Charter of Rights Drama Circle | Paper

Give your students and overview of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms as part of your citizenship unit. This is a great way to introduce rights and responsibilities or review what students have learned about the Charter. This was written for Alberta social studies but can work all across Canada.

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This engaging activity includes:

• rights and freedoms included in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
• individual and collective rights
• discrimination againsts groups of people
• reasonable limits of the Charter
• responsibilities of Canadians for the protection of rights and freedoms
• challenging laws using the Charter
• directions on how to run a drama circle.
• a teacher quick guide.
• a set of 40 cards (in colour and ink-saving versions).
• a set of discussion questions to do after the drama activity.
• a variety of reading difficulties and amounts of text on the cards so you can differentiate easily for your students.
• a few blank cards if you need to change the language on a card.

Ninja Note: If you teach in Alberta, this resource has been written for the new social studies curriculum. Learn more about how we're writing and adjusting resources for the new curriculum. https://brainninjas.ca/social-studies-in-alberta/

This activity aligns with:

• the Alberta Social Studies Curriculum Grade 6 ©2025

This activity supports:

• the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
• rights and responsibilities
• individual and collective rights
  

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Ninja Note: This resource requires downloading the PDF, printing the cards, and cutting them apart before beginning the activity.

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