Suggested Level: Junior and middle primary
Learning Outcome: This lesson introduces children to the idea of human rights and helps them to understand that they have rights.
Materials and resources: poster paper and pens
Video: The Universal Declaration of Children’s Rights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mg4tK8Y0L0
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?’ Are there any that you would add to the list?
- Working in pairs or small groups, the students make posters illustrating one of the rights mentioned in the video