Harmony Day Craft Template

Harmony Day craft activities are a creative and engaging way to celebrate diversity, promote inclusion, and foster a sense of harmony within communities, schools, and workplaces. Craft activities serve multiple purposes and contribute to various aspects of social and educational development.

This craft activity has been designed to complement learning about cultural diversity. Students use a hand template to represent themselves and their cultural background. The hands are then used to create a class harmony tree display.

This Harmony Day resource includes:

• Instructions for teachers (including an example image of the finished product)
• One hand template

Ways to Use Harmony Day Hand Templates in the Classroom

Harmony Day hand templates can be a versatile and creative tool in the classroom, promoting inclusivity, cultural awareness, and a sense of unity among students. Here are several engaging ways to use Harmony Day hand templates in your classroom:

• Handprint Mural: Have each student decorate their hand template with symbols, colours, and images that represent their cultural background or personal identity. Assemble the handprints into a large mural, symbolising the diversity within the class.
• Identity Collage: Students can use the hand templates to create identity collages. In each finger or on the palm, they can add pictures or words that reflect their interests, cultural background, and values. This activity promotes self-expression and understanding among peers.
• Cultural Exchange Activity: Assign each student a country or culture to research. They can decorate their hand template with symbols, flags, or elements representing that culture. Afterward, students can share their creations in a cultural exchange activity, fostering understanding and appreciation.
• Unity Chain: Have each student decorate their hand template and attach it to a paper chain. Assemble all the chains together to create a unity chain that visually represents the interconnectedness and diversity within the classroom.
• Storytelling Hands: Students can use the hand templates to tell a personal or cultural story. Each finger or part of the hand can represent a different aspect of the narrative. This activity encourages creativity, storytelling skills, and empathy as students share their stories with classmates.
• Handprint Pledge: Ask students to think about ways they can contribute to creating a harmonious and inclusive classroom environment. Have them write or draw their pledges on the hand templates, creating a collective commitment to fostering unity and understanding.
• Harmony Day Bulletin Board: Decorate your classroom bulletin board with the hand templates. Arrange them to form a visually appealing display that celebrates diversity and harmony. Add captions, quotes, or facts about different cultures to enhance the educational aspect.
• Multilingual Hands: Encourage students to write a word or phrase in their native language on their hand template. Display the multilingual hands around the classroom, celebrating linguistic diversity and providing an opportunity for language exploration.
• Interactive Scavenger Hunt: Create a scavenger hunt where students need to find and learn about their classmates based on the information provided on their hand templates. This interactive activity promotes communication, teamwork, and cultural awareness.
• Harmony Day Book: Compile the decorated hand templates into a class book. Each student’s handprint can be a page in the book, creating a unique and collective representation of harmony and diversity within the classroom.

Download and Get Ready for Harmony Day!

This resource is available to download as a PDF document, it is strongly advised that you print these hands on thick card to ensure the durability – especially if you are going to be using these in a class or school display.

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