Who can help me?

Topic
- Health
- Society
- Citizenship & human rights
Learning skills
- Self-management & future orientation
- Logical thinking
- Problem solving & decision making
- Critical & reflective thinking
Activity type
- Group discussion
Materials
- Printable downloads
Age
- 6 - 11 years
- 12 - 14 years
- 15 - 17 years
- 18+ years
5 - 15 minutes
2 - 4 players
Easy
Calm
Small (office, pavement)

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Everything you need to play this game

Seeking Help panel Download health-d1.pdf (36.6mb)

A step-by-step guide to play the game

Ask a player to pick one situation in a red circle. The players shares with the group what he/she sees on the picture. Ask additional questions like:

Have you ever been in such a situation?
Do you know any friends who have been in this specific situation?

Then, ask the player which person or caregiver they would turn to if they would need help in this specific situation. The player picks one or multiple persons or caregivers (in the yellow circles) and explains why he/she would turn to this person. Also ask the player how confident he/she is that this person would offer help in the situation.

As a third step, ask the player to come up with a reaction to the situation. The six possible reactions can be found in the blue rectangle in the bottom right corner of the panel.

Continue these steps until all situations are discussed.

Extra game information

On the panel is a map of the city. On the map, one can see different situations in which characters need help (red circles). Besides this, there are also different persons or caregivers depicted in the yellow circles. These persons can offer help in the given situations. The task of the players is to link the situations to the characters.

In the bottom left corner are also six possible reactions one can have to react to the situations.

1. Situations

Bullying
Low self-esteem
Depression
Fear
Addiction
Domestic violence
Financial issues
Mourning/to grieve
Stress
Traffic accident
Fire
To get robbed
To be ill/sick
To have a wound
Pregnancy
Allergic reaction
Peer pressure
Exploitation
Paper work / administration
To find a lover
Racism

2. Characters

Village elder
Police
Doctor
Nurse
SOS Helpline
Family
Teacher
Internet
Fire brigade
Street worker
Psychologist
Spiritual leader
Train conductor

3. Reactions

Call helpline for help
Talk to someone
Run away / escape
Become angry and aggressive
To suppress, hide away
Take action yourself

Variations

In the step-by-step explanation, players are encouraged to start from a situation. However, as a variation, one can also start from a character or from a reaction, and then link this to a specific situation. This way children will reflect in different ways in how to look for help.
Reflect with the kids how confident they are they will get support from the different characters. Do they have a lot of confidence in the police? Or in their teacher?

Specific learning objectives

Reflect on the different actors who can offer help in different situations

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