VALUING DIFFERENCES YEAR 6 SPRING 1 2021 ACTIVITY

VALUING DIFFERENCES YEAR 6 SPRING 1 2021

ACTIVITY 1 • Look at the So polite! Cultural norms - Activity sheet. Read the statements of what is and what is not considered polite in different parts of the world. These are sometimes called cultural norms. • Discuss each statement if possible and try to decide which country you think each links to. • Can you see why people from some countries may easily cause unintended offence if they don't carry out research before visiting another country? People from this country going abroad might do the same. • If a person did their research and then followed the advice, what would they be showing? • RESPECT! • What is respect? [It is about being aware of the feelings, wishes, or rights of others. It's about appreciating that other people have feelings and that we do or say can cause upset if we are not respectful].

ACTIVITY 2 Decide whether you think these statements are respectful or disrespectful? • I’m not sure that will work but we could try it and see. • I quit! • I’ll explain what I am thinking. • You’re wrong. • She never says anything. I’ll tell you. Remember: People can ‘show’ respect or a lack of it in non-verbal ways too. Body language can be very encouraging - or not! • That was a stupid answer. • I’m not so good at spelling, why don’t you do it? • That's not what I was thinking but I can see it's a good idea! • I’m a lot better at maths than you so I’ll make the chart. • Ok! Let's try that.

ACTIVITY 3 Respectful conversations • Choose one of the Responding Respectfully Scenarios from the activity sheet. The characters need to respond to one another respectfully. • Write a respectful conversation between the characters in the scenario or if you have someone to work with at home you can have a go acting it out.