The Mom I Want to Be

Today is the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People.  Created by the UN to  strengthen international cooperation for the solution of problems faced by indigenous people in such areas as culture, education, health, human rights, the environment, and social and economic development.

Some things to do with your kids

 

Hello in Different Languages

 

The goal of this activity is to heighten cross-cultural awareness, celebrate cross-cultural knowledge, and to say  “hello” in many different languages.

 

Ask your kids if they can guess how many people there are in the world and how many different languages are spoken. (There are ~2800 languages and ~6 billion people. If an equal number of people spoke each language, that would be ~2 million people per language.  You might relate this to local city/town size.).

 

Can your kids think of ways to say hello in different languages?  French, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese might come easily.  Can they think of any others?  Have a list of hello in lots of different languages from which you can read out (see Jennifer’s Language Page). 

  

  

Cook a World Meal.  A World Meal is the average meal for the average person on the planet.  It consists of a limited amount of rice and beans. Herbs and spices are optional; as is anything you can forage from the local natural environment.