Students will be introduced to the importance of child participation to promote whole-community well-being through reflection and class discussion.
Students are to examine each of the eight child rights individually through inquiry activities and class discussion.
Lesson 3.1: The Right to Shelter
Students engage in a class discussion and inquiry activity in regards to the differences in houses across the world.
Lesson 3.2: The Right to Water
Through video analysis and working with a partner, students will assess the right to water and the consequences of not being able to claim the right.
Lesson 3.3: The Right to Food
Students explore the right to food by considering facts about hunger and synthesizing scenarios with selected child rights.
Lesson 3.4: The Right to Healthcare
Students will begin to understand the difficulties faced by children (specifically children with disabilities), when access to health care is denied through a reading comprehension activity.
Lesson 3.5: The Right to Education
Students consider the right to education through a reading comprehension activity centered on a young girl living in Bangladesh.
Lesson 3.6: The Right to Play
Students will understand that play and recreation are crucial to child development and learning through analysis of written and visual materials.
Lesson 3.7: The Right to Protection
Students will be introduced to child labour and share their opinions through self/group reflection and familiarization of the Fair Labour Standards.
Lesson 3.8: The Right to Participation
Students will be introduced to the importance of child participation to promote whole-community well-being through reflection and class discussion.