children’s rights
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CHILDREN’S RIGHTSLesson Handout
GLOBAL/DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION
By Maiki Hint
Form groups of 4 people and write your
NEEDS WANTS
NEXT STEP
Write the students’ answers on the board.
Give them the list of Children’s rightsLet them discuss the rights and then
make a TOP 13 of it (to list what is the most important rights and least important ones)
Children’s rights
Adults should do what is best for you. You have the right to live. You have the right to think what you like and be whatever religion you
want you want be. Your parents should help you learn what is right what is wrong.
You have a right to good health. You have the right to make friends. You have the right to collect information from radios, TV, books from all
over the world. No one should hurt you any way. You have the right to food, clothes, and a place to live. You have the right to education. You have the right to enjoy your own culture, practice your own religion,
and use your own language. You have the right to play. You should not be put in prison. Noone is allowed to kidnap or sell you.
Read the story: “Charles’s story (It’s our right) www.oxfam.org.uk/education
http://www.unicef.org.uk/putitright/story.aspx?child=Charles&page=9
Write the following:
Yes, Charles has these rights
No, Charles doesn’t have these rights
Discuss:
What rights does and should Charles have?
What are the things Charles likes about his life?
What does he want to do in the future?What things make life difficult for
Charles?
The material source: www.oxfam.org.uk/education