Right to an education

Year level: Upper primary Learning outcome Students will develop an understanding of the value of education and why it is an important right. List activities you do each day that require you to read. Next to each item, write what would happen if you could not do this, and how you could overcome this problem. Discuss how reading helps you to: Learn about things that interest you Remain healthy Take part in events Let people know what you think Be involved in the community Prevent others taking advantage of you Imagine you cannot read and have been given a small package of white powdery substance with a label and told it is medicine. What would you do with it? What dangers might there be? How could you make use of it safely? Assessment task Draw a concept map of problems associated with a lack of education, and make suggestions for overcoming these.