same things they were good at, and the same things they were not so good at etc like we – were all robots that were programmed the same way. If this was the case, and we were all the same how would you describe people? (Boring, – uninteresting, dull). Would you have as much fun with your friends if you were all exactly the same? (No) Why not? (You would always be doing the same things…) Who thinks it is better that we can have lots friends who have things that are similar to us, but also lots of things that are different to us? Why? (Because we can make lots of different friends that we can do different things with). Main points to highlights: Everybody has things that are similar to other people and things that are different to other people. Having lots of friends with different abilities is a wonderful thing, and makes life exciting and interesting. Conclusion LO1 Children sit in a circle and respond to the following questions. and reflection Why do you like about having friends that are different to you? 5 mins Source the following books and read to the class. Additional Title: Accept and Value Each Person (Learning to Get Along) Activities Author: Cheri J. Meiners, M.Ed. Story Profile: A book about accepting and valuing people who are different from oneself and one's immediate family. Kids making friends learn about respecting differences, and appreciating people. It is part of a series calling "Learning to Get Along". Title: Whoever you are Mem Fox Author: Story Profile: A book about peace and equality and valuing diversity and difference. Go to the following link for a lesson related to this book: http://suelarkey.com.au/media/Activities_-_Whoever_You_Are.pdf Teacher’s notes
same things they were good at, and the same things they were not so good at etc – like we were all robots that were programmed the same way. If this was the case, and we were all the same – how would you describe people? (Boring, uninteresting, dull). Would you have as much fun with your friends if you were all exactly the same? (No) Why not? (You would always be doing the same things…) Who thinks it is better that we can have lots friends who have things that are similar to us, but also lots of things that are different to us? Why? (Because we can make lots of different friends that we can do different things with). Main points to highlights: Everybody has things that are similar to other people and things that are different to other people. Having lots of friends with different abilities is a wonderful thing, and makes life exciting and interesting. Conclusion and reflection 5 mins LO1 Children sit in a circle and respond to the following questions. Why do you like about having friends that are different to you? Additional Activities Source the following books and read to the class. Title: Accept and Value Each Person (Learning to Get Along) Author: Cheri J. Meiners, M.Ed. Story Profile: A book about accepting and valuing people who are different from oneself and one's immediate family. Kids making friends learn about respecting differences, and appreciating people. It is part of a series calling "Learning to Get Along". Title: Whoever you are Author: Mem Fox Story Profile: A book about peace and equality and valuing diversity and difference. Go to the following link for a lesson related to this book: http://suelarkey.com.au/media/Activities_-_Whoever_You_Are.pdf Teacher’s notes