What does it mean to belong?
Look at this symbol.
Sit back to back with your partner.
Think about the question "what does this symbol tell you?"
Draw and write your thinking.
Face your partner and share your ideas.
Share your ideas with the class.
Look at the slides below to learn more.
Sit back to back with your partner.
Think about the question "what does this symbol tell you?"
Draw and write your thinking.
Face your partner and share your ideas.
Share your ideas with the class.
Look at the slides below to learn more.
Now that you have heard the story of our batik can you answer these questions?
"Why do we have this batik?"
"What does it stand for?"
"How do we feel when we see it?".
"Why do we have this batik?"
"What does it stand for?"
"How do we feel when we see it?".
Search for the story
For this activity, you will need to search online to find examples of batik. Follow the directions on this screen cast (below), to start searching. When you look at the different batiks, you will need to
1. Find the symbols.
2.Think about what they might mean.
3. At the end of the lesson, you will need to choose one batik to share with the rest of the class. Don't forget to be ready to explain what story you think it is telling.
1. Find the symbols.
2.Think about what they might mean.
3. At the end of the lesson, you will need to choose one batik to share with the rest of the class. Don't forget to be ready to explain what story you think it is telling.
From Home to School
1. Show your parents how you can search for batik.
2. Find examples of batik at home. Bring the batik or a photo to school and be ready to tell us something about it.
Use these questions to guide their thinking.
"Can you see any symbols?"
"What do you think that they mean?"
"Why are they important?"
"Can you find the story behind it?".
2. Find examples of batik at home. Bring the batik or a photo to school and be ready to tell us something about it.
Use these questions to guide their thinking.
"Can you see any symbols?"
"What do you think that they mean?"
"Why are they important?"
"Can you find the story behind it?".