Learning Outcomes

Learn to respect others identities, cultures and individuality

Understand what an identity is

Understand the term racism

Introduction

Reading of story “Racism and intolerance” by Louise Spilsbury Hanane Kai

Higher/lower order questioning of story  including listing examples of

Discussion of term racism, what it means, where does racism exist in the story and if it exists in real life.

Development

Walking debate: Scenarios of people disrespecting/respecting others identities will be read aloud. The children will have to move and stand beside the strongly agree,agree,neither agree nor disagree,disagree and strongly disagree signs depending on whether they agree/disagree with the statement.

Sample of scenarios include:

“There is a child of a different race playing in the playground on their own, it is okay to ignore them and play on their own because they look different”

The children will be asked why they are standing under the various headings.

Me too game:

A statement will be called out and each child that it applies to has to step forward and say “me too”. Many statements will be real aloud so that the children all say “me too” several times. Discussion will take place on how although we have many things in common we all have differences also and how it is important to respect each others differences.

Discussion will take place on how someone would feel if someone did not respect these differences and laughed, mocked or ignored them because of them. E.g. embarrassed,upset,ashamed,depressed etc.

Plenary

The children will work in pairs to write down reasons on why it is important to respect others identities. They will write these on sticky notes which they will stick on the board.

The sticky notes will be read aloud to recap on the importance of identity and respecting others individuality.