{"id":1318,"date":"2017-02-16T19:29:53","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T19:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lisakingcounselor.com\/?p=1318"},"modified":"2017-05-04T15:57:44","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T15:57:44","slug":"everyone-is-unique-elmer-the-elephant-diversity-lesson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisakingcounselor.com\/index.php\/2017\/02\/16\/everyone-is-unique-elmer-the-elephant-diversity-lesson\/","title":{"rendered":"Everyone is Unique: Elmer the Elephant Diversity Lesson"},"content":{"rendered":"

Next week we are having Exceptional Children’s Week at my school. I’ll be going into my first grade classes for lessons, so it’s a natural time to reinforce the “Everyone is Unique” concept (not only a component of Mindset Matters<\/a><\/span><\/strong>)<\/span><\/a><\/span>, but a great lesson for every day and age… most especially this day and age. \u00a0Understanding the concept that we all look and learn differently is a key part of having a growth mindset. It is also a part of maintaining a school culture of acceptance, tolerance and compassion.<\/p>\n

So… onto the lesson I will be doing. I haven’t used the book Elmer <\/a><\/strong><\/span>in \u00a0years, but it is a classic that I am happy to come back to after so long of it sitting on my shelf. The story lends itself to teaching that it’s OK to be different. I use this PPT to guide my lesson and discussion about how we are different and how we are the same.\u00a0Here is the PPT<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>to go along with it.<\/p>\n

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So, after we read the story we discuss and then we do a worksheet. I instruct the kids that they have 2 choices of worksheets. One is a coloring page and one is an “all about me” page + coloring page. After the students start working for a bit I call “Freeze, pencils and crayons down! Raise your hand if you are doing the coloring side. Raise your hand if you are doing the ‘All about me side’.<\/p>\n

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Elmer unique<\/a>: Worksheet \u00a0Choice #1<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Elmer<\/a>\u00a0Worksheet Choice #2<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Q: Which worksheet did you choose? Which one do you think is better?<\/h4>\n

A: Neither is better… they are just different. Just like people. No one is better than each , we are all just different.<\/h4>\n

Again, Here is the PPT<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>to go along with it. \u00a0Twrap it up, I like to play some catchy tunes that are relevant to the lesson. So, here is Will I Am singing “What I \u00a0Am” (length 2 minutes). This is hyperlinked to the music note icon on the last page of the PPT.<\/p>\n

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