Registered Accounts Specialist Study: rules and professional pathways

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I'm learning "Registered Accounts Specialist Study: rules and professional pathways" on The Future Market. Lesson 1: "The specialist's rulebook: CRA sources and their dates".

What the lesson teaches:
- CRA guides explain the rules in plain language for a tax year. Example: guide T4040, RRSPs and Other Registered Plans for Retirement, Rev. 25, covers the 2025 tax year and gives March 2, 2026 as the RRSP contribution deadline for 2025. Its chapters include RRSP contributions, anti-avoidance rules for RRSPs and RRIFs, transfers, pension adjustments and FHSA transfers.
- CRA forms carry a year in their name. Example: the T1-OVP, 2025 is the return for RRSP, PRPP and SPP excess contributions for 2025 (lesson 2).
- Income Tax Folios summarise the CRA's technical interpretations and positions, mainly for tax specialists. The CRA says the information "is not a substitute for the law". Example: Folio S3-F10-C2, Prohibited Investments, is current as of May 28, 2024 and covers RRSPs, RRIFs, RESPs, RDSPs, FHSAs and TFSAs (when the plan is a trust).
- Web pages show a date under "Page details" (for example "Date modified"). A specialist writes that date next to each fact.
- Publication versions: for example, guide RC4177, Death of an RRSP Annuitant, is Rev. 26 (page dated 2026-09-11).
- Habit of a professional: one fact, one source, one year. If two pages disagree, use the newer page and note the conflict; if a rule is unclear, ask the CRA or a licensed professional instead of guessing.
- Source type - What it is - Example (year)

The exercise I'm working on:
Build a rule register with at least six rows from this lesson and lesson 2. Each row needs the number, the year, the canada.ca source and the date you checked it.

I'm stuck. Please:
1. Explain the main idea in plain, simple words with one everyday example.
2. Walk me through the exercise one small step at a time. Ask me what I've done so far before giving the next step.
3. Don't just give me the final answer. Help me do it myself, and check my work when I share it.
4. This is for learning only. Remind me to check with a licensed professional before I make a real decision about my own money, health or legal situation.

I'm a parent helping my child (about 8 years old) with a lesson called "The specialist's rulebook: CRA sources and their dates" from the course "Registered Accounts Specialist Study: rules and professional pathways".

Here's what the lesson says:
A referee does not guess the rules of the game. They carry the rulebook, and they check which edition it is, because rules change between seasons. A specialist in registered accounts works the same way: every rule comes from the official book, with its year written next to it.

The activity:
Build a rule register with at least six rows from this lesson and lesson 2. Each row needs the number, the year, the canada.ca source and the date you checked it.

Please explain this so an 8-year-old understands: short sentences, a fun everyday example, and no hard words.
Then give me 3 simple questions I can ask my child to check they understood, and a way to do the activity together, one tiny step at a time.
Keep it general and educational. This is not advice for a real situation.