The Balloon Game
Added: 13 Nov 2016
Contributor:
Clare Quigley
Resource type:
Game
A simple and fun game which introduces children to some of the challenges faced by refugees and asylum seekers. Helps children to begin to understand the many challenges faced by refugees when they arrive in a new country including: language, finding accommodation and getting an education.
How it maps to the curriculum
- 5-6
- SPHE
Strand: Myself & the Wider World
Strand unit: Developing citizenship
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- explore how inequality might exist in the local community and suggest ways in which this might be addressed
- identify some local issues of concern and explore possible action that could be taken to address these issues
- recognise and acknowledge the various cultural, religious, ethnic or other groups that exist in a community or society and explore ways in which these differences can be respected
Suggestions for use: Could be used as part of a unit of work on the Syria crisis. It is an active lesson which integrates with the games strand of PE.
