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Home » 1.–2. grade

1.–2. grade

Right to be valued

Every child is valuable!

This task introduces the class to the 2026 theme: every child is valuable.

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Right to be valued

Things that connect people

Students move around the classroom and find partners according to the teacher’s instructions. The aim is to discover similarities with classmates, helping students to recognise how much they have in common.

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Convention on the Rights of the ChildRight to be valued

What is the Convention on the Rights of the Child?

In this activity, the main points of the Convention on the Rights of the Child are reviewed with the students. The key objective is to create an understanding of what the Convention is and why it is so important. The focus is especially on highlighting the four general principles of the Convention using a chart picture. Emphasize the responsibility of...

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Right to be heard

Exercise: Belonging

The teacher will show students various exercises and games that allow them to practise skills such as interacting as part of a group, socialising with friends and doing things together.

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Right to learn

Discussion: Try this – tips

This exercise is intended to help students when they are facing difficulties in learning new things. Let’s collect tips from the class on what to do in these situations.

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Convention on the Rights of the Child

Children’s Rights Quiz

In addition to children knowing their own special rights, it is important that every adult also knows what the Convention on the Rights of the Child is and what it entails. In this task, the children act as hosts while adults compete in a quiz about children’s rights.

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Right to learnConvention on the Rights of the Child

Memory game

This memory game about children’s rights teaches players about the right to learn while exercising their memory.

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