This week, we thought about what makes us and others special, valuing the similarities and differences between us.
Things we thought about included:
What eye colour do we have?
What hair colour do we have?
Who lives at home with us?
What language do we speak?
What is our skin like?
What is our favourite thing to do?
We discussed how there are things that are the same or different that are immediately obvious (physical features) as well as things you cannot see such as things you like doing. There are lots of things the same about us all but everyone is different too –nobody is exactly the same, everyone is unique. No-one is good at everything but everyone is good at something.
Have a look at our drawings. We thought about a friend and what made them special.
She is special because she is a kind friend to me.
He is special because he is really good at football.
He is special because he is good at drawing.
Help at home: Listen to the story It’s ok to be different by Todd Parr (This is a YouTube link. Top tip for watching YouTube with your child: go to the settings cog along the play bar and turn off autoplay – this avoids an inappropriate clip coming up automatically, and helps to discourage your child from passively watching clip after clip). Afterwards, have a conversation with your child and talk about what makes them and others special. Can they say why they are special and/or why someone else is special using the following sentence stem?
Something special about me/you is ________.