like proverb dumb charades,word building, mono acting, enacting short skits, spin ayarn, composing poems and debates. The club organized diferent activities throughout the session.Students and the teachers took active interests in all the activities o the club.
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The success o club appeared since its rst days o creation. Our rst successul proect was a book promotion, where we organized the book promotion o one o !.".#. students, who is a young, talented writer and wrote her second book. $e continued our activities with %&oetry %&oetry Time', where students had the chance to e(pose their own poems and listen to new and lovely poems ofered by their colleagues. !t the same time they also enoyed delicious cookies and cofees. $e did not stop here. $e also organized a short story competition, in order to a give a chance to talented student to prove themselves. $e ofered great prizes to winners o competition. !terward we continued with the %& %&oem oem o the week', where every week we launched a new poem and place it on the ront desk, so that everyone could take a poem, read and enoy it. )nternational *ook +ay was another proect that was realized on the partnership with harity club. %+ear Syria' is another great proect. )n this proect students were asked to write letters to the young Syrian reugees and show their support and prosperity to them. -embers o literature club have oten discussions with their colleagues on the books that they read, and share their e(periences. The other thing is that the members also decide collectively to read the same book, and then they simply gather together drink cofee and share their thoughts about the book. iterature club is generally made o people who loves literature, and want to share their e(periences, readings and thoughts with others, who have the same interest.
The iterary lub, established as the *ook lub in /001, aims at ostering ostering a love or books and literature in students, and promoting literary activities in school. The wide spectrum o literary activities undertaken undertaken by the iterary lub includes book discussions, interaction with authors, review writing competitions, literary 2uizzes, visits to book airs and libraries, librarie s, workshops, book acket designing competitions, screenings o lms based on amous books etc. e tc. The club members are also given summer reading lists, and recommendations or books to read over the holidays. •
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)mpromptu ; ! competition or the students o class 3))) was held on 4< October /045. &articipants were given one minute to prepare. Students were udged on the basis o content, clarity o speech, creativity = presentation. Scholastics conducted an interactive session with the )ndia6s popular children6s writer, -r. -r. 9uskin *ond on > 7ovember /045 at # 9 -angalam $orld School. ?ive club members accompanied by -s -eenakshi Talwar Talwar @ibrarianA and -s +eepanully +e epanully -ahanta @TBT, CnglishA. !n activity by the name o 6Treasure 6Treasure Dunt6 where children were to locate books rom the racks o the library by getting certain clues was wa s organized or the &rimary +epartment. !n activity 6-athematics $izards o )ndian Origin6 was conducted on 4> 7ovember /045 or the students o class 3). Students gathered inormation about the personalities who have contributed to the eld o -athematics and presented it as wall hangings. To To honour and appreciate the contributions o women in the eld o Science, Technology Technology = 9esearch, 9esearch, iterary lub conducted an activity 6$omen 6$omen Science Beniuses6 on 4E 7ovember /045 or the classes 3)) and 3))). Students o class 3)) made proect les while students o class 3))) prepared &ower&oint &resentations. To To honour and appreciate the contributions o women in the eld o Science, Technology Technology = 9esearch, 9esearch, iterary lub conducted an activity 6$omen 6$omen Science Beniuses6 on 4E 7ovember /045 or the classes 3)) and 3))). Students o class 3)) made proect les while students o class 3))) prepared &ower&oint &resentations. Scholastics held the ollowing activities or students. o
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4E students accompanied by -s 9ita 9azdan @ibrarianA and -s +eepika *hasin @TBT, CnglishA attended the launch o a book titled, 6Cat the Sky, +rink the Ocean6 edited by renowned editors and authors ; #risty -urray, &ayal +har and !nita 9oy. 9oy. The event was organized by !ustralian Digh
