1.2: All shapes and sizes
In this activity students explore the ways in which different attributes can be used to advantage in different situations.
Tasks
- Introduce this activity by explaining that individual strengths and abilities can be used to advantage in different contexts.
- Read The Lion and the Mouse or The Tortoise and the Hare or similar text to the class.
- Discuss
with the class the strengths and weaknesses of the characters in the
story and their importance in relation to the story's moral.
- Lead
a class discussion on the perceptions of people of different sizes (or
appearance) asking students to consider whether these assumptions are
accurate.
- On the board or on butcher's paper, list the
different strengths and advantages of each type of person e.g. very
tall - good for playing basketball, average weight and height - no need
to alter clothing etc.
- Conclude by explaining that despite
people's perceptions, there are strengths and advantages associated
with every shape and size.
- Teachers should ensure that students focus on the strengths
associated with different shapes and sizes and do not negatively
comment upon or otherwise inappropriately refer to different groups of
people.
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- Text: Aesop's fable, The Lion and the mouse or The Tortoise and the Hare or similar text
- Butcher's paper
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