We Are All Different Lesson Plan

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Academic Standards

 

Reading Objective:

Children read an emergent text about celebrating each other’s differences in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

 

Social Studies Focus:

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

 

Social-Emotional Focus:

celebrating differences

 

Literacy Focus:

emergent texts

 

Vocabulary:

bodies, celebrate, clothes, different, eyes, hair, names, skin

 

CCSS:

RI.K.1, RF.K.1, L.K.1, SL.K.2

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  • Read the mini book together.
  • Discuss how differences are good! Kids can imagine that each of them is a puzzle piece. Each piece is different and beautiful on its own. And when the pieces are put together, they make a big, beautiful picture!
  • Then do the Show What You Know skill sheet.
  • With our Make a Poster game, kids can make their own poster in honor of Dr. King and print it out!
  • Our Dr. King Puzzle skill sheet gives kids practice with numbers and fi ne-motor skills. When it’s complete, kids get a portrait of Dr. King.
Examples of completed skill sheets

Materials: What Makes Me Special skill sheets, pencils, crayons

  • As kids read in the mini book, they are all different. And that means each one of them is special—one of a kind!
  • Give each child a copy of the skill sheet along with crayons and a pencil. Let them complete it by drawing, writing, or a combination of both.
  • When children are finished, you can post their work on a bulletin board titled “We Are All Different!” Let children explore each other’s sheets and celebrate their diversity!