The Big Questions The Big Questions What does
The Big Questions
The Big Questions What does it mean to be different? What are some of the ways that people can be different from each other? How should we behave towards people who are different from us?
Reconnecting
A Right to Be Me All people have a right to be themselves. All people, no matter who they are or where they are in the world, have the same human rights. This might mean being free to choose what they believe or how they dress. It might also mean being able to live happily how they were born without being treated unkindly.
A Right to Be Me Share one thing which makes you special with a partner and then with the class. Did you notice how different all of the things which make us special are? Our differences make this class a very exciting one to be a part of.
Exploring
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Differences between People In your groups, look carefully at the picture cards you have been given. Talk with your friends about how the people on each card are different from each other.
Differences between People have different beliefs, live indid different families, are different ages, What differences you think of? People can beclothes, differenthave fromdifferent each come from different places, wear different All people have the right beof different reasons. other forto lots abilities and interests, look different and do things in different ways. themselves
How Should We Behave Towards People Who Are Different from Us? All people have the right to be treated with kindness and respect – no matter who they are or where they are from; whether they are similar to us or different from us
How Should We Behave Towards People Who Are Different from Us? Why do you think this is? Consolidating No person is more or less important than another. Being kind and respectful to all people helps us to feel happy and safe. Reflecting
Consolidating
Helpful Hints Help others to behave kindly towards all people – no matter who they are or to treat all people with It is important where they are from. and respect and it is important kindness that we are all treated with kindness and respect by others.
Staying Safe Using the Helpful Hints Activity Sheet, write a list of ways that How can we behave kindly and show others can show kindness and respect to all people? respect to all people.
Reflecting
Different but Similar We all have basic needs It is important that we all feel able to which need to be met for us be ourselves and it is our right to be In what are all to learn and growways healthily. who we want to be. people same? We all need to feelthe safe and cared for Although we are all to live happy and wonderfully different, fulfilling lives – this is we also all have things everyone’s right in common.
Different but Similar We are going to finish activity helps the it sit in awith circle and abit smile allus theremember way around Wean can dopass ourthat to make importance of showing kindness and respect to all people – no matter who until it reaches the person who started. How did this all people feelmake happy they are or where they areinside from. by youbeing feel? a rightsrespecting class.
The Big Questions
The Big Questions What does it mean to be different? What are some of the ways that people can be different from each other? How should we behave towards people who are different from us?
The Big Questions What have you learnt today? How will it help you in your daily life?
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