Objectives
- To introduce how prejudices work
- To think about how to overcome prejudices
What to do
Start by telling the story of the bunny and the rabbit to the group (appendix).
Next, form small groups and ask them to invent an ending for the story. Ask:
• What do the bunny and the rabbit think now? How do they feel?
• If they meet again, what will it be like? How will they feel?
• What do you think they will do the next day? How do you think their families will react to this?
• How could the story end?
The small groups should decide on how they tell their ending to the story. They can assign one storyteller, act it out, draw it or tell it together. Though, in some groups, it might be easier if you tell them how they should present it.
Come back together to share the stories.
Discussion questions:
- Which of the other groups’ endings did you like the most? Why?
- Were there more positive or negative endings to the story?
- Why did you choose a positive or a negative ending for your story?
- Do you think they are realistic?
- Have you ever been in situations where other people commented on your friends? How did you react?
- Why do you think they have these prejudices over your friends?
- What can you do to show the others that your friends are not as they think they are?
- How can we overcome our own prejudices?
This activity is from the IFM-SEI Peace Education Handbook.