This section collects 42 practical activities for different age groups and at different levels of complexity, related to the 14 themes. These activities can be used sequentially, or in any order you choose, and in general, the children you work with do not need to have special skills or competences.

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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
     

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4-30 children 45 minutes 9 -13 years
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