
Give each participant a Human Bingo Card. “The goal of this session is to discover people who are different from you and celebrate those differences.” Just by asking questions, students will find that there are many different experiences, backgrounds, and preferences in the group. Process: What were some of the ways the characters in the book were different? Was this book serious or silly? How do you think the message of this book might apply to our classroom or our school? Main Activity: Play Human Bingo (15 Minutes)

Before beginning ask: “As you listen, try to remember all the ways people in the book are different.” Read Aloud Todd Parr’s picture book, It’s Okay To Be Different. Gather Together/Warm Up/Bell Ringer (10 Minutes)

.7 – Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.Anchor Standards for Literacy: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas.Lesson 3: Cross the Line – We belong to many groups.Lesson 1: “If I Had a Hammer” – Theme song.Lesson 4: Slowing Down the Escalator with “I” Messages.Lesson 1: “Down By the Riverside” – Theme song.Lesson 1: “This Little Light of Mine: – Theme song.Lesson 1: The “Don’t Laugh at Me” Song – Theme Song.

