Type of activity
Role play, simulation, discussion
Objectives
- To promote empathy with others
- To raise awareness about equality in dignity as a basis of universal human rights
- To foster an understanding of the challenges often faced by members of minority groups
Preparation
- Make a role card for each child: copy the page of role cards, cut out the strips and fold each one over.
- Select the roles and cases which are most relevant to your group. Create new roles, if necessary.
Materials
- A large space so the children can line up next to each other, and take steps forward in a row
- Role cards
- List of situations
- Optional: art materials to make name tags and/or pictures.
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