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Before starting this subtopic, students will do a human scavenger hunt to get to know each other and see each other's differences. Clues on the game sheet will include students from different countries, students who celebrate different holidays, students with different types of families, students with certain hair colors and clothing, etc.

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This is the song of Don't Laugh At Me. Following our reading and before our discussion, we will listen to the song version of the story.

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by Steve Seskin

Each child in this book looks a little bit different from everyone else, but is the subject of bullying.

As a class, we will discuss the differences in our looks and how we can celebrate our differences rather than put each other down for them.

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Do you wear glasses? Ever been picked last for the team? Afraid you'll be called on in class?Don't laugh at me. Don't call me names.Have you laughed at someone else for the same reasons? Someone you thought was geeky or slow--someone different from you.Don't get your pleas...

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by Patty Lovell

Molly Lou Melon is different from everyone else, but her Grandma taught her to embrace it. Molly moves to a new school where Ronald Durkin makes fun of her. When all of the other students like Molly's differences, Ronald decides to like her too.

This book demonstrates self acceptance. As a class, we will discuss what we might not like about ourselves and how we can change our thinking to accept it and like it so that we have the power to stand up to a bully who might tease us for it.

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Molly Lou Melon is short and clumsy, has buck teeth, and has a voice that sounds like a bullfrog being squeezed by a boa constrictor. She doesn't mind. Her grandmother has always told her to walk proud, smile big, and sing loud, and she takes that advice to heart.

But then Molly Lou has to start in a new school. A horrible bully picks on her on the very first day, but Molly Lou Melon knows just what to do about that.

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Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon [Lovell, Patty, Catrow, David] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon

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by Mary Hoffman

Grace likes to be whatever she wants to be. When her class decides to put on a production of Peter Pan, Grace wants to be Peter, but is met with comments about her being a girl and African American. Grace does the best at the audition and the class chooses Grace to be Peter Pan.

After reading this text, we will discuss stereotypes and why they are hurtful. We will talk about what the students could have said to Grace instead.

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Grace loves stories, whether they're from books, movies, or the kind her grandmother tells. So when she gets a chance to play a part in Peter Pan, she knows exactly...

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Can We Get Along? Dealing with Differences

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Can We Get Along? Dealing with Differences

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by John Burstein

Students will read about what makes everyone different.

I will extend this text by having students dramatize bullying someone for a specific difference. Then, we will discuss our feelings and what we can do to accept someone for who they are.

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Can We Get Along? Dealing with Differences

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Can We Get Along? Dealing with Differences [John Burstein] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Kids learn that even people with differences can learn to be friends. Includes full-color photos, illustrations

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by Tomie dePaola

Oliver is teased for not liking "boy things."

After reading this story, we will discuss the idea of stereotypes and why they are hurtful. We will talk about what Oliver's classmates could have said to him instead.

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children's / teenage fiction & true stories

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juvenile fiction / social themes / bullying

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juvenile fiction / social themes / self-esteem & self-reliance

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juvenile fiction/performing arts - dance

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social themes - self-esteem & self-reliance

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A little boy must come to terms with being teased and ostracized because he'd rather read books, paint pictures, and tap-dance than participate in sports. "There is a good balance between the simple text . . . and the expressive pictures . . . an attractive little book."--School...

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by Kathryn Cave

Something Else is different from everyone else, or so everyone else tells him. One day, a creature comes to Something's Else's house. He too is different from everyone else. Something else is hesitant at first, but they eventually become friends.

As a class we will discuss what it was that made Something Else different from everyone else, how he might have been feeling, how the creature might have been feeling, and what led to them becoming friends.

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social issues - self-esteem & self-reliance

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juvenile fiction / social themes / friendship

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juvenile fiction / social themes / self-esteem & self-reliance

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Something Else [Kathryn Cave, Chris Riddell] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. A little creature is ostracized depite his attempts to fit in, but his experiences enable him to be accepting of others' differences.