Advocacy Projects

Advocacy teaches children that their voices matter and they can work to make change.

• Framework: IPC
• Unit: Champions of Character
• Learning area: Language Arts
• Level: Level 3

Objectives

• Identify issues they care about
• Develop advocacy messages
• Take advocacy action

Materials

• Advocacy examples
• Persuasive writing materials
• Action planning tools

Instructions

Explore what advocacy is: speaking up about things that matter. Identify issues children care about: fairness, animal welfare, environment, kindness at school. Develop advocacy messages using persuasive language. Take age-appropriate advocacy action: writing letters, creating posters, making presentations, organizing campaigns.

Educator tip

Help children focus on issues they can influence rather than overwhelming global problems.

Assessment

Observe issue identification, message quality, and action taken.

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