LEARNING ABOUT CHILDREN’S RIGHTS:

Activity 1:

In this activity you will learn what children's rights are as determined by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which is an international human rights treaty about young people. It was accepted by the UN General Assembly in 1989. Follow the instructions below. You may print out the instructions by clicking on the link to the left.

• Go to the Youth Version of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child from the Say It Right! Web site.
• Read the Burning Questions on the Rights of the Child.
• Carefully read:
  I. Playing a Part
  II. Reaching our Potential
  III. Living Well:
  IV. Being Free from Harm
• Download the Little Book of Rights and use it to help you understand the various children's rights.

Next, open up INSPIRATION. You are to create a graphic organizer that explains children’s rights. Your MAIN IDEA is CHILDREN’S RIGHTS. Off of the main idea, you are to web at least two rights from each group of rights that you read about. You should include the Article #, the Title of the Right, and an explanation of the right in YOUR OWN WORDS. You may design the organizer any way you like.

When you have webbed out the various rights, you are to continue the web by thoughtfully adding 1-2 personal comments on how children's lives in your home, school, or classroom meet the standards set forth in the rights you selected.