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 * Early Elementary**
 * Coffee Bean Paper Dolls **
 * Students will love these fun educational activities! Teachers can motivate the students to learn about Ethiopia by having the students create these fast, fun, and educaitonal art projects! **
 * Materials needed: **
 * ** coffee beans **
 * ** construction paper **
 * ** glue **
 * ** markers **
 * 1.Students will cut out a boy and a girl shape from brown construction paper.**
 * 2. Allow students to decorate their paper dolls with coffee beans and markers.**


 * Create an Ethiopian Flag **
 * Materials needed:**
 * **Construction paper (assorted colors green, yellow, red, white)**
 * **Glue sticks**
 * **Wooden or plastic sticks**
 * 1. With green, yellow, and red construction paper, have the students create their own Ethopian Flag. **
 * 2. Take a piece of paper and glue a green, yellow, and red stripe onto it. **
 * 3. Use a plastic or wooden stick to make a pole for the flag. **

** Eithiopians are known for their brightly colored glass bead jewlery. They use a variety of reds, oranges, yellows, and greens. ** ** Materials Needed ** [] I invented this game when my Fourth Graders were studying immigrants. It is designed to get the students thinking about what it must be like for someone who is suddenly thrust into a world in which he or she doesn't speak the language or understand the culture. It's extremely simple, but it shows how even simple drama activities can be constructed to directly support other curriculum. ** Preparation **Before class, prepare some index cards--at least twice as many as there are students in your group--each with one simple sentence written on it. These should be sentences that are fairly elementary and important--basic communications. A complete list of the sentences in one of my decks of cards is at the bottom of this lesson. ** Play the Game **Students sit in a semi-circle. One student volunteers to go to the front, and glances at the top card in the pile. The student's job is to communicate the precise meaning of the sentence as efficiently as possible without the use of spoken language. (Sometimes I say without making any sound, but usually I allow sounds as long as they are not words. The title of the game comes from the fact that I sometimes allow the students to speak "gibberish" as they gesture.) The student must imagine that he or she is a stranger in a new country and does not speak a word of the language. Students raise their hands and try to guess the meaning of the sentence. I do not, of course, insist on exact words, but I am fairly picky about precise shades of meaning. (For example, if the card says, "I like your new haircut," I do not allow "Is that a new haircut?" but I do allow "Nice haircut!") Depending on the success of the class and the sophistication of the particular sentence, I may coach and hint--"you're close!" etc. After a minute or two if no one has guessed the student tells the class what his sentence was. If this happens I always ask the class for suggestions for how the student could have made the meaning clear. I play the game until everyone has had a turn, or until time is up. ** Sentences **Below are all the sentences from my deck of sentence cards (in no particular order): I have a toothache. I like your new haircut. Where is the exit? That is a very beautiful hat. I've missed my bus. Please don't shout. Are you my mother? Is this your hat? Who's in charge here? May I take your order? My feet hurt. I can't find my shoes. Does the train stop here? Stop, in the name of the law. I'm thirsty. It looks like rain. What a beautiful day! We're going to be late. This food is spoiled. Get off my lawn! My head hurts. Where is the telephone? Do you have a pen? Leave me alone! I'm cold. I'm hungry. My leg is broken. Have you seen my dog? You mustn't smoke in here! Calender of School Events May 15th- Culture Night 5:30 -7:30 May 21st- K-5 Presents Theater Night 6:00- 8:00 May 30th - PTO Fundraiser For UNICEF 5:30-7:30 Parents and Family Members Dont' Forget!!! Voulenteer Sign Up For Culture Night Please List Your Name, Child's Classroom Teacher, and Contact Information Below! 1.Jane Doe (Mrs. Lambert 1st Grade) 5:30-8:00 (815) 555-1212 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Culture Night will be held in the gym. Guest Speaker from Eithopia @ 6:15 Stop by your child's classroom to play games and create art projects! Learn how to make staple foods from Eithiopia in the Gym!!
 * Late Elementary**
 * Colorful Glass Bead Necklaces and Bracelets **
 * ** any kind of strong string available **
 * ** brightly colored glass beads of various sizes and shapes **
 * ** sewing needles **
 * ** key rings **
 * Students will make their choice of necklaces, bracelets, anklets, or keychains using colorful glass beads to represent Ethiopian culture. **
 * 1. thread the string through the sewing needle **
 * 2. using the glass beads create your jewlery by threading the glass beads onto the string one by one alternating colors (or making blocks of colors if you would like) **
 * 3. Tie the string in a knot at the end when you have reached the desired length of your jewlery. **
 * Fine Arts Activity- All of the following information for the fine arts activity came from: **
 * Gibberish Sentences **
 * Discussion ** I don't ordinarily set aside time at the end of class for discussion, but I am constantly alert for the opportunity for analysis, discussion and critical thinking **during** the game. If a student is successful only after a long time, or with a lot of elaborate pantomiming, I open up a discussion about what might have been a more efficient way to convey the meaning. When someone comes up with a gesture that is a cliche--like the "check mark" in the air for "check, please!"--I applaud its efficiency but then discuss the way that gestures become universal clichés. This game allows for lots of connections and thought!
 * Matt Buchanan**
 * E-mail me for more Fine Arts - matt_buchanan_88@post.harvard.edu**

Students Don't Forget !! Homework Assignment Listed At The Bottom Of This Page Due May 15th

Homework for Mrs. Holocker's Class- Come up with your own representation of what your culture would look like if you were from a different country that does not yet exist. Keep the following things in mind: Dress, customs, music, food, flag, beliefs, traditions, societal expectations, language. This assignment is worth 50 points! Have fun and be creative! Educational Websites about Eithiopia for Students and Parents: [] []