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Dr. Seuss wrote " A person's a person, no matter how small." The elementary resource uses Dr. Seuss's book Horton Hears a Who to explore children's rights in an engaging way. Young academics listen to the story, participate in group discussion, complete an activity, and analyze primary documents to understand their rights.
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Instructional Ideas
- Help learners create classroom rights based on the lesson
- Guide a group discussion on the ways pupils can respect each other's rights
Classroom Considerations
- Requires a copy of Horton Hear's a Who by Dr. Seuss
Pros
- Lesson is a great resource to introduce the concept of human rights to K-3 graders
- Uses a child friendly version of the Convention on the Rights of a Child to ensure language is age appropriate
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