Harmony Day Activities:

Make a Harmony Week Paper Doll Chain

Preparation

• Print the A4 page containing the Harmony Week characters (a boy and girl character is provided).
• Photocopy the required amount (enlarge if necessary).

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Make a Discussion Dice – Families

Aim:

To initiate discussion about the differences and similarities of the diverse family backgrounds within the class.

Preparation:

Constructed dice (see background sheet)

Instructions:

• Organise the students into small groups on the floor.
• Roll the dice.
• Students discuss the questions in the small group as they appear on faces of the dice.
• Bring the class together to discuss how families are the same but different from each other.

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Make a Discussion Dice – Celebrations

Aim:

To initiate discussion about family and community celebrations and the cultural traditions associated with them.

Preparation:

Constructed dice (see background sheet). •Pictures of family and community celebrations cut up as jigsaw pieces.

Instructions:

• Organise the students into small groups on the floor.
• Each group completes a jigsaw puzzle to make celebration pictures.
• Each group rolls the dice.
• The students discuss the questions as they appear on the faces of the dice.
• Bring the whole class together to discuss and record responses to the discussion.

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Colour and Make

Preparation:

• Background sheet – with three panels: beach, city and country.
• People sheet – with three people.

Instructions:

• Colour in both sheets.
• Cut along the dotted lines of both sheets.
• Background sheet: Glue along the strip marked ‘overlap’.
• Make the background sheet into a cylinder by placing the right-hand side over the glued overlap area and glue the edges together.
• People sheet: Glue the tabs marked ‘overlap’.
• Glue the ends of the base and the hands of the end people together so they are standing in a circle, facing outwards.
• Once dry, place the circle of people over the background cylinder.
• You can move the people around to be in the beach, city or country.
• Remember that it is important to make everyone feel that they belong no matter where they live!

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Make a Harmony Week Balloon

Preparation

• Print the A4 balloon template (there are two choices, depending on which way you would like to hang the balloon).
• Using a photocopier, enlarge the A4 page to A3 size and photocopy two A3 copies of the same page for each student.

Instructions

1. Colour/decorate both sides of the balloon.
2. Cut along the dotted lines of the balloon (front and back).
3. Place both sides of the balloon back to back.
4. Staple the outline of the balloon between the solid and dotted lines, keeping the staples close
   together. Leave enough space at the narrow (tied end) to insert stuffing.
5. Once both sides of the balloon are attached, insert scrunched-up or shredded paper/
   cellophane/newspaper/tissue paper into the balloon through the open end until it appears to be
   ‘blown up’.
6. Once the balloon is ‘filled’, staple the open section until the balloon is fully sealed.
7. Use a hole punch to create a hole at either the top or bottom end (or both) of the balloon to
   attach string.

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Construct a Harmony Week Badge

Preparation

• Print the A4 page containing the four badge templates.
• Photocopy the required amount of badges onto card (if available).
• If unable to photocopy onto card, cut out the required amount of card rectangles (9cm x 6cm) – this will be the ‘backing’ for the badges.

Instructions

1. Colour/decorate badges as desired.
2. Cut along the dotted lines. (If already on card, simply cut around the solid line and go to step 5).
3. Glue card backing to the badges, ensuring the edge of the card is in line with the solid lines of
   the badge outline.
4. Fold each tab (dashed line) over and stick to the back of the card using glue or sticky tape.
5. Attach safety pin. Either use a hole punch to create a hole at the top of the badge to thread the
   safety pin through, or attach to the back of the badge by gluing a strip of cardboard (craft glue
   could be used) vertically and threading the safety pin through as shown below.

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Make a Harmony Week Medal

Preparation

• Print the A4 page containing the three medal templates.
• Photocopy the required amount onto card (if available).
• If unable to photocopy onto card, use the 8cm circle template to trace onto card and then cut out. This will be the ‘backing’ for the medals.

Instructions

1. Colour/decorate medals as desired.
2. Cut along the dashed lines. (If already on card, simply cut around the solid line and go to step 5).
3. Glue card backing onto the medal, ensuring the edge of the card is in line with the solid line of
   the medal outline.
4. Fold each tab (dashed line) over and stick to the back of the card using glue or sticky tape.
5. Use a hole punch to make a hole at the top of the medal to thread some string/ribbon through.

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Make a Harmony Week Clickity Clack

Preparation

• Print the A4 page containing the clickity clack.
• Photocopy the required number.

Instructions

1. Colour the clickity clack as desired.
2. Cut out the square.
3. Turn the square over, and with the square face down, fold the four corners to the centre.
4. Turn over and fold all corners to the centre again.
5. Fold in half, crease, and repeat in the other direction.
6. Put your thumbs and index fingers in the pockets and you’re ready to play the clickity clack.
   

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Harmony Day Activities:

Colouring in sheet

Colouring in sheet – Musical instruments from around the world

Colouring in sheet – Bags from around the world

Colouring in sheet – Houses from around the world

Colouring in sheet – Games from around the world

Colouring in sheet – Hats from around the world

The information above is listed on Harmony week’s official site, you can also learn more about the ready-to-go lesson plans for early childhood classrooms here.