People Around Me
A Primary and Intermediate activity to develop an understanding in children of the importance of human rights in establishing mutual respect between all people. Involving discussion, thinking critically and forming group consensus.
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Planning for a new country
An upper Primary or Intermediate activity to develop children’s understanding of how international human rights agreements come about as a process of negotiation. The differences between wants and needs are highlighted for children as they develop an understanding of how groups make and implement rules and laws.
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Play the Game
A secondary social studies activity to develop insights into how to identify problems and their roots, develop conflict resolution skills, promote participation, co-operation and respect for others and to become familiar with government mechanisms for resolving conflict. Curriculum values of 'excellence – hiranga' and 'participating and contributing - porihanga' are encouraged through teaching students how to persevere in the face of difficulties and resolve conflict through co-operation. The key competency 'relating to others' is also addressed as pupils interact effectively with a diverse range of people by negotiating.
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Puppets
An Early Childhood or Lower Primary activity linking to Te Whāriki. In this activity children discover the difference between right and wrong, ideas of accountability and taking responsibility for one's actions, and the beginnings of mediation skills. Creativity, discussion and simple elements of conflict resolution are involved.
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Taking the human rights temperature of your school
A whole school activity which is crucial to development as a rights respecting community. This activity will have students and teachers alike examining thoughtfully and critically the human rights climate at their school and making connections between the need for a safe school environment and international standards of human rights. Curriculum values of 'integrity - Ngãkau/tapatahi' and 'Respect - Manaaki/ãwhi' are encouraged by making all members of the school community equally accountable for the protection of human rights. (Part of the HRiE School Resource Kit)
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Teach with movies
Teach with movies is a website which outlines a selection of human rights themed movies for teachers, for each movie teachers are also able to access a number of related lesson plans. The movies are also clearly labelled with the appropriate age rating.
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Top 10 UNICEF cartoons
This link takes you to UNICEF's top 10 cartoons relating to the Rights of the Child. Most of these cartoons are suitable for all ages. |
UNICEF Canada
This link takes you to the UNICEF Canada website, on this site you are able to access classroom activities on human rights for various ages. This site also contains resources such as maps, information on the United Nations and statistics and data relating to human rights. There are a number of links to other websites also available.
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What are children's rights?
An upper Primary or Intermediate activity teaching children that as young people they are afforded special rights and concurrent responsibilities. This activity will empower children in the knowledge that an internationally recognised set of rights affirm their citizenship in the here and now. Meeting curriculum achievement objectives, children learn how people make choices to meet their needs and wants (Level 2 Social Studies), as well as how groups make and implement rules and laws (Level 3 Social Studies).
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What does a child need?
A Primary or Intermediate activity predominantly for the Arts and social sciences. Aiming to increase children’s awareness of the international rights framework which details their individual rights and responsibilities. Children will learn to understand that people have different roles and responsibilities as part of their participation in groups (level 1 social studies), understand how people make choices to meet their needs and wants (level 2 Social Studies) and understand how groups make and implement rules and laws (level 3 social studies).
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