This book has been written for teachers who are looking for tools to teach children’s rights to
students at elementary and primary schools. The key features of the manual are the following:
Nine small projects of four lessons each, for students in their first nine years of school.
Detailed lesson instructions that can be followed by beginners or used in teacher training.
A lesson plan including the key questions and key tasks in each at the beginning of each
project description.
An approach of task-based learning, focusing on problem solving and learning by example,
which supports the pupils in conceptual learning, skills training and the development of
values and attitudes.
Following the key principles of Education for Democratic Citizenship (EDC), methods and
setting of open and co-operative learning support the message of content and principles in
children’s rights learning. (Learning through, about and for children’s rights.)
A tool to support reflection and discussion in class (see below).
A section on materials for teaching and further studies in children’s rights.
- Exploring Children’s Rights
