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 * "How can you promote cultural diversity in our classroom?"**
 * Level: 4**
 * Domain: HUMANITIES**
 * Dimension: HISTORY**
 * Learning Focus: Students develop an understanding of the histories of the cultural groups that have contributed to Australian identity. Students explore the concepts of nation, culture and identity in both Australian and regional contexts. Students learn about links between Australia and other countries, develop ideas about Eastern and Western traditions and about the values that are important to other societies and their own.**
 * Objectives: Students will devise and produce an item representative of another culture to present to the class, in line with progression point 3.75.**
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10 minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 minutes . . . . . . 15 minutes ||< =__**Learner Activities**__=

Sitting in group as a whole & participate in discussion and suggest ideas . . . . . . . . . . In their groups of 2-4 students, decide on what they would like to do/bring in/make and use computers & internet to source their ideas. Record these and begin the process of creating their ideas. . . . . Students present their ideas to fellow class and justify their reasons for their choice. ||< =__**Teacher Activities**__= As a whole group, access prior knowledge on what students discovered when comparing Asian & Australian history in previous lessons. Brain storm on how we, as a class, could promote cultural diversity in our classroom. Teacher to write down all ideas onto the whiteboard. Some expected ideas: ~ international food days (ensure no allergies in class) ~ bringing in musical instruments from different cultures ~ bringing tools and other cultural implements used for farming/hunting etc ~ examples of music (CD's) from other cultures ~ artwork ~ clothing/traditional costumes

Direct students, in groups of 2 - 4, to computers to begin researching on the internet what they would like to bring into class during the next session. Explain to students that they could research recepies if they wanted to make something to share with the class, they could look at traditional dress/clothes and either make a costume or source one from home if they already have something, they could listen to music and compose their own piece to play to the class next session, they could make a traditional tool or look at artwork and produce their own piece or bring an existing one from home.

Bring students back together as a whole group. Ask 1 student from each group what they have decided to do and to explain their choice and reasons for it to the rest of the class. Ask students what culture/country their choice comes from, how it is constructed or what it is made of, where they found their information (name of website) and how they plan to construct/make it.

(Once these have been completed during the next session, they can be put on display around the classroom for all to see - including other teachers/students, parents & visitors). ||< =__**Resources**__= Whiteboard & markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . Computers (with internet access) and pen/pencil & paper ||