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Lesson plan: Exploring rights
From the Children's rights online resource
Resources:
You will need:
Introduction and whole-class activity:
Read the text from the worksheet Charles's
story.
1. What are the important things Charles has
to think about in his everyday life?
2. How do these compare with what we have to consider?
3. How does Charles deal with the things that we take for granted
in our lives, such as food, shelter and education?
Give out the 14 pieces of sugar paper to pupils
in the class. Which of these rights does Charles have? (Get the
pupils to hold high the rights he has and lower those he doesn't
have.) Should he be entitled to these rights?
Group activity:
Give out the two worksheets Children's
rights and Charles's rights. Ask
the pupils to cut and stick the rights from the first worksheet
into the appropriate section on the second worksheet under the following
headings.
Yes, Charles has these rights. No, Charles does not have these rights. I'm not sure.
Plenary:
Share the pupils' results. Go through the worksheets and discuss
the following questions:
1. What rights does Charles have?
2. What rights should Charles have?
3. What are the things Charles likes about his life?
4. What does he want to do in the future?
5. What things make life difficult for Charles?
6. Which Children's Rights does Uganda appear to support?
7. Which Children's Rights do the pupils think the UK supports?
From the Children's rights online resource
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