Each of the "Questions for discussion" and "Activities" is optional. Decide together with your students which topic to discuss and what activities to run.
Generally the learning project starts with a discussion in the classroom. After discussion, conclusions and ideas are shared in the pages of Kidspace platform to be read, receive comments and feedback from other partners participating in the project.5th Stage: Children and work Young people in various parts of the world go to school and do work part time. These small jobs help gain a sense of responsibility. In some countries, however, children after school are forced to work to help their family, in other countries they are enslaved, can not attend any kind of education and they work in inhuman conditions and without any rights.  - Have you ever wondered who makes the footballs you play with?
- Many kids your age like to wear jeans. They are comfortable and are great wear when you go out with your friends. Do you know who packed your jeans?
- In bags of chips or other food you can find small toys. But wait: who manufactured these? Discussion questions- Do you think that all kids should get pocket money? And should this money be earned doing chores at home?
- Making money with your work and not receive a gift, does this makes you feel happier?
- Are there laws in your country that decide the age at which you can start working?
- What kind of work can the children find when they begin to work for the first time and not have a specific qualification?
- What kind of jobs can you find after school hours or during holidays?
- Do you think it is educational for you to have a job while still in school?
- Childrens like to have permission to buy things. What kind of things do you like to buy? Make a poster with the objects of your purchases.
- Take a survey among your peers: which jobs are most popular and easy to find in your area? Then make a chart with the answers.
- Tell about your own work experience (also about some help at home or nearby). Illustrate it with a drawing and publish the drawing in your pages. Were you satisfied with the results of your work?
- Look for information about Iqbal Masih: Who was he? Why did he became a symbol? Try to write a short text about him or read one of the many stories found in Resources. What did impress you most? Why?
- Do a research on organizations dealing with child labor. See the Resources. Write a short article in Kidlink Gazette online.
- "Child labor and child work": write a text or prepare a presentation video, explaining the difference between these two terms. Publish your work as an article in Kidlink Gazette online. Look at the Risorse.
Save your answers, texts and drawings on your page in Student Activities. You can also open your page in the "Kidlink Gazette" and publish online what you consider interesting.
| Languages:
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ItalianoModule lessons:
- What are my Rights?
- How can I be safe?
- The Right to be me and to be heard
- Do I have rights at school?
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