Lesson+2+-+What+is+Harmony+Day?

**Lesson 2 -** //**What is Harmony** **Day?[[image:harmony_day.jpg width="262" height="208" align="right"]]**//
//**Recap on the last lesson:** In the last lesson we learnt about what cultural identity is and explored your culture and heritage. We also explored what factors influence a persons's identity and what it means to be 'Australian' by creating a Y Chart.//

// **What are we doing today?** Today we will be exploring what is Harmony Day? When is it? What does it celebrate? What does it mean to people? What does it mean to you? Why is it important? We will also begin to brainstorm ideas for our own school Harmony Day celebrations. //

Go to the link below and find out what Harmony Day is all about. Create a mind map in your book to show what you think Harmony Day is about. [|//http://www.harmony.gov.au/harmony-day/whats-it-all-about.htm//]
 * Activity 1**

Example Mind Map


Go to the link below and watch the videos about what Harmony Day means to people and add more information to your mind map. []
 * Activity 2**

Now that you know what Harmony Day is I want you to start thinking about why Harmony Day is important and why Harmony Day is particularly important in a country such as Australia. Follow the link below which gives some facts about Australia and our culture and answer the following questions in your book. []
 * Activity 3**


 * //Questions//**
 * 1) What is the purpose of Harmony Day?
 * 2) Why would Harmony Day be particularly important for Australia? Justify your answer.

Now that you know what Harmony Day is I want you to have a think about what Harmony Day means to you and why you think it is important. Go to the discussion board page and write a minimum of 50 words explaining the following:
 * Activity 4**
 * 1) What does harmony day mean to me? [[image:bigstockphoto_Colourful_Hands_247176.jpg width="273" height="195" align="right"]]
 * 2) Why is harmony day important?

Our school will be celebrating Harmony Day on the 21st of March. We are now going to complete a class Think, Pair, Share to brainstorm ideas of how we are going to celebrate this occassion in our school. The following are some prompts for your ideas:
 * Activity 5**

//What will the celebrations look like? Who will we invite? What events and features will be held? (eg. Art displays) Will there be any competitions? (eg. Poerty Comp) What are we trying to achieve? What cultural factors do we need to consider? How can we involve the whole school and other classes?//

Well done! Now that you have completed all of the set work the lesson you can go and play some interactive games. Follow the link below and you may play the interactive games to test you knowledge about Australia and multiculturalism. []
 * Extension**