We are all connected!
Discussion: What does it mean to be a global citizen?
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We are children.
Discussion: What are some things that all children do, all around the world?
We are the same.
Discussion: What are some ways all children are the same all over the world?
We like to play.
Children playing around the world
Discussion: What games or toys did you recognize? What is your favorite way to play?
This would be a great time to introduce students to some games from around the world! Click here for some ideas!
We go to school.
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Scenes from Schools Around the World
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Discussion: What looks the same about these schools: what is different?
What are some of the different ways kids around the world get to school?
How do you get to school: Answer the question here:
We eat.
Discussion: What do you like to eat for breakfast? What is your favorite school lunch?
We celebrate.
Discussion: how do you celebrate your birthday? What is another special day you celebrate with your family?
We lose teeth!
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Discussion: Have you lost a tooth? What did you do with it? How is that the same or different from children in other parts of the world?
We wear clothes.
Discussion: what do you wear when you are at home? When you go to school? When you need to dress up?
We love our family.
Families Around the World
Discussion: how many people are in your family? How are families around the world alike?
We can go around the world.
(Even if we don’t leave home)
Discussion: where in the world would you like to visit? Why?
We are all connected!
What can YOU do to make a difference?
Discussion: What can you do to make the world a better place and help people all over the globe?
Discussion: Why do we need change?
Introducing the Global Goals
What are the Global Goals?
What can we do?
What can we do to help reach Goal # 1?
End poverty in all its forms everywhere.
What can we do to help reach Goal # 2?
End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.
What can we do to help reach Goal # 3?
Ensure healthy lives and promote healthy lives for all at all ages.
What can we do to help reach Goal # 4?
Ensure inclusive and equitable education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.
What can we do to help reach Goal # 5?
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
What can we do to help reach Goal # 6?
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.
What can we do to help reach Goal # 7?
Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.
What can we do to help reach Goal # 8?
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.
What can we do to help reach Goal # 9?
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.
What can we do to help reach Goal # 10?
Reduce inequalities within and among countries.
What can we do to help reach Goal # 11?
Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.
What can we do to help reach Goal # 12?
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
What can we do to help reach Goal # 13?
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
What can we do to help reach Goal # 14?
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources for sustainable development.
What can we do to help reach Goal # 15?
Protect, restore, and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, and halt biodiversity loss.
What can we do to help reach Goal # 16?
Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.
What can we do to help reach Goal # 17?
Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.
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