Lesson 1.2 – Children’s Rights

 

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.

 

  1. What does ‘right’ mean?
  2. How might these rights apply to you in your own life? At home? At school?
  3. 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?
  4. Working in pairs or small groups, the students make posters illustrating one of the rights mentioned in the video