September Week 1 Activity
Gender Sensitivity role plays from our ‘Classic’ collection
Type of activity: School Level Activity
Introduction
Gender stereotypes often arise in social situations. Children face a great deal of pressure to be popular and to conform to their peer groups. Acting out realistic social situations in a safe, controlled classroom environment is a good way to prepare students for situations that might come up. It also helps children think about their roles in both fighting and perpetuating gender stereotypes.
Expected Outcomes
- To encourage students to speak openly about gender stereotypes and how the pressure to conform to socially constructed gender norms influence their daily lives
- To use dramatic expression to brainstorm ways to combat rigid ideas about gender in their daily lives.
- To internalize the fact that teasing or bullying someone because they do not conform to gender norms or stereotypes is never acceptable and ultimately harms all of us
- To continue developing a community where individual identity is respected, and students feel safe about expressing themselves
- To form a collective definition of gender that respects a wide variety in gender expression
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