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7ational ibrary $eek @/4 7ovember to /1 7ovember /045A was celebrated or the students o classes ) to J. !ctivities undertaken included making o *ook -arks, $ord &lay, !n )nteractive Session with 9enowned !uthorK -s !nushka 9avishankar, +raw a +ream contest = a uni2ue activity L 6$rite a letter to Bandhii6 was conducted in which students wrote letters to Bandhii describing current scenario in )ndia, dreams ullled = unullled and suggestions or realizing unullled dreams. $orkshop on 6!ctive = &assive 3oice6 was conducted or the club members o -iddle +epartment by -s +eepanully -ahanta @TBT CnglishA on 4: +ecember /045. *ook +iscussion or club members o -iddle +epartment on the book 6"ntouchables6 by -ulk 9a !nand was held on /5 +ecember /045. &oster making activities on the theme )ndependence +ay, 9aksha *andhan, 8anamashtmi were conducted. ! Dindi &oetry 9ecitation competition or club members o class 3) to 3))) was held on 1th September. ! video o !nnual Cnglish &lay 6-acbeth6 was screened or the club members. *ook discussion on the book 68ane Cyre6 by harlotte *ronte6s was organised or club members o -iddle department on 4 October /045. This was ollowed by ollage making, &aragraph writing and *ook review on the lie o the author and her work. On /G !pril /045, iterary club o Senior department celebrated 6$orld *ook and opyright +ay6, with an interactive Session with two eminent guests namely ; +r !mitabha *agchi, well known writer o ction and -s - !nand, Scientist, 7)S!)9, S)9. The celebration continued on /5 !pril /045 with 6+rop Cverything and 9ead !ctivity6 in which the entire school participated. On /G !pril /045, iterary club o Senior department celebrated 6$orld *ook and opyright +ay6, with an interactive Session with two eminent guests namely ; +r !mitabha *agchi, well known writer o ction and -s - !nand, Scientist, 7)S!)9, S)9. The celebration continued on /5 !pril /045 with 6+rop Cverything and 9ead !ctivity6 in which the entire school participated. The series o activities conducted to commemorate 4:0th birth anniversary o Swami 3ivekanand concluded with an activity o designing
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The iterary club @Sr. +eptA organized a 6Shakespearean -onologue6 ompetition or its members on 4< 7ovember, /04G in the senior library. Students enacted the roles o amous characters like Damlet, ady -acbeth, 8ulius aesar, &ortia, etc. rom Shakespearean plays. Beetanali Bakkar and Sanaya -ahaan were adudged *est &erormers or their roles portraying ady -acbeth and &ortia respectively.
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The Heritage and Social club carry out the following activities every year: 1.
Collecting ancient cultural heritage samples like coins, pictures of ruins of ohen!o"#aro and Harappa cities.
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Conducting debates and oratorical competitions on topics of our Cultural Heritage and how to preserve them.
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&ictures of environmental pollution and how to control them are collected and paste them as charts.
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Conducting mock elections for school pupil leader as well as class leaders on the basis of our countries election process methods i.e. secret ballot system.
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To create awareness in the young minds, students are asked to buy useful things by saving money given to them by their relatives, parents on the eve of the festivals, birthdays etc.
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lbums are prepared on 5ational leaders, 6irst &resident to current &resident, 6irst &rime inister to current &rime inister, Social 7eformers 8 their works, important sayings etc. Eco Club The school 9co club plays an important role in creating environmental awareness amongst the future generation. The school coordinators have been working tirelessly to improve the challenging environmental conditions. The coordinators and club members have undertaken various environmental friendly activities including
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Cco clubs o our schools provide an eco;riendly atmosphere and strictly support MBo Breen +riveM. -ushroom cultivation using organic materials, M+eeksha6sM herbal gardens, oinness lub6s -edicine plants groove, 3anmahotsavs, planting new saplings are the attractions o the club. Cco clubs also conduct various inter
school poster making, slogan writing competitions and debates on burning environmental issues to sensitize the students about their responsibilities towards the planet. Our teachers attended MTeach CarthM a national level conerence held in #ullu, since teachers can better inspire the students to save earth in all possible ways and our students are always ready to pledge or, Breen +elhi; lean +elhi.
