CosmoKidz Activities: 31 Scenarios

respecting differences

One of the kids in your group wears a head scarf to symbolize her religious beliefs.

1. Have you ever experienced other kids behaving differently than you because of their beliefs?

2.

What does it mean to have a religious belief? How can a strong belief affect how we behave?

3.

What does it mean to treat people who believe different things with respect?

4.

How might you know when other kids are uncomfortable about your questions or behavior towards them?

5.

Why is it important to treat people with respect even if they don’t always want to do or believe things that are important to you?

Act A

Think of as many ways as possible that you can treat somebody with respect even if they have other ways of doing things than you.

Act B

You see your friend being treated badly because of different beliefs. What can you say or do to make the situation better? Do a role play in front of the group, and get ideas from the rest of the group.

Click a puppet to change expression.

One of the kids in your group wears a head scarf to symbolize her religious beliefs.

One of the kids in your group wears a head scarf to symbolize her religious beliefs.

1. Have you ever experienced other kids behaving differently than you because of their beliefs?

2.

What does it mean to have a religious belief? How can a strong belief affect how we behave?

3.

What does it mean to treat people who believe different things with respect?

4.

How might you know when other kids are uncomfortable about your questions or behavior towards them?

5.

Why is it important to treat people with respect even if they don’t always want to do or believe things that are important to you?

Act A

Think of as many ways as possible that you can treat somebody with respect even if they have other ways of doing things than you.

Act B

You see your friend being treated badly because of different beliefs. What can you say or do to make the situation better? Do a role play in front of the group, and get ideas from the rest of the group.

Click a puppet to change expression.