Stories that Move
The online toolbox about diversity and discrimination
On this page you find several free worksheets. Videos with personal stories of young people from all over Europe are at the core of these lessons.
In this lesson students look at similarities and differences in the stories of Robin and Wael. Robin is a Dutch Jew; Wael is a Syrian-Palestinian refugee living in Berlin. Both experience that other people want to hold them accountable for a conflict for which they have no responsibility.
This is a thought-provoking worksheet about identity and diversity. Part of the Seeing & being learning path, it invites learners to consider what makes people different.
Before you start, make sure everybody understands that their answers will be shared with the whole class. You may want to have them working in groups for questions 4 and 5, if possible.
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This worksheet invites learners to watch two videos and then consider their own reactions. The questions and exercises help learners to see themselves in relation to others. There’s also an outline of possible actions learners may want to take if they witness or face discrimination.
“My students have really enjoyed working on ‘Facing discrimination’. We had really useful exchanges and you can tell that they were very engaged. Everyone worked individually, but we often had a class exchange during the lesson.”
– Karina Meeuwse, secondary school teacher in Amsterdam.
This worksheet invites learners to watch a video and answer some questions. It is part of the Facing discrimination learning path. Depending on your set-up, learners can work in pairs or small groups and fill in the worksheet together – they can do this in the classroom or in virtual groups for distance learning. Question 4 is particularly suited to discussion. Ask each group to share their main points of discussion with the rest of the class.
This is a classroom activity about love and relationships, designed for students of English aged 15 to 18 at intermediate level and above. It invites learners to view a video and consider their responses. In doing so, they develop critical thinking and communication skills.
We’ve adapted our Life stories learning path into a worksheet for distance learning. This is all about listening to the experiences of people who have encountered antisemitism, racism, prejudice against Roma and Sinti, or anti-LGBT+ discrimination.