Teach Human Rights Day (10 December) with this ready-to-use KS2 PowerPoint and Activity Pack, featuring a 30-slide PowerPoint presentation, a 40-page printable A4 PDF and 18 educational activities.

Designed for Years 3–6 (ages 7–11), this resource helps pupils understand human rights, children’s rights, dignity, equality, fairness and inclusion through engaging discussions, reading comprehension, critical thinking and creative classroom activities.

What’s Included?

• 30-slide PowerPoint (16:9 widescreen) covering human rights, children’s rights, equality, fairness, participation and respectful communication, with discussion questions and teacher notes.
• 40-page printable A4 PDF containing pupil activities, teacher guidance, model answers and assessment support.
• 18 activities exploring rights, needs and wants, responsibilities, accessibility and inclusive decision-making.
• Reading comprehension activities about Human Rights Day and the rights of children.
• Problem-solving and reasoning tasks using fictional classroom situations and practical examples of fairness.
• Facts, opinions and assumptions activities to develop evidence-based thinking.
• Maths and data interpretation activities, including a fictional class survey and bar chart.
• Creative activities including a human rights awareness poster, an inclusive invitation and classroom activity planning.
• Teacher guidance and complete model answers, including support and extension suggestions for different learners.
• Assessment and reflection activities to review pupils’ understanding.

Perfect For

Human Rights Day (10 December), KS2 PSHE lessons, citizenship discussions, equality and diversity topics, inclusive education, English lessons and cross-curricular learning.

Flexible Teaching

The activities can be used individually or across several lessons. The pack includes a suggested 50–60 minute introductory lesson, additional activities, teacher guidance and differentiated support.

Fictional scenarios encourage pupils to think about fairness and participation without needing to share personal experiences.

Files Included

• PowerPoint (.pptx): 30 slides, 16:9 widescreen.
• Printable PDF (.pdf): 40 A4 pages, including 18 activities, teacher guidance, complete model answers and assessment support.

KS2 | Years 3–6 | Ages 7–11

Reusable every year – Human Rights Day takes place on 10 December, and the resource is not tied to a specific year.

Independent educational resource. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the United Nations or UNICEF.