Stereotypes are widely held assumptions about the personalities, attitudes and behaviours of people based on their membership of a particular group. Though not all stereotypes are negative, the ideas are not necessarily based on fact or experience and can lead to prejudice and discrimination.
These activities offer ideas to open up discussion and create opportunities to explore and challenge.
Aim This is a good warm-up to start looking at stereotypes and prejudice.
You will need
- Paper and pencil for each participant
- A copy of the description (below) and a picture of an aardvark
How to do it Hand out paper and pencils, but do not say too much about the aim of the activity. Introduce it as a quick drawing game or active listening exercise. Stress that it doesn't matter how well people can draw; this is about listening and recording information.
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