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As an outcome of our group project during the SPICA course in Malmö 2018, we collected and created different activities that support social relationships and the integration of culturally diverse students. We collected them with the help of the whole SPICA group of 2018 and the internet. The activities supports different goals from language learning, fostering social relationships, cultural awareness, getting to know each other better and communication skills. All these goals supports the integration of students with different background and fosters the class cohesion. We are aware that there are many more activities, that share the same purpose. The goal with this webpage is to collect more activities and create a platform for teachers all over the world to share their ideas.
Spot the differences
Spot the differences
Goals of the Activity:
- Language learning
- Childs concentration and awareness
- Getting to know each other
Material:
- Non
Number of participants:
- minimum 3
Description of the activity:
First of all the pupils are looking closely at each other. One student of the class is leaving the classroom. Then the class decides which changes they are going to make, not all of the students are supposed to switch objects, depending on the group size. The student is entering the classroom again and has to find which changes have been done. Then the objects are being written down on the blackboard, in all the languages which the pupils speech.
Build your favorite place
Build your favorite place
Goals of activity:
- Get to know each others backgrounds
- Pupils will be aware of that we do have diffrent backgrounds
- Integrating the pupils culture
Material:
- Shoebox/cardboard or anything that is possible to build small boxes with. And all kind of material, plastic, straws, cardboard etc.
Number of participants:
- Minimum 2
Note:
- Due to different cultural backgrounds it can be hard for some pupils to create their box.
Description of the activity
Every pupil is getting materials to build/construct their own box, where they have to build their favorite room, or place. The finished boxes will be attached on the wall in the classroom, and every pupil is able to see how different they live, and where they come from.
Here we come
Here we come
Goals of activity:
- Language learning
- Communication and bodylanguage
- Pupils build awareness of different languages in class
- Including the pupils language/culture
- Cooperating
Material:
- None
Number of participants:
- Doesn't matter for this activity
- The class gets divided into two teams
Description of the activity:
You divide the class into two teams, and each team gets a base in one of the corners. Team one agrees on what they are going to mime and go to the floor. When team two guesses correctly team one must run to the other end of the classroom. Team one tries to catch participants form team two, for their team. The game is over when one of the teams dosen't have any participants.
The words that get mimed will be written down on the blackboard in all languages that are spoken in the class.
Face Time
Face Time
Goals of the Activity:
- Language learning
- Pupils get to know the name of expressions
Material:
- magazines, pictures
Number of participants:
- pairs
Description of the activity:
In Face Time, kids try to identify moods based on facial expressions. By either cutting faces out of magazines or using pictures printed out. One pupil starts and is holding the pictures in front of his/her face. The other pupil has to describe the facial expression. The pupil holding the face must guess what kind of emotion he/she is holding. The pupils decide then together what they think that person is feeling and put the faces into piles based on different emotions. Then the other pupil is holding up another picture. To support language learning, it can be an option to write the expressions on the blackboard in different languages or everyone should say the expression in choir.
Common Interests
Common Interests
Goals of the Activity:
- Language development
- Pupils sees that there are so many things that they might have in common with each other
Material:
- None
Number of participants:
- At least eight pupils
Description of the activity:
The pupils stands in a circle with their faces towards each other. One starts to say a statement that are about him- or herself e.g. "I like dogs", "I love to dance", "I like the color blue" and act it out. For example, if someone says "I like to dance" the person has to make a dance move. If someone else feels that the statement are appropriate to himself/herself, they take a step forward and make the same move. Then it is the next person's turn to say a statement and then the next, and so on... The statements are only allowed to used once.
Common intrests.mp4Compliment posters
Compliment posters
Goals of the activity:
- Growing self-esteem
- Fostering class-feeling, community-feeling
- Supporting positive attitude among the pupils
- Focusing on the positive things on each other
Material:
- Poster/ Paper to put on the back of students
- Pens to write on posters
Number of participants:
- Doesn't matter for this activity
Note:
- Depending on the age of the students, this activity might need a introduction into: "What are good compliments?"
- Take in consideration that not every student has the language abilities to write compliments. In one hand it can be a good practice, but on the other hand it can be excluding. One option is to include drawings in this game.
Description of the activity:
The class stands into two lines, facing each other. Each student has a big paper or a poster on his/her back. Students write on the other students back compliments, good things which they like about each other. The teacher encourages the pupils to think about good compliments and also to try to write different compliments than other ones wrote. The students in the two lines are moving from one person to another person, so that everyone gets a compliment from every class member.
Split the knot
Split the knot
Goals for activity:
- Personal contact
- Moves intimacy limit
- To take attention to each other
- Communication skills
Material:
- non
Number of participants:
- minimum 5
Notes:
- Some pupils might feel uncomfortable being that close to other pupils
Description of the activity:
The pupils stands in a circle, closes their eyes and grabs one hand in each hand. Then they opens their eyes and try to remake the circle by cooperating. They are not allowed to let go of the hands they are holding in.
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