Poverty

This interactive game provides students with a simulated experience of living on a restricted budget and demonstrates the impact that daily decisions can have on your income.

Hungry DecisionsDownload Hungry Decisions Find out what it’s really like to live in extreme poverty with Hungry Decisions, an exercise that lets you walk a mile in the shoes of a man or woman. Use it by your…

This visual map of hunger around the world can support students in understanding the scope and context of world poverty.

www1.wfp.org/publications/2017-hunger-map

Lesson Plan: Food InsecurityIn this lesson students explore the concept of food insecurity, examining its causes and effects in Guatemala, India, and Kenya.

Issues of Poverty“Issues of Poverty” is comprised of four lessons with two overarching goals. First, the lessons aim to help students understand that poverty is systemic, rooted in economics, politics and discrimination. Second, the lessons provide evidence to show that poverty, far from being random, disproportionately affects Americans who have traditionally experienced oppression—African Americans, Latinos, immigrants and children.

Poverty - What is it? A Discussion Guide for Students grades 5-8

https://www.imagine-action.ca/Documents/KTP/Poverty-Discussion-Booklet.pdf

Educating Your Child About Issues Like Hunger and Homelessness

5-Minute Film Festival: Teaching Kids about Global PovertyTeaching your students about poverty and hunger can be a powerful experience for them. VideoAmy shares a series of videos that explore the issues encountered by four college students who lived on one dollar per day in Guatemala.