LITERARY CLUBS Tamil Clakkiya -andram, Cnglish iterary lub and Dindi Sahitya Sabha o +TC! schools conduct competitions monthly to enhance the language skill s o the students. They come out with innovative ideas and bringorth new vistas in their learning e(perience. +ebate, C(tempore, 9ecitation, 3ersication, skit, One !ct &lays, Story Telling, Speech are some among the activities o the iterary lubs.
!ayaam ayaam is the Hindi @iterary and Cultural Society of 5ational 3nstitute of Technology Tiruchirappalli. The idea of having such a forum was conceived by Hemant Aumar, nirudh 7oy and 7ahul Badewadikar. s an outcome of their efforts, adhushala " an online portal on the intranet of 53T Tiruchirappalli, came into eistence during $44'"4(. This portal was primarily dedicated to the people who were willing to contribute towards Hindi @iterature. This literary group was the first of its kind in Tamil 5adu and the whole of South 3ndia, where Hindi is not widely spoken. The motive behind establishing ayaam was to promote the love for Hindi in Trichy in general and 53T Trichy in particular. 3t provides a common platform to all the Hindi speaking people to make their voice heard on a mass scale, in form of their literary works. 3t is a platform for those who admire Hindi literature and want to bring forward their creativity in story writing , poem composition or any form of composition in Hindi. This Students Society aims at keeping the elegance of the national language, Hindi, blossoming in 53TT. Having won numerous competitions outside the college, the members are brimming with confidence as they organi2e the Hindi literary competitions at the inter college level in the College Cultural 6estival, 6estember, apart from celebrating cultural events like Holi etc.
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53TTs biannual Hindi maga2ine D&ratibimbD Hindi @iterary Competitions at inter"college and intra"college @evels. Hindi Section of The &irrean Spring, 53TTs >fficial Hindi aga2ine. ayaams ebsite Holi Hungama
!ayaamNs website is the perect platorm to showcase oneNs Dindi literary talent and interact with similar people. On the other hand, itNll prove as the space or
the Dindi lovers to read the creations the budding talents as well as other interesting articles. Once in ull swing, it can become a networking site or all the Dindi lovers. Such a orum will be one o its kind in the %world wide web' which will not only promote Dindi but also social causes in its own way. The write;ups put up on the website might be an eye;opening e(perience or many. ayaams ebsite : http:--aayaam.co.in
0everal of you have aske! me about the environmental e!ucation activities (ar!ening :lub, 6aster :omposting) get up to, so this is the first in a series of posts about them. "his post is about the Eco :lub run after school at :ompostgirl1s 'rimary school. hope, as al$ays, that you fin! it interesting &7) Eco :lub aims to&7 foster an un!erstan!ing an! appreciation of the natural $orl!A let the chil!ren gain a han!s on appreciation of $hat is aroun! them in real li,e rather than just $atching it on a "= screenA !iscuss a more simple, re!uce! consumption, reuse! an! recycle! $ay of livingA an! sho$s the chil!ren ho$ to use natural an! recycle! materials to make ne$ things so challenging the concept that #things# can only be ma!e by #other# people an! purchase! from a shop. Eco :lub also teaches practical skills such as plant an! animal i!entification, tracking, gar!ening an! various crafts, an! it gets the chil!ren out in the fresh air taking #free range# e5ercise. *ll these things help to promote positive self esteem in the chil!ren, caters to their various !ifferent multiple intelligences an! encompasses chil!ren $ith !ifferent learning styles. Oh, an! !i! mention it is <- &7 )) 0o, $hat is a #typical# Eco :lub session like- Our sessions at Eco :lub run after school from B C to C pm. 6embership is voluntary an! $e charge a small termly fee to cover the cost of various memberships. 9e have so many chil!ren $anting to be in Eco :lub ($hich is nice%) that $e have ha! to hol! t$o !uplicate sessions each month. 9e usually have aroun! 7 C chil!ren in each session, 0ue (r 2 teacher) an! lea! them $ith a couple of parent helpers, usually :ompostman is one of them, bless him. 0ue an! are both qualifie!
