Harmony Day is a day to celebrate Australia's multiculturalism. The day focuses on respect for others, belonging, inclusiveness and to share what we all have in common. Today, we got a different lesson for Harmony Day. To begin, we want you to imagine it is your birthday and you're allowed to choose either one of the gifts below. They're both the same size. When asked which one we'd pick, some chose the pretty wrapped gift and some chose the newspaper-wrapped gift. Some reasons for selecting the pretty gift included:
Decisions, decisions... After discussing and justifying our decisions on which gift we'd choose, it was time to open the gifts to see what was inside of them. SURPRISE! The pretty box that was well presented with gold ribbon was full of rocks! The newspaper-wrapped gift, though, was full of delicious chocolate. This experience also works for choosing the people we call friends. Although someone may wear the best clothes or live in the nicest areas, it doesn't always mean they're nice on the inside. It doesn't matter what colour you are, if you speak with a different accent or where you're from, it's what's inside that counts when making friends. But... what about the chocolate? The newspaper-wrapped gift was full of bags of M&Ms. Why are they in there? What's the best part of an M&M? The chocolate! Where's the chocolate? On the inside! We had one student blindfolded and we challenged them to try and guess what colour M&M they were given when they put it in their mouth. You know what? They couldn't do it. It didn't matter what colour the M&M was on the outside, the yumminess was on the inside. This is a Harmony Day lesson we'll keep with us forever...
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nadine lennox
31/3/2016 08:01:29 pm
wow they look good
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Miss Chaffey
21/3/2016 08:15:37 pm
What a fabulous lesson Mr MacGregor and 5/6M! I'm sure you'll remember this lesson for a long while and always remember to look beyond that outer layer to what really matters.
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Mrs Whitfield
21/3/2016 08:52:59 pm
What a fantastic idea! And so true! Your lesson matches the saying "you can't judge a book by its cover." We are all books. We all have a story to tell about our lives and experiences. Yet if you judge someone by just their cover alone, you might never open it up to hear the fantastic stories they have to share. Keep up the great work 56. You are lucky to have such a wonderful and inspiring teacher!
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Chris Towers
22/3/2016 03:01:45 pm
Excellent lesson! Its not whats on the outside, its whats on the inside. You are lucky students to have an original thinker like Mr Macgregor
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Margot Llindgren
22/3/2016 08:37:59 pm
I love this idea and have shared it with other teachers at my school. It is lessons like this that inspire me to work as a teacher. This lesson gave me (and I imagine your students too) so much to think about.
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Mrs Menne
26/3/2016 03:10:34 pm
Love this activity - leaves a nice taste in my mouth (pardon the pun)
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Amy Thomson
1/4/2016 08:43:00 am
I would have picked the colourful one.
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Mel Lonie
1/4/2016 04:00:25 pm
I really like the message behind these activities :)
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