Mabo Day / What Is Fair? Talking Circle
What Is Fair? Talking Circle
A calm talking circle where children discuss fairness, rules and standing up for what is right, linked to how the Mabo case changed an unfair law.
How to run it
- Sit in a circle with a talking object that is passed to each speaker.
- Briefly explain that for a long time Australian law wrongly said the land belonged to no one before colonisation, and the Mabo case changed this.
- Ask simple questions: what does fair mean, how do you know when something is unfair, and what can people do about it?
- Finish with each child naming one fair thing they can do at the service this week.
You will need
- talking object such as a soft ball
Make it easier or harderYounger children answer with thumbs up or down to simple fair and unfair scenarios; older children discuss how laws can be changed.
My Time Our Place · Outcome 2, Outcome 5Children explore justice and fairness and practise respectful discussion.
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