Find out which countries allow same-sex marriage? Why do you think it’s not allowed everywhere? Do you think it should be? What can we do to raise awareness of this issue?
Other
Research: How is Pride and LGBT+ culture represented in other countries around the world? Present your findings in an interesting way
Other
Watch a movie or read a book with an LGBT+ character
Other
Guess that tune. Can you guess the tune being hummed from the Pride playlist? Find a playlist online
Games
“One day I went to a Pride parade and I took with me…” play the market memory game
Games
Play with numbers. We’re all people but we look different to each other. We can make the same number in lots of ways i.e. 5+2=7 but 3+4=7 too! Start with a whole number, how many different ways are there to get the same result?
Games
Icebreaker: Get to know the people around you by the colours of sweets they pick
Games
Guess the colour from the smells i.e. red (strawberry), orange (tangerine). Blindfolded smell a variety of scents, can you give them a colour? Are there ‘male/female’ smells? What makes you think that?
Games
Play a game of ‘British Bulldog’/tag. Start with “You can only cross the room if you’re wearing a certain colour/have ‘X’ colour hair”, can you then think of characteristics that identify us all?
Games
In groups demonstrate what diversity and equality mean to you
Games
We’re all different, get to know the people in your group with a game of ‘people BINGO’. Leaders: this resource is on our website
Games
Play a game of pairs, can you match the LGBT+ terms to the definitions? Leaders: this resource is available from our website
Games
Shop for a foody rainbow on a budget. Can you find foods in all the colours of the rainbow? Are the colours natural?
Food
Make a Pride flag layer cake using different coloured cake batter. You can choose which flag you would like to make
Food
Taste test cookies. Leaders: some should have salt in instead of sugar, some should have soy sauce in the icing, while others should be baked ‘to perfection’. All should look the same but taste different
Food
Find foods that look different but taste the same. Why? We may all look different but we’re all people and “love is love”
Food
Make and decorate ‘gender’ (heteronormative) cupcakes
Food
How many dishes can you make starting with the same ingredients?
Food
Have fun with science and watch all the colour melt off Skittles. Even though they all taste different do they look the same when they’ve lost their colour?
Food
Make a banner suitable for a Pride event
Craft
Design a Pride flag, what symbols, images and colours will you include and why
Craft
Try your hand at tie-dye and make a t-shirt suitable for a Pride parade
Craft
Create an identity canvas or collage. Paint, draw or collage a picture that describes your identity
Craft
In a group create your own diversity tree with hand prints for the leaves. What is the trunk that holds you all together?
Craft
Cut a paper chain of people and decorate them to show the diversity of cultures and people around the world or in your community
Craft
Make a bead bracelet with the colours of the Pride Rainbow flag
Craft
Knot a friendship bracelet using the colours of a Pride flag of choice
Craft
Create a rainbow out of hand prints and write positivity messages on each hand print in support of people who may be struggling with their sexuality or how to express themselves and let others in
Craft
Help people in the future understand what the world is like today by creating your own time capsule. What will you put in it and why?
Other
Find out why we use the poppy as a symbol of remembrance
Other
Take part in a charity operation to help people in countries affected by conflict
Other
What does peace mean? Think about what peace means to you and how you think we could achieve peace in the world today
Other
Find out why there are conflicts in the world and debate a topic such as the effects of politics/religion/wealth on war
Other
Find out and colour in on a world map which countries were involved in either of the World Wars to show just how many countries were affected!
Other
Research some of the names on your local war memorial. Make a postcard about each person you research and collate your findings in your unit
Other
Find some people in your community who lived through the war and ask them to share their memories. Present your findings to the rest of your unit.
Other
In WW2 there was a shortage of new toys and games so people often swapped games or created new ones. Hold a toy/game swap in your unit
Games
Play a code breaking game and find out about the famous code breakers from the Second World War
Games
Create your own board game/other game about war and peace
Games
Have a tug-of-war in your unit. Which team is the strongest?
Games
Make your own paper aeroplanes to look like Hurricanes and Spitfires then have a competition to see who’s will go the furthest
Games
Research food eaten by soldiers past and present. Compare. Were you surprised by any of the foods? Maybe you could talk to a modern day soldier and ask them about their food?
Food
Find out about the ‘ban the bomb’ symbol and use it to decorate cakes or biscuits
Food
Find out how modern day conflict affects food supply. Collect food for aid parcels or help a food aid charity
Food
Find out about the work of the Ministry of Food and create your own wartime poster
Food
Find a recipe for trench cake and try it
Food
Find some ration recipes. Have a go at making one or more of them. What did you think? Would you have been happy eating like that?
Food
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