goo! thing as the ol!er ones help the younger ones. 9e !uplicate sessions each month so each group (*nts or ?ees) !oes roughly the same thing as the other group. 9e get lots of e5ternal support as an;0'? 9il!life E5plorers :lub, a 9oo!lan! "rust ature etectives :lub an! $e have been a 9il!life "rust 9atch group. Each chil! is an in!ivi!ual member of the ;0'? an! gets a maga3ine every t$o months as $ell as various goo!ies from the 9oo!lan! "rust or ;0'? on occasion. 9e start $ith the chil!ren getting change! into ol! clothes in the classroom ($e $ant everybo!y to be able to have fun $ithout $orrying about getting col!, hot, $et or mucky so ol! clothes, $arm coats an! $ellies/sun hats an! sun cream are essential $ear. 9e than have a !rink, a snack an! a general chat about $hat $e plan to !o in the sessionA this is also the time for the chil!ren to share any e5citing ne$s $ith the rest of the club, or sho$ a book or maga3ine they have foun!. 0ometimes $e look at a $eb site or a = $hich relates to $hat is planne! for the session. 9e also talk about $hat $e $oul! like to !o in future sessions an! ask the chil!ren $hat they $oul! like to !o. nless the $eather is really vile, $e ten! to be outsi!e, starting $ith a fe$ environmentally base! games (more on those in another post) or just a general #free run aroun!# time. "his is a very important part of the session% :hil!ren $ho have been in a classroom all afternoon EE to run aroun! an! let off steam% "hen it is on $ith the activities planne! for that session. Eco :lub activities cover a $i!er range of Dgreen interests.
9e have plante! native he!gero$ trees, have ma!e an! put up bir! fee!ers all over the school groun!s, have instigate! a paper recycling bank at school,
have ma!e bat an! bir! bo5es an! erecte! them aroun! the school,
9e have ma!e a he!gehog hibernaculum, $e take part in various ;0'? an! 9oo!lan! "rust events an! $e make insect shelters in the *utumn. Eco :lub has several raise! be!s in the school groun!s $here $e gro$ herbs an! insect attracting plants. 9e go on regular rambles to see the changing seasons unfurl aroun! us.
9e make a lot of compost as $ell, bug hunts in the compost heap $hilst Dturning it is al$ays a =E; popular activity% 9e have hel! 8>E+ successful fun! raising events, for the ;0'? *lbatross appeal alone $e raise! over FB. 9e !o a variety of recycle!7base! crafts.
