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Description

Locate Honduras on the globe / map and discuss Maria’s Story (Floods Near and Far)

Resources

 Globe / world map
 Maria’s Story attached
 Photos of floods attached
 Ribbon and 2 gold stars
Useful Links:
You can download an explanation video and additional photos of Maria’s community at www.trocaire.org/education/lent2017/earlyyears

Instructions

Aim
a) To introduce the SDG 13 to Brownies and show them how they can help achieve this goal.
b) To learn about the importance of caring for the environment.
c) To begin to bring in the international aspect of the environment.

Introduction
The activity provides opportunities for young children to build on their own perceptions, knowledge and experiences by learning about María and about some of the issues facing María’s community. Today we are exploring floods

Instructions
Maria’s Story
Find South America and further north find Honduras on the globe or world map. Gather in a circle and explain that you are going to learn about a girl named María who lives in Honduras, a country in Latin America. Find Ireland on a globe or world map, and then find Honduras. Place a gold star on both countries and connect with a ribbon.
Allow the Brownies to consider and share their thoughts about faraway places they have heard of or have visited. Share thoughts about what Honduras might be like, in terms of weather, homes, animals, food.
Then read Maria’s story, attached.

Floods Near and Far
After María’s story ask the Brownies about floods and to share any experiences of floods. Has anyone seen a flood near their home or somewhere else in Ireland? What did people do when the flood came?
Look at the photos of floods. Can you guess which ones are of Ireland and which are of Honduras? What clues did you use to help you to guess? What is the same or different about the photos of floods in different locations?
Talk about how sometimes the floods in María’s community are so severe that everyone must leave until the water level goes down.

Debrief/Discussion
Explore feelings to develop empathy by asking how would you feel in a flood, what might it be like for María?

Acknowledgement/Sources
Trocaire and IGG MEDI Committee

Attachments
María’s Story
Photos of floods

Tags

• climate action
• Floods
• gce
• global citizenship education
• Honduras
• Maria
• National Conference 2019
• SDG 13
• SDG 13 Climate Action
• sdgs
• SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL THIRTEEN
• SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
• Trocaire

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