How are your students' rights protected? What are their responsibilities in protecting the rights of others? A lesson on human rights and the responsibilities therein introduces class members to the concepts of global citizenship, democracy, and discrimination with a group discussion and online interactive resource.

Concepts

human rights, the universal declaration of human rights, australian culture, children's rights, citizenship, freedoms, discrimination

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Incorporate into a lesson on the United Nations 
• Use at the beginning of the year to establish classroom community norms and expectations

Classroom Considerations

• The first part of a two-lesson unit on human rights, the second of which can be found here
• Based on Australian laws and society, but as human rights are protected internationally, the lesson is adaptable for classrooms in any country
• Requires access to the Internet

Pros

• Delineates the differences between rights, needs, and wants
• Covers the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
• Includes teaching tips and instruction tips

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.5.1.a SL.6.1.a SL.7.1.a SL.8.1.a