an! a +O" of bir! an! plant i!entifying throughout the year an! above all $e have <. 9hat $e are !oing is part of a bigger message, that of living in a more sustainable $ay. "his encourages the chil!ren (an! hopefully their families) to compost, gro$ veg, recycle etc at home as $ell as at school. t has benefite! the chil!ren in oh so many $ays, they all seem to love $hat $e all !o an! come up to me in to$n to tell me so &7) "he school has also benefite! in many $ays an! is no$ $orking for the
highest level an Eco 0chool can achieve, the >reen ol! +evel. *ll this is a lot of $ork% "he planning an! organising the sessions an! memberships, having meetings an! e5changing emails an! phone conversations $ith 0ue to arrange it all, all takes time. !o it as a volunteer so !on1t get pai! ?" enjoy !oing it an! love helping the chil!ren to see the $on!ers of our natural $orl!, as !oes :ompostman. 9e both feel very privilege! to be able to share our kno$le!ge of the environment $ith the ne5t generation an! that is $orth a lot% am also lucky enough to have converte! my interest an! passion for e!ucating about sustainability/the environment into a $hole ne$ career as a
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Check out these ideasE Fse your heritage epertise: 1. Hold a childrens DThe way we used to do itD workshop. sk seniors to show a typical day when they were children, and include props, costumes and activities. $. Hold a workshop featuring a speaker on a topic of heritage interest to your community, such as rehabilitation of industrial buildings for community use, or restoration of ?ictorian gingerbread architecture. %. Hold an old"time craft workshop, focusing on uilting, metal working, butter churning or bread making. '. Conduct a Dhat is itGD workshop. 3nvite community residents to bring miscellaneous antiue or period items for identification by an epert
Fse your heritage buildings: 14. Hold a traditional tea or meal. Servers could dress in period costume and old"style entertainment may be offered. 11. Fnveil an early photograph of a heritage building, putting it on display in a window or foyer
be a replica copy"print, keeping the original protected and away from bright light=. 1$. rrange a workshop or demonstration of traditional construction, such as arch masonry, wallpapering, woodworking or decorative crafts. 1%. Sponsor a Heritage Show Home. 7efurbish an old building for a community purpose, using the services of designers, heritage professionals, antiue dealers and others, and charge admission as a fund"raiser. Contributions of epertise and materials should be given visible acknowledgment during and after the pro!ect. 1'. Hold an auction, a party or a reception in a historical location, with special mention of being made of its history and earlier significance as a place of business or other community service. &erhaps a local scholar or historian could deliver a brief talk about heritage in your town. 1(. Have a contest for the ;est"aintained Heritage ;uilding, and contact local media about the competition. @ocal suppliers involved with building materials and services may be willing to donate pri2e incentives in return for publicity. ;e sure to let your media know who wins, and have a ceremony on the site of the winning building.
Fse your local museums: 1). Have a Duseum #ayD to highlight your local museum
Fse your merchant organi2ations: $4. erchants could wear costumes during Heritage eek. $1. Create heritage"theme window displays. @ong"established businesses could feature the story of their beginnings and early role i n the community. $$. sk merchants to sponsor a Heritage Treasure Hunt. Clues can be placed in various locations downtown to attract pedestrian traffic ffer old"fashioned entertainment
Fse your local schools: $). Sponsor a Heritage &oster contest. Jou may want to let any topic be chosen, or suggest a certain set of possible sub!ects to help focus the creative energyE #o specify the dimensions
%4. #o a parents"and"children costumed walking tour.
Fse your local government: %1. Stage a re"enactment of your communitys founding or some other important historic event, using the City Hall or other traditional setting. %$. 9ncourage council and staff to get into the Iheritage spirit by hosting a best costume or hat contest. %%. Suggest your local government holds a Heritage >pen House featuring displays of archival materials about its evolution as an administrative service, including early photos. %'. Stage an outdoor public event with local leaders, such as a torch lighting, ceremonial event, ribbon"cutting, gun salute, ice"skating party, or...G Fse your imagination to tie in with other planned events. %(. rrange to have government staff celebrate the week by honouring key participants with civic awards.
Fse your heritage landscapes: %). Conduct a landscape walking tour. %*. Bo for a hike, snowshoe, cross"country ski, !og, horseback ride or ice skate along a historic trail or corridor. This could also be organi2ed as a pet walkE %+. 7e"enact a historic outdoor activity, like a sleight trip f rom homestead to town, an ice"fishing festival. %/. 7eferring to historic photos, go and find the photographers original viewpoint and see what has changed. Take new photos, trying to match the early view as closely as possible " and then plan on a showE '4. Hold a heritage inter Barden or landscape festival. '1. &ut on a fireworks display
Fse your historical facts: '$. Have a Street 5ames Contest, where the origins of old street names have to be guessed rgani2e a special tea party with reading ecerpts taken from local histories.
