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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Discussion: Child as a decision-maker
During the discussion, students should reflect on the daily life of children and young people in Finland from the point of view of an imaginary decision-maker who is a child, considering what kind of social changes they would like to see.
A story about being heard
Students are tasked with writing a short essay about a situation in which they felt heard. The assignment is supported by a slide show about the 2025 Rights of the Child theme.
A news story of the future
The purpose of this task is to think about desirable futures in terms of school satisfaction among children and teenagers. Write a news story in which you describe factors that have contributed to improving school satisfaction among children and young people in Finland over the past five years.
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.
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.
Memory game
This memory game about children’s rights teaches players about the right to learn while exercising their memory.