You have just spent seven weeks discussing
the rights that all kids should have. Everyone has basic rights but because
you are young, people are more likely to forget about or ignore your rights.
That's why some adults got together and wrote the Articles. This is an
international agreement that is part of the work of the United Nations.
Our last week together you will take a close
look at the previous weeks' topics and create your own "Kids' Bill of Rights."
You will discuss ways to share your feelings about kids' rights. It is time
now for you to take a stand, be heard and do all you can to make people realize
that kids everywhere do not even have all the basic rights that you enjoy.
Discussion
Questions
What are 10 things
that all kids everywhere should have? Tell the group why you think these
10 are the most important things. See activity #1 below. Using each class
Bill of Rights work together as a whole group and create one "Kids' Bill
of Rights".
Do you think all kids
have these rights today?
If you had to be denied
two of the rights on your list which two would you choose? Tell the group
why.
What do your parents
think about your desired rights? How can you live with the situation you're
facing if they do not agree?
Do you think that along
with rights come responsibilities?
Do kids' rights and
responsibilities differ from teachers' rights and responsibilities?
Do you know any places
where kids do not have the rights you listed above? What are the rights that
these kids are lacking? Do you think this is fair? Do you think there is
a way to make things better for them?
Use a Web search engine
and learn more about countries where children do not have many rights. Share
your findings with our group.
What can you do now
to make the world a better place for all kids? Think about the fourth Kidlink
question that you answered.
Classroom
Activities
Write your own 'Kids'
Bill of Rights'
Divide your class into small groups and decide
on 10 things that all young people everywhere should have. Write these on
a large sheet of paper.
Display your chart and explain it to the rest
of the class. Do you have all the things on your Bill? What prevents you
from having them?
Make one "Kids' Bill of Rights" for your class.
Make a banner with the Bill of Rights and display
it in the classroom.
Make a collage or drawing
using chalk, watercolors, or ink that shows what you think your 10 most important
rights are. Display these art works for all in your school to see.
Search the Web to find
places where children around the world do not have rights that you have.
What sources did you find? Is the information reliable? How do you know?
List ways you can help
these children have more rights.
List 5 things which
should be done in the classroom to make sure that all are happy and safe.
Discuss your
responsibilites to your school. As a class, agree on one responsibility that
can be improved. Do a project that will help this responsibility become a
reality.
Make a chart with two
columns - 'rights' and 'responsibilities.' List rights and the responsibilities
that go hand-in-hand. Add your own ideas to the chart.
Rights
Responsibilities
to be listened to
to listen to others
to be respected
to treat others with
respect
Prepare an assembly
for your school about your Bill of Rights. Invite the media to come and film
your performance and write about you in the local newspapers.
Volunteer to visit
other classrooms in your school and talk to the students about the rights
of all children.
Write articles for
your school newsletter and community newspaper about children's rights.
Ask to speak to community
groups about your 'What Are My Rights?' work.
Do research on
organizations dedicated to helping secure children's rights around the world.
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