NOT YET"]
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}