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Description

Being homeless means more than just not having a home. Think about what this means as we look at what people believe.

https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/what-do-you-believe/

Resources

Pens or pencils
Whiteboard pens
Copies of the 'What do you believe questionnaire', (one per person or enough for the Scouts to split into small groups)
Copies of the 'What do you believe scenario sheet', (one per group)
A flipchart or whiteboard

Instructions

The person leading the activity should explain to the group that they’ll be completing a questionnaire about homelessness. Tell them that everyone has a different idea of what homelessness is and that the questionnaire is a fair way of everyone showing what they believe.

The person leading the activity should give out the ‘What do you believe questionnaire’ sheets and pens or pencils. It is important for the person leading the activity to stress to the group that there are no right or wrong answers. Everyone should feel free to answer however they think or feel. Having a natural range of opinions is helpful when talking about homelessness. If you want to save paper, everyone could answer the questionnaire in groups. However, to make sure everyone can express an opinion, the people in each group should take turns answering the questions.

Everyone should split into five groups. The person leading the activity should give out the 'What do you believe scenarios sheets' to each group. Before handing each sheet to the group, the person leading the activity should circle one of the scenarios, so each group gets a sheet with one of the five scenarios circled.

The person leading the activity should write the following questions on a flipchart or whiteboard in marker pen. Make sure each group can see them:-

Do you think this person is homeless?
What problems are affecting this person’s housing situation?
What sort of support would this person benefit from?
What does this scenario make you feel about homelessness in the UK?

Each group should act out their scenario to the rest of the group. Give everyone 10 minutes rehearsal time to prepare. Each performance should last just a few minutes. While one group acts out a scenario, the rest of the groups must watch and think about the questions on the flipchart or board.

After each performance, everyone should offer their opinion on the four questions.

Tags

• community impact
• Crisis UK
• Homeless
• homelessness

Badge Links

• Community Impact - Identify
• Creative - Performing
• World - International issue