We recently created a Native Country quilt with our students.  We bought a kit from Oriental Trading Company that allows you to decorate squares of fabric and then string them all together with ribbons.  One of our teachers printed flags and names of the various countries represented by our students onto iron-on transfer paper; we ironed a name and its flag on each square, and then students signed their names on the square for their country.  (We had to print 2 squares for Mexico and Guatemala!)
 
It was a great activity because it got the students talking about what the symbols and colors on their flags represent.  And now we have a great wall-hanging in our learning center.
 
Lisa McKinney
Adult Learning Center
Coosa Valley Technical College
Calhoun, Georgia

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From: englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov on behalf of apoulos at lincolnadulted.org
Sent: Tue 12/12/2006 12:53 PM
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Subject: [EnglishLanguage 871] Re: International Potluck Ideas



I've been at similar events at the Univ of MN where we've provided
paper, and someone who knows how has led us all in making origami peace
cranes.  It's always been a hit.  You can then string the cranes and
decorate the school with them too. 

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[mailto:englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Ginger Dempsey,
LVNRV
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 11:11 AM
To: englishlanguage at nifl.gov
Subject: [EnglishLanguage 871] International Potluck Ideas

We are hosting an International Potluck for our ESOL students and tutors
and are in need of some ideas for games/activities.  Anyone have any
thoughts?

Thanks for your help!

Ginger Dempsey
ESOL Coordinator, LVNRV
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