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Vote with your feet!
Children take a physical position in the room in response to a statement and then explain and justify their opinions.

Type of activity

Discussion, with some movement

Objectives

  • To deepen understanding of participation
  • To develop listening skills
  • To develop discussion and argumentation skills

Preparation

  • Divide the room into two sections and put up signs AGREE and DISAGREE at either end. Use string or chalk to mark the line halfway between the two signs.
  • Optional: write the discussion statements on a flipchart, each on a separate page, and place them on the line down the middle of the room.

Materials

  • Flipchart or board and pens
  • String or chalk
  • Paper and markers
  • Copy of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
     

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4-30 children 30-40 minutes 8 -13 years
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