For teachers - ages 9-11 Civic Education: Activity Sheet: Jacob's Story

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Activity Sheet: Jacob's Story

• Where did Jacob and the other boys come from?

  
  

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• Were there many boys or just a few who made the trek to safety in Ethiopia?

  
  

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• Write down the reasons why Jacob and the other children felt that they could no longer stay in their home town, even in their home country.

  
  

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• List all the possibly dangerous things that you can think of that could have happened to Jacob on his trek.

  
  

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• Jacob is a refugee child. What do you think makes him a refugee?

  
  

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