Summary: Students will deconstruct a house made out of foam bricks whilst recognizing negative effects of armed conflict on children shown in the story from the War Childhood Museum’s collection, and they will reconstruct it once again whilst recognizing different ways of showing support and giving help to these children. They will use image theatre to embody different ways that they themselves can support children growing up in war by creating individual and group frozen (i.e. still) images of different forms of helping behaviors.[1]
Main age group(s) for activity or activities: 8-10
Time needed: Appr. 1 – 2 x 45 minutes
Objectives
- To understand what life is like for children who live in a war zone.
- To realize that children the world over enjoy the same things and have similar hopes and fears as themselves.
- To recognize that they (students) can help, even though they are children themselves.
Materials needed: Camera/phone with camera, 12 to 18 foam bricks (or alternatively large pieces of Legos, shoe boxes or something similar that resembles building bricks), large sack to hold the bricks
[1] Parts of this activity are entirely based on the NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children) Childline activity entitled ‘Speak out Stay Safe’.