Deepavali is around the corner and what is Deepavali without Kolam/ Rangoli?- a colourful artform originating from India that symbolizes happiness and prosperity and commonly features geometric patterns, floras and faunas.
Colourful Kolams take centre stage at this time of the year in shopping malls, office complexes and lobbies of key buildings in the country and as welcome "mats" in homes ushering in Deepavali festivities for our friends celebrating the occasion. Using rich colours of blue, red, white, yellow, green and purple coloured rice, our students were on the floor, creating their Kolam; a testament to their own artistic flair and personal choice of subject matter.
This activity aims to improve hand to eye coordination, sensory skills and developing fine motor skills. Significantly this helps enhance and expose our students to another culture from the rich and diverse multicultural society of Malaysia.
Learning outcome: Sensory and fine motor skills with appreciation of the riot of colours engaged in Kolam making
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