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Tuesday, 22 October 2013

No Gender Stereotypes in Senior Infants!

Posted in , | 13:57 | by Cecelia


We were talking all about gender stereotypes today. We discussed some stereotypes that exist about colours, toys and activities for boys and girls. We looked at some photos showing the gender stereotypes in the world around us. 
Image from http://www.trendsactive.com/#!/news/gender-stereotypes/ 

  We decided we weren't going to use stereotypes in our classroom and tell other people when they use them - 'Don't be silly, that's a stereotype!'.

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Monday, 7 October 2013

Human Rights Month - Learning about Deafness

Posted in ,, | 15:31 | by Cecelia


As part of our work on disability for huma rights month, we have been learning a lot about people who can't hear very well. Sometimes, these people are called deaf people.

 First of all, we read a book called Moonbird. This told the story of a young prince that couldn't hear earth sounds. He visited some animal friends and they showed him how to communicate with his hands. When he returned to earth, the king and queen learned how to talk to him using their hands and eyes too. 


Then we read Freddie and the Fairy. This story is all about a fairy who can't hear very well so she sometimes mixes up the wishes that the boy is asking for. This book taught us the 3 Golden Rules for speaking to someone who can't hear very well - speak clearly, don't cover your mouth and always face towards the person. 


Today, we read A Birthday for Ben. This book is about a boy called Ben who hates birthday parties because he feels left out of the games that need music. He even decides that he doesn't want a party for his own birthday because he doesn't want his deaf friends to be left out. Luckily, his mother comes up with lots of ways to make sure that everyone can join in all the party games by using lights and coloured cards as signals as well as music. 



We also looked at the First Animal Sign Book today. We learned all the signs for the animals in the zoo. It was great fun!




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Thursday, 3 October 2013

We Are All Born Free

Posted in ,, | 14:47 | by Cecelia


We read 'We Are All Born Free' in school this week. 


We learned about some of the rights that all humans should enjoy. You can watch a video showing some of these here! 


Remember, everyone has rights so everyone also has the responsibility to protect other people's rights!

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Tuesday, 1 October 2013

What are Children's Rights?

Posted in ,, | 13:49 | by Cecelia


We watched a really nice video today that taught us all about what children's rights are. We learned that children have a right to go to the doctor, to clean water, to go to school, to healthy food, to believe what we wish and most importantly, the right to PLAY!

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Whoever You Are by Mem Fox

Posted in ,,,, | 13:45 | by Cecelia


The senior infants read this lovely book in class today - Whoever You Are by Mem Fox. It taught us about how despite our differences, all the children around the world share lots of similarities. Here's a video of someone else reading the story.



 Did you like the story? Let us know by leaving a comment below!

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Monday, 30 September 2013

A Friend Like Simon

Posted in ,, | 16:36 | by Cecelia


Cecelia's Senior Infants started Human Rights Month a day early!  After lunch today, we read 'A Friend Like Simon' by Kate Gaynor. This was a lovely story all about having friends that might act a little differently but appreciating them for their uniqueness.  It also reminded us about how important it is to be nice to everyone - even if they don't always do what you expect! 

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