Celebrating Our Class Cultures — Activity Pack
Five activities that put EAL children's cultures at the centre — a class flags wall, a 'word of the week' from a child's language, a culture share day, and more.
Preview
Page count: 8. Print-ready PDF — letter / A4 friendly. Click image to see all pages.
Learning objective
Use class activities to celebrate cultural and linguistic diversity, building belonging for EAL learners.
About this resource
- Subject: EAL & New Arrivals
- Type: Activity Pack
- Grade levels: Grade 1 (ages 6-7, ≈ Year 2), Grade 2 (ages 7-8, ≈ Year 3), Grade 3 (ages 8-9, ≈ Year 4), Grade 4 (ages 9-10, ≈ Year 5), Grade 5 (ages 10-11, ≈ Year 6), Grade 6 (ages 11-12, ≈ Year 7)
- Pages: 8
- Date added: 2026-08-19
- Credit: Qualified primary teacher
Books for celebrating cultural diversity
Convenience links if you'd like to look any of these up. We've recommended these books in the resource above.
Picture books
- T Too Small Tola — Atinuke
- L Luna Loves Library Day — Joseph Coelho
- L Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History — Vashti Harrison
- S So Much! — Trish Cooke
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