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In a classroom environment, activities about Friendship, Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion help everyone get along. Friendship activities help bring us together. Diversity shows us everyone’s special in their own way. Equality means everyone gets the same fair chance. And inclusion makes sure no one feels left out. When we do these activities, the classroom environment thrives, making it a welcome place for everybody, no matter what!

Diversity

Show and tell

Students bring an item from their home that represents their culture, heritage, or family tradition. They can present the item and explain its significance to the class!

Name stories

Discuss the origins, meanings, and stories behind names. This can lead to understanding cultural significance and history!

Celebration calendar

 Develop a calendar that showcases various holidays and celebrations from around the world. Learn about and celebrate different ones each month!

Personal identity circles

Students draw several concentric circles. In the innermost circle, they list their core identity (e.g., name), and in the outer circles, they list other aspects of their identity (e.g., ethnicity, religion, hobbies, roles). This can blend into a discussion, showing how identity is multifaceted!

Games from around the world

Students can teach games that are played in their culture, to the class! 

Cultural Myth Busters!

 Discuss common cultural myths and stereotypes and debunk them. This can be a fun way to challenge misconceptions!

Family History Projects

 Encourage students to interview family members about their history, migrations, and traditions, and then share with the class!

Comparison charts

Create charts comparing different cultural practices, traditions, or habits. It helps students identify both differences and similarities.

Cultural Trivia

Host a trivia game where questions are related to cultural facts, famous personalities, or historical events from around the world!

Equality

“Step forward, Step back”

Ask students a series of questions (e.g., “Step forward if you have ever traveled outside the country.” “Step back if you’ve ever felt excluded because of your background.”). This activity visually demonstrates privileges and challenges!

 

Two sides of the story

Present a situation from two perspectives, showcasing how biases can be formed and how equality can be misunderstood or misrepresented!

Symbolic Art

 Ask students to create artwork symbolizing equality. Discuss the symbolism behind each piece.

Class survey

Conduct anonymous surveys to gauge how students feel about equality in the classroom and use feedback to make improvements!

Equality in History

Study figures in history who fought for equality and discuss their impact!

 

Affirmation Circle

Students sit in a circle and take turns giving positive affirmations to each other, emphasizing the value of each individual!

 

“In Their Shoes” Journaling

Ask students to write a day in the life of someone different from themselves, emphasizing understanding and empathy!

 

Role Play With Props

Set up stations with props (e.g., crowns, glasses that blur vision, heavy backpacks). Students move from one station to another, experiencing different roles, and discussing how each prop made them feel in relation to equality!

“If I Were…” Poems

Ask students to write poems from the perspective of someone from a marginalized group. This encourages empathy and understanding!

Story Chain

Give each student a topic they need to weave in, in the story chain! Then, start a story related to equality and have each student add a sentence or two, weaving in aspects of fairness, understanding, and respect!

Inclusion

World Map Activity

Mark where each student’s ancestors come from on a world map. Discuss the rich tapestry of backgrounds and cultures in the classroom!

Guess the Object

Students with visual impairments or blindfolds describe an object through touch, and others guess. It emphasizes different ways of perceiving the world!

Shared Challenges

Set up challenges that require teamwork and cooperation, emphasizing the strength of diverse teams!

Personal Timeline

Students create timelines of their lives, marking significant events, helping peers understand each other’s journeys!

Memory Chain

Begin with a statement like, “I’ve been to a country in Asia.” If true, students link arms, forming a chain. The next student adds another statement, and the chain grows, emphasizing interconnectedness!

Inclusivity Bingo

Create bingo cards filled with diverse experiences or traits (e.g., “Loves spicy food”, “Knows two languages”). As students mingle, they can mark off boxes when they find a match, helping them learn about their peers!

International Sport Day

Introduce sports or games from different countries, like kabaddi, sepak takraw, or bocce, allowing students to experience and enjoy them!

Jigsaw Classroom Activity

Break a lesson into sections. Assign each group a portion to learn and then teach to the class, emphasizing the importance of every individual in the learning process!

Blindfolded Drawing

Students pair up. One describes a picture without naming it while the other, blindfolded, tries to draw it. This emphasizes the importance of clear communication and understanding!

Diversity Snowflake

Each student makes a paper snowflake. On each section, they write or draw something that makes them unique. Display them to show that just as no two snowflakes are alike, neither are two people!

Friendship

Compliment Chain

Each student writes a compliment for another. Read aloud and then link them together into a chain!

Daily Kindness Jar

Students write down acts of kindness they’ve witnessed and place them in a jar. Read a few notes aloud each day or week!

Friendship Recipe

Discuss what “ingredients” make a good friendship and have students create their own “Friendship Recipe” card!

Kindness Wall

Set up a “Friendship Wall” in the hallway, where students can grab a sticky note, write a compliment for someone, and place it on the wall, so everyone can see, and do a kind action of their own too!

Circle of Friends

Have students sit in a circle. Toss a ball of yarn to a student while holding the end. As they toss it to others, they share something they appreciate about the person they chose. This creates a web of appreciation!

Allegiance of Friendship

Create a classroom pledge about being good friends. Have everyone sign it and display it prominently!

Friendship Chain

Each student writes their name on a strip of paper. As the chain is built, students share an experience where someone was a good friend to them!

Friendship Awards

Students create awards (e.g., “Most Supportive Friend”) and present them to their classmates!

Stand up, Sit down

Students stand up if a statement read aloud applies to them, and sit down, if it does not apply (e.g., “Stand up if you’ve helped a friend this week”). This helps students see commonalities and differences!

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Friendship Venn Diagram

Pair students and give them a Venn diagram to fill out, highlighting their similarities and differences!

Cross-age Buddy System

Pair older students with younger ones for reading sessions or mentorship!

Letters of Appreciation

Students write letters or notes to friends in the class, thanking them for their friendship!