Suggested Level: Middle primary and upper primary.
Learning Outcome: This lesson introduces children to the idea of human rights and gives a very brief outline of how the Universal Declaration of Human Rights came to be written.
Materials and resources: poster paper and pens
Video: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/what-are-human-rights/what-universal-declaration-human-rights
Suggested Activities:
After watching the video, conduct a class discussion using the following questions as a guide.
- What does ‘right’ mean?
- How might these rights apply to you in your own life? At home? At school?
- Are there any rights that you think you should have that are not included in the video?’
- Working in pairs or small groups, the students make posters illustrating one of the rights mentioned in the video