Project Ideas for Your Classroom

The applications of Right To Play initiatives are endless; critical learning, behaviour management, professional skills, event planning and beyond! The following is a list of potential opportunities for you to create memorable learning experience for your students. These opportunities are designed to be flexible to fit into your class.

Red Ball Award

Student level: Gr. 1 - 8

Introduce Right To Play’s philosophy of “Look After Yourself, Look After One Another” and discuss what it means to the students. Ask students to write a persuasive paragraph about one of their peers who has demonstrated that philosophy and who they would like nominate as winning the Red Ball Award.

Create Your Own Ball Activity

Student level: Gr. 1 - 6

A great way to use recycled material found around the home and classroom to make something new and useful. The majority of children and youth Right To Play works with overseas don’t have access to sport equipment and often times children will use what they have to create a ball to play with. Follow this activity to create your very own ball out of used plastic bags and string.

Organize a Play Day

Student level: Gr. 1 - 12

Host a Fundraiser

Student level: Gr. 1 - 12

Right To Play is supported by thousands of individuals across the country who have organized initiatives in their local schools and communities to benefit Right To Play. Join our team of Right To Play supporters by hosting an event in support of every child's Right To Play.

Every dollar contributes towards coach training, delivering peace games to children, community play days, immunization campaigns, and more!

Learn more about how to host your own Right To Play event here.

Athlete Ambassador Projects

Student level: Gr. 4 - 12

Profile a couple of Right To Play’s Athlete Ambassadors during one of your classes. Hand out information sheets about the athletes and ask the students to write down why they think each athlete supports Right To Play and how they can help the cause. Reflecting on these questions about athletes can provide an opportunity to extend it back to the students and what they do to help others out.

Learn about our Athlete Ambassadors here.

Country Research Projects

Student level: Gr. 4 - 10

Feature the countries Right To Play work in and ask the students to research one of the countries including traditional games children play, national cuisine and the political situation. You could also ask your students to write why they think Right To Play works in that country.

Learn about the countries we work in here.

Create Your Own Game

Student level: Gr. 4 - 12

Ask students to create their own game using limited equipment and adapted to participants that may not be able bodied. Once students have written out their game ask for volunteers to lead their game with the class.

Learning To Play, Playing To Learn Lesson Plans

Student level: Gr. 4 - 6

Right To Play has created a teacher resource filled with 14 curriculum based lesson plans that uses experiential learning to teach students social studies.

The Canadian School Program has lessons about child soldiers, immunization policies, girls playing in Afghanistan and many others.

Learn more about the Canadian School Program Learning To Play, Playing To Learn here.

Make Your Goals Count

Student level: Gr. 4 - 12

Make Your Goals Count empowers student athletes to have an impact on more than just the scoreboard.

By collecting pledges in support of their on-field or on-ice successes, students will allow children on the other side of the world to share in the celebrations while raising awareness of the power of sport as a force for positive social and individual change.

Learn more about how to make YOUR Goals Count here.

Write a Letter

Student level: Gr. 5 - 12

Ask your students to write a letter offering their advice or showing compassion for the former child soldiers and children living in refugee camps that Right To Play works with. Send your class’ letters to Right To Play Headquarters.