hijab huddle

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news/football-hijab-women-soccer-jordan-shabab-al-urdon-club-amman-club-a9170286.html?fbclid=IwAR1UZKUqWCTd019I1CLug29gfurMjXlRU2Us89b39hTilZEysK685CB1ebU

A football match in Jordan was stopped mid-game when the hijab slipped of the head of one of the players. Instead of playing on, the opposing team (who were not wearing hijabs) stopped to surround their opponent so she could fix her hijab before playing on, They made a protective huddle around her for 30 seconds.

A video of the incident has been shared online over 4 million times and people across the world are praising the team for their humanity.

Until 2014 women Fifa did not allow player to wear hijabs but the ban was overturned and the first hijab was worn in a Fifa match in October 2016.

What do you see in the picture?
where is it?
What is happening?

Explain the story

- what is a hijab? (a hijab is a head covering that some Muslim women choose to wear in public)
- why is the football player wearing a hijab during the match (because the match is in public and she chooses to)
- when the hijab slipped off how do you think the football player felt?
- why didn't the opposing team take advantage and tackle her while she fixed her hijab?
- why huddle around her?
- we can see in the picture that the opposing team are not wearing hijabs, so why worry about protecting someone who is?
- how do you think the player felt when the opposing team huddled around  her?
- Fifa used to ban the hijab on the field; why do you think they changed their mind?
- what does this show about ideas and traditions? (they can change)
- why has this story gone viral? What does this show about how people around the world feel about diversity and difference?
- Why is this story about No Outsiders?

No Outsiders in our school: Teaching the equality act in primary schools by Andrew Moffat

Reclaiming radical ideas in schools: Preparing young children for life in modern Britain by Andrew Moffat

different arms

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2019/07/24/boy-with-one-hand-met-soccer-player-with-same-limb-difference-photo-went-viral/

Joseph Tidd is a one year old soccer fan living in  Florida. Carson Pickett is a soccer player and the two have something else in common; they both have a different left arm.

When Carson heard Joseph's family cheering her on at a match, she ran over and repeatedly touched Joseph's arm with hers. It took a minute for Joseph to realise they had the same arms, then Joseph shrieked with glee. Joseph's Mum says he spent the whole car ride home looking at his arm and giggling; Mum says this is because "he knew he had a friend."

Mum says Joseph is fine about having a different limb. Kids used to grab his arm to look at it and he was confused about this, but his older sister told him he had a "lucky fin" like the character in the
movie Finding Nemo.

Joseph's parents want other kids with different limbs to know, "although they may do something differently from others, they should take pride in who they are."

What do you see in the picture?
where are they?
how are the two people different and how are they the same?

- In what ways do you think Jospeh is the same as all the children in his class?
- in what way is he different?
- why do some children grab his arm? Are they being nasty?
- how do you think it makes Jospeh feel when children grab his arm?
- why do his sisters call it a lucky fin?
- Joseph's parents could buy him a longer sleeved shirt to hide his arm, why don't they do that?
- why do you think Josesph's family wanted him to meet Carson?
- "It took a minute for Joseph to realise they had the same arms" why didn't he notice straight away?
- why was he so happy?
- how do you think Carson felt?
- Carson is a soccer player- what does this show about disability in sport?
- "although they may do something differently from others, they should take pride in who they are." what does this mean?
- what can we learn from Carson?
- what can we learn from Joseph?
- why is this story about No Outsiders?

No Outsiders in our school: Teaching the Equality Act in primary schools by Andrew Moffat

Reclaiming radical ideas in schools: Preparing young children for life in modern Britain by Andrew Moffat

inclusive dolls

https://megaphone.upworthy.com/p/teacher-hearing-aid-dolls?fbclid=IwAR1eM5rhb3gzxl59vZ4bAEu4OCQUQWOkbnSC-S3mCuvydTUBtrb7f5GIZkc

A teacher is adapting dolls so that children who are deaf and hard of hearing can find toys that look like them. Genesis Politron says, "I teach pre-school and kindergarten for deaf / hard of hearing kids and my students never see toys that resemble their hearing devices (hearing aids / cochlear implants) so I added some to our new baby dolls myself. I wish everyone could see their faces playing with these"

People on twitter are praising the teacher; one said. "It's amazing she's exposing these kids to  knowing it's ok to be differently abled." Another described seeing the faces of her friends' children who were deaf "light up" when they were given dolls with hearing aids.

What do you see in the picture?
what are they?
why might someone put hearing aids on dolls?

- what are dolls for?
- why do children like playing with dolls?
- have you ever seem a doll with a hearing aid? Why do you think we don't see dolls with hearing aids?
- why do you think the teacher chose to do this?
- why do you think her students loved the dolls?
- the teacher has made the hearing aids very colourful - why do you think that is? Why didn't she make them flesh colour?
- are these dolls only for children who are deaf or hard of hearing?
- What does "differently abled" mean?
- in what other ways are we differently abled in our school?
- what can we learn from this teacher?
- why is this story about No Outsiders?

No Outsiders in our school: Teaching the equality act in primary schools by Andrew Moffat

Reclaiming radical ideas in schools: preparing young children for life in modern Britain by Andrew Moffat


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