Fse your community pride: '*. >rgani2e a clean"up spree at a heritage site, or elsewhere in your community. '+. Hold a meeting to plan a warmer"weather work bee to accomplish a special pro!ect, such as painting a community"owned heritage building, landscaping an important site, or making a replica item for use in a local museum display. '/. ake plans to plant trees in the spring at a special site commemoration the pioneers or other ancestors of your area. #ifferent individuals can do the research into stories, tree species that would be best to use and their
costs, fund"raising, generating media interest in the pro!ect, contacting local officials about a site, etc. ;y the time the net Heritage eek arrives, youll have a new location to use for special presentationsE
Fse your costumes in your attic: (4. Have a Costume ;all, with proceeds for a worthy cause. (1. Hold a Heritage 6ashion Show. 3t could be either DfunD using made"up costumes, or DseriousD using accurate reproductions based on museum items. Consider a specific era. ($. Have a Heritage #ress Fp da y at school. (%. &ut on a Heritage 6ashion Contest, with Itheme pri2es. ('. rrange a Heritage 6ashion Swap meet. ((. 3nvite a portrait photographer with a costume inventory to set up in a special venue such as a mall or heritage site. (). Have a guys"and"gals Heritage ;athing Suit Contest
Fse your large indoor spaces: (+. Set up a multi"museum display featuring local museums, historical associations and other heritage"related groups. (/. Hold an antiue sale, inviting antiue shops to participate and gain publicity. )4. rrange a display of vintage cars or older farm euipment. )1. Set up a Treasures from the &ast 6lea arket. 3nvite seniors, in particular, to select items from their attic theyre willing to let go. 3deally they can be on hand to chat about what they bring. )$. Hold a Heritage Homes event. 6eature restoration displays, replica items, antiues, salvage goods, etc. 3nvite shops and tradespeople doing restoration, sales and services. )%. Hold a heritage inter Barden or landscape festival.
Fse your community talent: )'. Have an rt or &hotography Contest using heritage as the theme. #isplay the entries in a secure, accessible place. dapt appropriate liability clauses and other details from other contests, and have a designated coordinator. )(. Have an 9ssay Contest. sk your local newspaper to commit to publishing the winner or to the best entries. )). rrange a Heritage odel Contest, with different groups or school classes building models of how your community used to be, or interesting specific heritage sub!ects. )*. Have a indow &ainting Contest, with a heritage theme and pri2es for the best. )+. 3n consultation with local municipal advisors about locations and washable materials, have a Sidewalk &ainting Contest
Fse your written records: )/. Have a local author read ecerpts and talk about their work *4. Jour local library can f eature local history books in a window or display case, possibly in combination with entries from a childrens drawing contest depicting some aspect of local history. *1. Have a book echange, perhaps with a focus on books printed over (4 years ago for eample. *$. Sort through old family !ournals, diaries, photos and other material, organi2ing it chronologically and ensuring the items are safely stored away from humidity, temperature etremes or dust.
Fse this opportunity: *%. 3nventory the resources of interest to your community. 3nvite people to come and register special items, such as uilts, old farm euipment, fossil collections, items known to have been transported to your town by wagon, steam trains or Cape Horn clippersE 3deally the items"would be accessible, by arrangement, to researchers or during tours. *'. &ublici2e your groups activities and accomplishments on behalf of you town. *(. Koin forces with other groups to hold a week"long festival. 9ach would take turns to sponsor a theme dinner representing traditional fare of the many cultures that have been established in the province. *). Have a few spirited volunteers dress as historical characters to greet people on the street0 one could be appointed as Town Crier.
Fse your team spirit: **. Coordinate a Dfor fun onlyD sporting event. Teams could represent a cross"section of the community, such as local government, heritage professionals, business people and volunteers. &layers could be in older styled outfits or costumes0 old"style entertainment could be arranged, and proceeds if any could go toward a specific local heritage pro!ect. *+. >rgani2e a DHeritage CupD sporting event, like a hockey game, soccer or volleyball match=. Have appropriate Ihalf"time entertainment of a heritage nature.
