girl, or how we saw them act the first time we met them. With older kids, this is a good time to introduce the idea of prejudice-judging people in advance based upon the group they belong to. Share examples as appropriate. Finally, the moment they have all been waiting for. Have the students close their eyes as you go around the room and place an M&M on each tongue. Have the students eat that M&M. Than ask, “What color was your M&M?” No one can be sure. This is a great springboard to talk about the idea that while we are all different on the outside, we are the same on the inside. Allow them to eat the rest of the M&M’s! Harvey and His Neck Competency: Understanding individual differences Objective: Students will understand that there is value to individual differences and that rather than trying to be like everyone else, we can try to embrace our differences and the advantages they give us. Materials: Harvey the Long Necked Dog graphic, rubber cement, cornstarch, blank paper and markers or crayons for students Procedure: Before beginning the lesson, print and cut out the graphic of Harvey. Coat the back of his neck with rubber cement, and allow to dry. Coat the rubber cement with a light dusting of cornstarch. Tell the following story: Once upon a time, there was a litter of puppies. The puppies all looked pretty much alike, except for one: Harvey. Harvey looked a lot like his brothers and sisters-he had short hair, he was blue with a few spots, he had big, brown, puppy dog eyes, and he had medium sized ears that tipped over a bit at the ends. But, Harvey had an extra-long neck. When he was little and played at home with his brothers and sisters, no one really said anything about his neck. But when it was time to go to obedience school, it was another story. Every day, someone had something to say to Harvey about his neck. “How’s the weather up there? “ “Hey, are you a dog, or a giraffe?”, and, the worst of all, “What’s WRONG with you???” Finally, Harvey had had enough. He decided to
girl, or how we saw them act the first time we met them. With older kids, this is a good time to introduce the idea of prejudice-judging people in advance based upon the group they belong to. Share examples as appropriate. Finally, the moment they have all been waiting for. Have the students close their eyes as you go around the room and place an M&M on each tongue. Have the students eat that M&M. Than ask, “What color was your M&M?” No one can be sure. This is a great springboard to talk about the idea that while we are all different on the outside, we are the same on the inside. Allow them to eat the rest of the M&M’s! Harvey and His Neck Competency: Understanding individual differences Objective: Students will understand that there is value to individual differences and that rather than trying to be like everyone else, we can try to embrace our differences and the advantages they give us. Materials: Harvey the Long Necked Dog graphic, rubber cement, cornstarch, blank paper and markers or crayons for students Procedure: Before beginning the lesson, print and cut out the graphic of Harvey. Coat the back of his neck with rubber cement, and allow to dry. Coat the rubber cement with a light dusting of cornstarch. Tell the following story: Once upon a time, there was a litter of puppies. The puppies all looked pretty much alike, except for one: Harvey. Harvey looked a lot like his brothers and sisters-he had short hair, he was blue with a few spots, he had big, brown, puppy dog eyes, and he had medium sized ears that tipped over a bit at the ends. But, Harvey had an extra-long neck. When he was little and played at home with his brothers and sisters, no one really said anything about his neck. But when it was time to go to obedience school, it was another story. Every day, someone had something to say to Harvey about his neck. “How’s the weather up there? “ “Hey, are you a dog, or a giraffe?”, and, the worst of all, “What’s WRONG with you???” Finally, Harvey had had enough. He decided to