B1 Our World And Our People · Term 2 Week 7: Basic Human Rights

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B1.3.3.1.1 - Explain basic human needs and rights of self and others

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define human needs and human rights in their own simple words.
Identify at least three basic human needs (food, shelter, clothing) and match them to examples in daily life.
State at least three basic human rights (right to life, freedom of movement, personal liberty) and give a simple example of each.
Recognise that all people, including themselves and their classmates, have the same needs and rights.
Demonstrate care for others by describing one way they can help a friend or family member meet a need or enjoy a right.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Our Beliefs and Values (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Basic Human Rights (3.3)
Content standard: B1.3.3.1 - Demonstrate understanding of human rights as a citizen
Indicator: B1.3.3.1.1 - Explain basic human needs and rights of self and others
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 7 (Week 19 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Our World and Our People Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 11
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Engage learners with games/story telling, rhymes to talk about human needs and rights.
Human needs: food, shelter. Clothing.
Human rights: right to life, freedom of association, right to movement, personal liberty, right to fair trial, etc.