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Compasito 4.11 Cookie Monster

An activity suitable for children in Years 4-8 involving negotiation and discussions. Students negotiate the sharing of eatable snacks amongst each other leading to discussions on issues of equal rights and poverty (part of the Compasito Human Rights Education Handbook).

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Compasito 4.12 Dear Diary

An activity involving story telling and discussion, adaptable for students in Years 4-9. Children read three different accounts of the same experience and discuss mistaken judgments about people. The activity aims to enhance empathy and understanding of the subjectivity of individual experience for children - and incorporates broader themes of health and welfare, poverty and social exclusion (part of the Compasito Human Rights Education Handbook).

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Compasito 4.14 from bystander to helper

This activity is part of the Compasito Human Rights Education Handbook. Children to speak about situtaitons where they have observed or experienced violence. They are then asked to think about solutions and a helping behaviour for such situations. Observing that everyone experiences violence in different ways throughout their lives leads to reflexion about the responsibility to help and defend each other.

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Compasito 4.16 Modern Fairytale

This activity introduces children to the life of Siwa, a child who has been traded into slavery. Speaking about child labour and modern-day slavery allows students to reflect on the rights of children, discrimination and other cases of violence against children. Suitable for students Year 4-9. (Part of the Compasito Human Rights Education Handbook).

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Compasito 4.18 My universe of rights

In this artistic activity (part of the Compasito Human Rights Education Handbook) children must relate needs they have, to be happy and become capable adults to human rights. After analysing what they need they are able to link these needs to rights in the declaration and the convention.

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Compasito 4.19 Once upon a time

This activity allows children to reflect on stereotypes about gender. A fairytale/story is told, in which the characters' sexes are reversed. Children will notice this as unusual and this should lead to a discussion about stereotypical gender roles and how children agree or disagree with them. Suitable for Years 3-9. (Part of the  Compasito Human Rights Education).

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Compasito 4.20 Picture games

In this activity children explore pictures from a human rights perspective looking at stereotypes, different perspectives and how pictures inform or misinform. This raises awareness of human rights issues in everyday life and helps develop 'visual literacy', listening and communication skills. (Part of the Compasito Human Rights Education Handbook).

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Compasito 4.21 Picturing

In this activity students create a 'human photo' of violent situation. Students then illustrate how the situation could be resolved without the use of violence. Suitable for Years 3-9. (Part of the Compasito Human Rights Education Handbook).

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Compasito 4.24 Rabbit's rights

This activity aims to show children that they are instinctively aware of  children's rights. By looking at the rights of a pet rabbit they are able to draw similarities between what is needed to be happy and which rights need to be met to create this happiness. (Part of the Comapsito Human Rights Education Handbook).

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Compasito 4.25 Red alert

This is an active outdoor game in which children try to save the missing children's rights before they are stolen. This activity encourages group dynamics and stresses the importance of protecting human rights. (Part of the Compasito Human Rights Education Handbook)

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