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 Migration Journeys -
Why the journey?

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Time Required
Age Range
Resources required
Migration Journeys - Why the journey?
up to 1 hour
10 - 13

Paper, pens, etc, as described in methodology (in Main Activity, below)
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Lesson Objective
Knowledge and Understanding (Global Theme covered)
Global Skills covered
Global Values and Attitudes covered


Understand that unfair distribution of resources impacts upon productivity


​Social justice and equity

Cooperation & conflict resolution


Commitment to social justice and equity
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  • Introduction
  • Main Activity
  • Plenary
  • What were the Outcomes?
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This activity is part of a series looking at the migratory journey. These lessons focus on the migratory journey, - the journey that a person makes from the place of origin until arriving at the destination. The overall aim is to support students to analyze the differences between  places and the causes underpinning migratory journeys.

This lesson introduces the theme using a simulation game. Students need to cooperate in order to build paper boats with unequal provision of resources and labour. The aim is to stimulate discussion around fairness, inequality and problem solving, raising awareness of global issues which impact on people's lives and migratory flows.

​Teachers can adapt the timing and organisation of the game depending on their knowledge of children in their class. Be aware that such games can provoke an emotional reaction, so careful classroom management and debriefing are essential.


Methodology:
Divide the class into 5 groups and challenge each group to make a paper boat. 

TOP TIP: Do not specify too much the dynamics to the participants.
  • Each group must make a paper boat with the materials that they have.
  • Paper ships must be manufactured and teacher will accept those that are badly made
  • No one can use other materials that those supplied for the task.

Materials:
(Group size and distribution will need to be adjusted to accommodate the number of students)
Group 1: It will be formed by three people, will have many coloured sheets of paper and pens.
Group 2: Will consist of four people, a white sheets of paper for each group member and 2 pens
Group 3: It will be formed by five people, they will have 4 coloured sheets of paper (without pen).
Group 4: It will be formed by six people, they will have 4 white sheets of paper (without pen).
Group 5: It will be formed by the rest of the group, they will have a single pen.


Watch this simple video to see how to make a very simple boat/hat (similar to those shown in the photographs: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TekA1Q8pc0

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How did this activity make you feel? Could you build your boats? Why have you not been able to build them? How did those who could build boats feel? What advantages did they have? How do you consider this deal? Did you find any way to overcome the challenge to make your boat?

Do you think this has something to do with the distribution of wealth in the world? What have you learned from this? 


This activity could be used as a stimulus for a Philosophy for Children session.

Help the children to identify the key themes  explored - Fairness/ inequality/wealth/poverty etc and encourage them to generate their own big questions around the theme​.

Air the questions and vote for the question the group would like to discuss in circle time.

​​The children were enabled to explore inequality within the classroom setting and relate this to the distribution of world resources. It provided an opportunity to reflect upon their own feelings and reactions to an unfair situation.
 

Cooperation, negotiation and communication skills were enhanced.
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Lesson submitted by Aida Lorenzo Perez, Spain

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  • Home
    • About the project & objectives
    • Timeline - IOS project
    • School partners
  • IOS TEACHING RESOURCES
    • What is a journey?
    • Finding Connections
    • A Sweet World
    • Playing with Empathy
    • Multicultural Roman Empire
    • New People New Places
    • Migration Journeys - Why the Journey?
    • Migration Journeys - Who will you take on the Journey?
    • Migration Journeys - How was the Journey?
    • War ... what if it happened here?
    • More Equal Than Different
    • The Path of Hope
    • Shoes Clues
    • Mystery Dinner Guests
    • Mobile Phones, Me and Migration
    • Problems of the World
    • Emma's Story
  • Global Skills Passport and Tracking Charts
  • Blog
  • Thinking Otherwise project