Dancing Towards Decent Work: Movement for Fair Futures

8. Decent Work and Economic Growth
Dance/Movement
Grades 5-8
30-60 Minutes

Materials Needed

  • • Room for movement
  • • Audio player and speakers
  • • Whiteboard or large chart paper
  • • Large drawing paper (one per pair/group)
  • • Pencils or crayons
  • • Markers

Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

You can find an introduction to Goal 8, as well as the Targets & Indicators, Objectives, and Action Planning Resources on the Goal overview page.

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Introduce Global Goal 8 and expressive movement as body storytelling about fair work, challenges, and community growth.

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Explore Job Moods

Students explore different job moods through movement: busy worker, tired worker, proud worker, worried worker, fair and happy worker.
1

Draw Job Flowcharts

Groups draw simple job flowcharts (3-4 steps).
2

Add Blockages

Add blockages (unfair pay, unsafe tools, pollution).
3

Show Solutions

Show solutions.
1

Individual Expressive Movement

Individual expressive movement to music, exploring feelings about fair jobs, challenges, and growth through different levels, speeds, and qualities.
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Create Dance Stories

Groups create short dance stories with three parts: Basic Job Flow, The Blockage, The Flow Again (solution).
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Perform Work Story Dances

Groups perform Work Story Dances while others observe.
2

Discuss Movements

Followed by discussion of movements, feelings, and messages.
Students reflect on how movement helped understand fair/unfair jobs and identify personal fair work actions.
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How did movement help you understand fair/unfair jobs?
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What personal fair work actions can you identify?
  • Participation
  • Understanding through movement
  • Creative portrayal of work flow/blockages
  • Collaboration
  • Reflection

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