Fse your old"style hospitality: */. Have a DHeritage Handshake #ayD for neighbouring communities. 3nvite your neighbours to come and see how things are done in your community. >pen houses, special business discounts and informal information sessions could all be part of giving your neighbours the DkeysD to your town. +4. Hold a &ioneer, 9lders or Seniors Dppreciation #ayD. &ay tribute to long"time residents by providing special discounts on this day, entertainment that will appeal to them, and other features. 9nsure some special activities are held in community nursing homes. simple skit re"enacting an important moment in local history may be something you can present and would no doubt be fun to doE
Fse your culinary skills: +1. Hold a cooking contest. 3nvite entries for a Itrademark food item in which the winning entry will become the communitys official recipe. Kudging could be done by area pioneers or local dignitaries, and the food item could be given a special title, like the nytown Heritage HamburgerE This could be epanded into a longer pro!ect to prepare a collection of heritage recipes for publication net Heritage eek, either as a booklet or through your local newspaper. +$. Hold a sale or dinner featuring the traditional foods of your community. +%. &ut on a mutli"cultural 6ood 6air with the foods of the various ethnic groups that have populated your community over the years. The greater the diversity the betterE
+'. Coordinate an Dold"time valueD sale on traditional foods at local restaurants. sk restaurants to feature one traditional dish itself is full"price, a five"cent cup of coffee or similar item may be offered. +(. Hold a pancake breakfast, a hot dog roast, or other community meal. @ook for old"fashioned recipes especially, and use stoneground flour for the pancakesE
Fse your historic downtown: +). >rgani2e a Heritage &arade. 9ncourage entries to have a heritage theme. 3nvite local heritage groups, clubs, bands, museums, and vintage car collectors to participate, in addition to the community at large. +*. rrange a Costume &romenade. 3nvite the community to tour the historic area, with costumes on participants, and guides as much as possible, displays at various stops along the way, musicians, re"enactments on street corners or in town parks, and refreshments to help make a simple tour a Ihappening. ++. 3f your local climate is practical for an outdoor concert during Heritage eek, feature a string uartet, !a22 ensemble, or similar group playing some standard favouritesE +/. Honour long"time family businesses with a community service certificate or similar award, and seek media coverage of their stories. /4. Stage a non"time DsaluteD to the community. 3nvite the local leadership to light a torch or cut a ribbon every year to open Heritage eek activities.
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Read, Review, and Recommend: &artner with a local library to create a display of Hispanic heritage" themed books. Have each student select a book and write a short review to be displayed at the library.
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A ay in the Li!e o! "ur Class: Share your classroom culture by creating a web page filled with photos and captions.
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#lant a $emory %orest: &lant a tree in your community for each Hispanic hero your class selects. Tag each tree with a mini biography highlighting that heros contributions.
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Ecudorian $iga&on $iniatures: Students can create tiny animals, flo wers, and people !ust like artisans in 9cuador do. To make the dough, each student will knead one slice of white bread, crust removed, with one tablespoon of white glue. The dough will be uite sticky at first but will become manageable with kneading. old the dough into tiny shapes and allow to air"dry overnight. #ecorate with acrylic paint and displayE
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#once Carnival $asks: ;ring the vivid colors of &uerto 7ican Carnival to your classroom with traditional papier"mLchM masks of red, yellow, and black. ;egin with one l arge paper plate for each student. Thinking of the plate as the face of a clock, cut $"inch slits at $ oclock, ) oclock, and 14 oclock. >verlap the edges of the slits and affi with tape to make the mask %"#. Cut two holes for eyes. dd horns to the mask by rolling small sheets of poster board into cones and attaching them with tape. Fsing a thin paste of water and flour and strips of newspaper, cover the mask with %"' layers of papier"mLchM. >nce the mask is dry, bring it to life with brightly colored paint and traditional patterns of dots. Then take your masks on paradeE
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#a'eles #icados: dd a festive touch to the classroom with traditional eican punched papers called papeles picados. 6old thin construction paper in a variety of colors into uarters, eighths, cone style, or fan style to achieve a variety of looks. Fse scissors and hole punches to create a perforated pattern. Hang the completed papers along a string using tape.
