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Read my lips!
Children read an article from the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) without making a sound; their team members try to identify the article by lip reading.

Type of activity

Role-play, guessing game

Objectives

  • To understand the difficulties experienced by people with a hearing disability
  • To understand the skill of lip-reading and the conditions that favour it
  • To review the articles of the CRC

Preparation

  • Copy a set of the CRC cards.
  • Cut a box to make a frame to represent a TV screen or use an existing puppet theatre.
  • Copy the child-friendly CRC for every child.

Materials

  • Cards with CRC articles
  • Copies of the child-friendly CRC
  • Some kind of “TV frame” for the speakers
  • A bag or basket to hold the CRC cards
  • A bell or other sound to introduce the speakers
     

Download the activity

4-30 children 45 minutes 9 -13 years
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