Cultural market day

I did 3 indepth presentations in the morning and these were for Grade 6, Kindergarten and Grade 3 students in the morning on May 4th at the Falun school. In the afternoon I did 7 fifteen minute presentation. Each group in the afternoon was a mixed group.  The flow of the presentation was as follows:

1. Welcome Namaste
2. Ask about what do people know about India and Indians (free flow presentation - spices, etc.)
3. Clothes and fabrics with a saree demonstration (Children invited to wear clothes from the tisket tasket basket.)
4. Indian Emblem Ashoka Chakra and its significance
5. Relax: Say Om 3 times
6. Read a book (Different books to match the interest of the readers) and talk about folktakes
7. Draw Indian national bird, flower and lotus
8. Wrap up with a craft: Make Rangoli Mandelas (Supplies - Black construction paper and pastels.)
9. I wrote the name of the child on the rangoli in the Hindi language

The children enjoyed wearing the clothes.

The children asked so many questions about why are spices consumed, no electricity in schools, why people don't cow meat, could I sing, or could I demonstrate dance steps?

Learning:

1. Let the volunteers talk to each other.  What's in it for the volunteers?
2. Use You tube for music (This is like a recreation break for the presenter.)
3. Demonstrate dance steps or singing
4. Drink water