Todos somos diferentes Lesson Plan
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:
celebrar, cuerpos, diferentes, nombres, pelo, piel, ropas, ojos
CCSS:
RI.K.1, RF.K.1, L.K.1, SL.K.2
- Watch our video Dr. King: Un líder y un héroe to give children background on who he was and his dreams for the future.
- 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 Demuestra lo que sabes skill sheet.
- With our Diseña un cartel game, kids can make their own poster in honor of Dr. King and print it out!
- Our Rompecabeza de Dr. King skill sheet gives kids practice with numbers and fi ne-motor skills. When it’s complete, kids get a portrait of Dr. King.
Materials: Lo que me hace especial 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 “¡Todos somos diferentes!” Let children explore each other’s sheets and celebrate their diversity!