A few activities for Anzac Day

During our pre-ANZAC Day meeting, we discussed our plans for the 25th, watched a short video, discussed the meaning of Anzac Day and did a Kim's Game.

Here is the video we watched: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rapkYgnXxWA

I stopped it right before the activity instructions at the 2min30sec mark.

These were the basic questions we discussed as a unit:

• What is ANZAC Day?
• What does it stand for?
• What do we do on ANZAC Day?
• What can YOU do on ANZAC Day?

The Kim's game was put together by Girl Guides Australia.

The unit had one minute to look at the images below, and then had to recreate the grid exactly - using images, words or a mix of both. After going over the answers, we asked them some questions too.

Examples of the questions:

• How many Anzac biscuits are pictured? (No-one got this correct!)
• What colour is the slouch hat?
• How many notes can a bugle play? (The answer is 5)
• What object is in the middle of the Australian Military Forces badge? (This was a tricky one too!)
• Which direction are the man and the horse facing?
• What animal is seen in the image of ANZAC Cove?

Credit: Girl Guides Australia

 Kim's Game image answers:

1.    There were horses in the war, so they are remembered too

2.    ANZAC biscuits

3.    Poppies grew in the fields in France and are a reminder of the fighting there.  They were among the first plants to spring up in the devastated battle fields.

4.    The Australian Army Badge, with the rising sun behind the crown for whom they were fighting.

5.    Painting of ANZAC Cove, Turkey

6.    Australian Slouch Hat

7.    Bugler playing the last post

8.    Flags of Turkey, NZ & Australia

9.    ANZAC Day March

Happy Guiding!