Last Thursday was our Remembrance Day assembly. I was in charge of making the wreath with my students. I choose to make a wreath based on the kids hand-prints and flags from around the world.
I first read The Peace Book by Todd Parr to my class to introduce the activity. I prefer to focus on peace with my students as a personal belief.
I printed the flags without colors and the kids colored them, then traced their hand and cut. The flags symbolize the brave soldiers from all over the world who lost their lives to maintain freedom and harmony in our world. They also create a colorful medley and remind us that accepting others and embracing diversity are pillars of a peaceful society.
While I could possibly include every single flag of the world, I made sure to have a fair representation from all continents and from the Stó:lō and Metis population.
Inclusive classroom: some of my students have difficulties with fine motors skills, so I made sure I had easier flag for them to color. I also had more complicated flags to challenge my grade 4 students (I teach a grade 3/4 split).
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