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Activity
#2 – It’s Not Fair!
Elicit
the response of "It's not Fair" from students by telling them or
having them choose and read cards that say each of the following statements=
in
the new rules for the classroom. Explain that this is a sudden change but t=
hat they
have to abide by the rules.
Suggested
new rules for the classroom could be…
- When you go to the wa=
shroom
today, you must either wait till lunch time or you must raise your hand
and be accompanied by a teacher
- You may not drink wat=
er or
bring drinking bottles of any kind in your backpack or in the classroo=
m or
- You may not have a bo=
ttle of
water at your desk at any time during the day.
- You will not have rec=
ess
today. You will stay in the classroom and sit at your own desk. You may
not talk to anyone at that time.
- You must stay after s=
chool
today to do all your homework before you go home.
- You may not talk to a=
nyone
all day. Complete silence.
- You may not use the c=
omputer,
or listen to music of any kind.
- You may not play any =
games
either inside or outside today.
UNFAIR RULES/LAWS in our homes, in our countries=
and in
other countries.
When
students complain that it is not fair, acknowledge to them that in our scho=
ol,
in our town, in our province and in our country this would not be fair. Dis=
cuss
why we have rules at home, at school, in our town and in our country.
Ask the
students what is similar about the rules you gave them and the rules in Afg=
hanistan.
Rules at school Rules at home
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Rules in our town or country
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The
students may say, “That's not=
fair”
or even “They/We have no righ=
ts”.
If the rules at home or at sc=
hool
involve inconvenience or some frustration they are likely not the denial of
rights needed in order to survive. Explain that adults do have rules in hom=
es
and in schools for the child's safety. Because these rules involve the righ=
ts
to survival of people we call them HUMAN RIGHTS.
UNFAIR RULES/LAWS THAT DENY the survival needs o=
f a
human =3D
NO HUMAN RIGHTS
The United Nations developed a list= of human rights for all people. Another group looked at these human rights and decided to write The Declaration of Human Rights for the Child.
For the
Declaration of the Rights of the Child check the website www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/humanrights/resources/plainchild.asp
LESSON P=
LANS
Grades 4 - 6
Understanding Human Ri=
ghts
in
Canadian Students as Global Citizen=
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