Today was Harmony Day in Australia and it was met
with the most miserable weather we've had so far this year! I don't think it's
stopped raining since I woke up to it at 6.30am. As part of Harmony day we
learn about and celebrate all the different cultures we have in our school
(which turns out to be HEAPS). In grades 1 and 2 alone we have children from
Nigeria, Bangladesh, Iran, Philippines, India, Canada, Scotland, Ireland, Sri
Lanka and Malta. Which, for being a school in a small country town, is quite
diverse!
We began our day with a whole school Liturgy. The
children pinned a flag onto a world map, marking the country they or their
family come from.
We organised the day so that the children would
rotate to four different rooms to create a craft from four different
countries.
I was SUUUPER excited to be teaching my little ones
about Mexico's Day of the Dead. I just LOVE the sugar skull decorations and how
the skeletons are put into a fun and happy light. Most of the children had
never heard of Dia de los Muertos, so I played a cute animation to get them
into the spirit.
The children then chose a sugar skull pattern and
coloured it in to make a mask. It was so satisfying watching them put so much
effort into staying in the lines. I purchased the sugar skull colouring book
from Thaneeya McArdle.
While they were colouring I played Mariachi music
to keep them in a celebratory mood. To be honest, I really liked having the
music on, I had to refrain from dancing around the tables!
I had a fantastic day teaching our little wonders
about the Day of the Dead!
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