“Different: A Great Thing to Be!” - Similarities and Differences Lesson

“Different: A Great Thing to Be!” - Similarities and Differences Lesson PDF

Summary:
This lesson has five activities which can be spread between multiple days as time allows within English Language Arts blocks. Through a teacher-led interactive read aloud and whole class discussion of the story: “Different: A Great Thing to Be” by Heather Avis, students will be encouraged to identify similarities between themselves and the main character in the story, Macy, and their classmates, as well as embrace differences within themselves, Macy and their classmates.

Subject and topic: 

English/Language Arts; Social-Emotional Learning; Creative Expression; Collaborative Learning

Grade level: 

K to 3rd grade

Duration: 

approx 120 minutes (spread between 3 or more English Language Arts blocks as time