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Rights and Responsibilities Connection

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Rights and Responsibilities Connection

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🔎 Part 1: Hook & Understanding (20 minutes)

1. Quick reflection — After the arbitrary rules activity, write how it felt for you and one reason why rules that protect everyone matter.
2. What does "UDHR" stand for?

United Declaration of Human Rights

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Universal Document of Human Rights

3. Match each Kete (basket) to its simple description.
A. Identity
B. Safety / Wellbeing
C. Community / Environment
1. Rights about education, work and culture
2. Rights to exist, be equal, be yourself
3. Rights to be free from harm, to speak and move
4. In pairs, pick one article from each Kete for our school. List the article numbers you chose and one short reason for each (three lines).

🌿 Part 2: Connect Global Rights to Whenua & Taiao (30 minutes)

5. Choose one global right you selected and draw a quick diagram linking it to a local issue (Whenua or Taiao). Label the right and the local place/issue.
6. Which article best covers the idea "right to a decent living standard" (for example, access to water)?

Article 25

Article 27

Article 3

7. Short answer — Explain in 2–3 sentences how kaitiakitanga (guardianship) can be understood as supporting a human right in our community.

🔁 Part 3: Share & Lesson Plan (10 minutes)

8. One Word share — Write one word that shows why rights matter to you now and a short sentence to explain your choice.

Teacher-friendly 60-minute plan (simple timeline)

0–10 min: Hook — give arbitrary rules, 5 minutes experience, 5 minutes whole-class reflection.

10–25 min: Big Three Kete — explain baskets, pair up, choose one article from each basket (pair work).

25–50 min: Whenua & Taiao mapping — use He Kākano lens; students draw diagram linking one right to a local issue and discuss in small groups.

50–60 min: Circle closing — each student shares one word aloud; teacher records themes and affirms voices. eep language simple; focus on student-centred voice and kaitiakitanga links.

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