Primary and Intermediate Classroom Activities

In this artistic activity (part of the Compasito Human Rights Education Handbook) children must relate needs they have, to be happy and become capable adults to human rights. After analysing what they need they are able to link these needs to rights in the declaration and the convention.

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This activity allows children to reflect on stereotypes about gender. A fairytale/story is told, in which the characters' sexes are reversed. Children will notice this as unusual and this should lead to a discussion about stereotypical gender roles and how children agree or disagree with them. Suitable for Years 3-9. (Part of the  Compasito Human Rights Education).

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In this activity children explore pictures from a human rights perspective looking at stereotypes, different perspectives and how pictures inform or misinform. This raises awareness of human rights issues in everyday life and helps develop 'visual literacy', listening and communication skills. (Part of the Compasito Human Rights Education Handbook).

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In this activity students create a 'human photo' of violent situation. Students then illustrate how the situation could be resolved without the use of violence. Suitable for Years 3-9. (Part of the Compasito Human Rights Education Handbook).

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This activity, part of the Compasito Human Rights Education Handbook, encourages children to recognize human rights violations in known stories and to find a solution through a dramatisation with puppets. Suitable for Years 4-9.

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This activity which is part of the Compasito Human Rights Education handbook invites the students to draw a map of their community. They are then asked to analyse it from a human rights perspective, linking venues with rights like freedom of religion, right to education. By doing this students are able to link their environment to human rights and to evaluate the human rights climate in their community.

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This activity aims to show children that they are instinctively aware of  children's rights. By looking at the rights of a pet rabbit they are able to draw similarities between what is needed to be happy and which rights need to be met to create this happiness. (Part of the Comapsito Human Rights Education Handbook).

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This is an active outdoor game in which children try to save the missing children's rights before they are stolen. This activity encourages group dynamics and stresses the importance of protecting human rights. (Part of the Compasito Human Rights Education Handbook)

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This creative activity allows children to discuss which rights are most important to them and by displaying them on a mobile they are able to see which rights are important to other children. This can lead to a discussion about why people regard different rights as more important, allowing students to think about rights from different points of view. (Part of the Compasito Human Rights Education Handbook).

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In this activity students imagine that they are sailing to a new world. In their luggage they have both wants and needs cards. Over the course of their journey they must throw away non-essential cards for their new life. This allows children to establish an understanding about the difference between wants and needs. Suitable for Years 4-9. (Part of the Compasito Human Rights Education Handbook).

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