Lesson Plan – Listen In
Listening and questioning skills

Prepares students to use effective listening and questioning skills during a visit from a guest speaker from another culture.

Lesson Plan – Heads Up
Discussion and craft

To introduce students to the diversity of headwear and the purpose and significance of these in a multicultural society.

Lesson Plan – Musical Moods
Music appreciation and interpretation through visual art

Allows students to respond to music from different cultures through abstract line drawing.

Lesson Plan – What Shape is That?
Shape and clay/plasticine modelling

Students develop an awareness of different places of worship and the shapes in their architecture through this hands-on activity.

Lesson Plan – Games around the world
Investigation, discussion and play

Students learn that the games of yesterday are similar to the games played today and play traditional games that enabled children to acquire survival skills.

Lesson Plan – Body Decorations
Discussion, design and drawing

Students learn why people from a range of cultures decorate their bodies and are introduced to Indian (Hindu) customs of henna hand painting.

Lesson Plan – Marvellous Mosaics
Cooperation, collaboration and craft

Familiarises students with mosaic art as found in Muslim mosques and other cultural buildings, and provides a metaphor for diversity and unity.

Lesson Plan – Our Diverse Classroom
Questioning and discussion

Students build relationships through the exploration of the diverse backgrounds and experiences of their classmates.

Lesson Plan – Discuss It
Discussion and listening skills

A useful way to stimulate discussion on a range of cultural diversity issues and develop constructive discussion skills.

Lesson Plan – Stereotypes
Role play, questioning and discussion

Lesson Plan – Driven Out
Hypothetical scenario and discussion

This is a short activity which can serve as an introduction to the issues that refugees and migrants can face.

Lesson Plan – Culture, Race & Ethnicity
Understanding concepts: reading, recording and reassessing

Students are introduced to these concepts and how they differ from each other, then apply them to their own experiences.

Lesson Plan – Popular Culture & Diversity
Reading, listening and interpretation of song lyrics

Students explore themes of cultural diversity through the lyrics of popular songs.