Right at the start of the school year is a great time to spark students' thinking about the world they live in, the choices they make, what a humane world looks like, and the power they have to help bring such a world to reality. Here are a few of our free, downloadable activities (pdf) to help you do that:
What Does a Humane World Look Like?
Have students create their vision of a humane world and compare it to the world we live in now. What are the differences, and how can we make the world “as it is” become the humane world envisioned?Recommended for grades 2 through 6.
Time: 15-30 minutes
What Does It Take to Change the World?
Empower students by using stories and activities to show them that one person can make a positive difference.Recommended for grades 5 through 12.
Time: 30-60 minutes
What is a Humane Life?
What’s a typical Saturday look like in the life of someone striving to live a more humane life? Participants follow a “humane presenter” or a “humane wannabe” through a reenactment of their day to learn about the whats and whys of making humane choices every day.Recommended for grades 5 and up.
Time: 90-120 minutes
What Makes a Humane Being?
What are the most desirable and undesirable qualities of humans? Use sample stories and pictures to help students identify our best (and worst) qualities and how we can encourage humane qualities in ourselves and others.Recommended for grades 3 through 6.
Time: 30-60 minutes
What Would You Do?
What would you do if….? Help students think deeply and critically about the quandaries between balancing personal desires with kindness toward others by engaging them in discussing personal and global scenarios.
Recommended for grades 3 through 8.
Time: 60 minutes
~ Marsha
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