Elementary Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities
| These classroom-ready lesson plans for the elementary classroom were developed by Canadian teachers and UNICEF Canada to help achieve curriculum aims. |
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Elementary
Classroom Activities for Children's Rights
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These lesson plans for all grades introduce basic concepts of children’s rights. Students will develop an understanding of what rights are, discover the universal rights set out in the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and identify the relevance of these rights locally and globally. The responsible exercise of rights is encouraged, with respect for the rights and freedoms of others. |
Rights, Wants and Needs Activity Kit
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This resource helps children to explore the idea that people’s basic needs are considered rights, and to see the link between rights and responsibilities through participatory activities. |
Splash!
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This colourful activity magazine engages young children through stories, puzzles, games and activities, helping them to develop awareness of places and people around the world and to identify their connection to the global community. |
The Heaven Shop Teacher's Guide
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This is the companion teacher’s guide for The Heaven Shop, a novel about children orphaned by AIDS in Africa, by Canadian children’s author, Deborah Ellis. Inside, teachers will find a synopsis of each chapter, guiding questions and extension activities to help students process the text and understand the challenges these children face. |
Asmina's Story
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Asmina's Story is a resource appropriate for students in Grades 6 to 8 to address the subject of children orphaned by AIDS. This colourful, engaging comic book and accompanying teacher's guide were developed by staff at UNICEF Canada. |
Asmina's Story Teacher's Guide
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The teacher's guide contains pre- and post-reading questions meant to assess literal comprehension, as well as extend thinking and encourage inference. The guide also includes extension activities designed to help students increase their understanding of and compassion for children affected by AIDS. |
Bringing Children's Rights Alive
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These lessons, developed by staff and volunteers at UNICEF Canada, are consistent with the sixth grade language arts and social studies curricula in each province. Explore issues such as rights vs. wants, income disparities and the food crisis through a range of fun and engaging activities. |
When Disaster Strikes
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Guide
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| Students in elementary grades will examine UNICEF global education concepts in relation to humanitarian emergencies and disaster relief. The classroom-ready activities are presented in a sequence which follows the UNICEF Global Classroom programme cycle from understanding, to personal response, to informed action. The country specific insert will allow you to explore specific emergencies. |
A School Like Mine
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This unique celebration of the commonalities and differences between school days in different countries will enrich knowledge and delight imagination as kids share in the experiences of their peers around the world. A School Like Mine takes readers on a journey to 30 different classrooms around the world where children discuss their lives, views, home life, and hopes for the future. Grades 3 to 6. Hardcover. Currently available in English only. You can order this amazing book from Amazon: |