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(a'otec Rug #aintings: hen theres not enough time to weave, recreate these beautiful geometric rugs from eico using paint. ;egin with a sheet of poster board for each student. Fsing rulers and pencils, draw 2ig2ag, stair"step, and straight lines across the poster board. 3ncorporate angular shapes such as diamonds and triangles. >nce the pencil layout is complete, use poster paints or markers to fill in the design.
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)row a *eritage )arden: &lant staple crops common in many Spanish"speaking countries, such as corn, beans, suash, and peppers. Have students keep a log tracking the growth of the various plants. 9tend the pro!ect by researching staple foods of other regions.
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Try Your Luck: &lay a simple eican game called Toma Todo. Create si"sided tops and have students spin them to see if they have to take or contribute chips into the pot. hoever scores the most chips winsE
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Ado't a City: Select a world city to Dadopt,D such as your citys international sister city. #isplay photos of people and places, as well as a clock set to the local time. Have students report on local news events.
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$y *ome Country: Celebrate diversity in your classroom by inviting 9@@ students to share photos of their hometowns, important cultural items, and basic phrases in their native language.
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+hat-s Your *eritage.: sk students to investigate their own heritage and report back to the class on the origins of their ancestors. Braph the results and discuss how the class reflects, or differs from, city, state, and national demographic statistics. 6or current census data, visit the Fnited States Census ;ureau.
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A/tec $ath: Spice up a math review activity by replacing the rabic numerals with 2tec numbers.
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0nternational "ut!its: #o you know how far your clothes traveled before they even reached the store where you bought themG Have students inventory the items they are wearing and the country of origin for each item. hat is the total number of miles for each studentG 6or the entire classG
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$y 'anish ictionary: Have the class create a lively illustrated dictionary of Spanish words, complete with visual or verbal memory tricks for remembering words meanings.
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Label $aker: Bive pairs of students a pad of sticky notes and a Spanish"9nglish dictionary. &lay festive music while students label everything in the classroom with a bilingual label. hen the music stops, have students take a tour of the room and practice the ne w words.
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+orld Al'habet Collection: Bather newspaper clippings or online printouts showcasing scripts from other languages. Create a special bulletin board celebrating the myriad of ways people write. n ecellent resource is >mniglot.com.
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#lay Color, Colorcito: 3n this traditional Spanish street game, the child who is D3tD says Dcolor, coloratoD
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$ove to the Beat: 7eenergi2e students between activities with a @atin dance party. &lay selections of tango, merengue, folk music, or Te"e and ask students to feel the differences in the beat as the y move their bodies.
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Can You Read $ayan. 3ntroduce students to the ancient ayan alphabet and ask each student to write his or her name in ayan glyphs on a sheet of paper. Collect all the sheets, then give each student a sheet to decode.
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+rite Your "wn %olktale: 7ead one of the many traditional folktales from Spanish"speaking countries and then write new stories based on the traditions of these tales.
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"ur *eritage Album: Compile a class album of significant Hispanic mericans throughout history featuring lots of drawings, invented memorabilia, and simulated newspaper clippings. ;rowse theSmithsonians Hispanic Heritage Teaching 7esources or take your kids to the virtual Smithsonians @atino Centers Aids Corner for inspiration for your album.
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$usical tories: Bive students the beginning paragraph of a traditional folktale, and then play a selection of Spanish music to inspire them to write the end of the story. 3s the music sad or happyG >n what kind of occasion would this music be playedG
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