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You're Not My REAL Mother!, by Molly Friedrich

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You're Not My REAL Mother!, by Molly Friedrich

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The class will revisit the T-chart listing the roles of the birth family and the adoptive family before reading this book. After reading, add any new understandings to the chart. Discuss with a partner and then as a whole group: What do you think of the mother's response to her daughter's statement? What is her daughter really saying? How might you respond in this situation?

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Let's Talk About It: Adoption, by Fred Rogers

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Let's Talk About It: Adoption, by Fred Rogers

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Before beginning the unit on adoption, students will complete an anticipation guide to assess their assumptions and beliefs about adoption.  One question on the anticipation guide asks students to complete the sentence: "Adoption is..."  After reading this book, the teacher will draw students' attention to the fourth page: "[Adoption] is a special kind of love story.  Your family needed and wanted a child to love and care for, and you needed a family to love and care for you."  Students will discuss whether they feel this is an adequate description for adoption. Is this the whole story?  How does it match up with their sentences from the anticipation guide?  Does this statement give equal voice to all members of the adoption triad (adoptee, adoptive family, and birth family)?  Did the students' responses privilege any of the members of the triad over others?

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We Belong Together: A Book About Adoption and Families, by Todd Parr

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We Belong Together: A Book About Adoption and Families, by Todd Parr

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After reading this book, students will create a T-chart that lists the roles of the birth family on one side and the adoptive family on the other side.

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We Are Adopted, by Jennifer Moore-Mallinos

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We Are Adopted, by Jennifer Moore-Mallinos

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This book is written from the perspective of a girl who was adopted from Russia as she welcomes her new brother--also from Russia--into the family.  Students will discuss the book's emphasis on the importance of teaching adopted children about their birth culture.  Is it necessary?  What might be the benefits?  The drawbacks?  The challenges? As an extension activity, students will be asked to bring in a recipe that represents their home cultures to be included in a class cookbook, and to describe in writing why they chose that recipe and what it represents to them. Copies will be made for each student.

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we are adopted (what do you know about? books)

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children's / teenage reference: subject-specific reference

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We Are Adopted (What Do You Know About? Books)

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A little girl is very excited because now she has a baby brother―an adopted baby brother. A few years earlier, she too had been adopted. Like the children in this story, adopted kids learn that their adoptive parents wanted them very much, and love them very dearly. As preschool and early-...

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In Their Words, by the Adoption Center of Illinois

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In Their Words, by the Adoption Center of Illinois

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Students will view this video to gain an understanding of adoption as described by children who were adopted. Students will work in groups of 3-4 to identify one thing that surprised them, one thing they already knew, and one thing they are still wondering about. Responses will be collected on a class chart and used to guide learning throughout the unit.

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In Their Words - young people talking about adoption

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This video was produced for and shown at Adoption Center of Illinois' 25th Anniversary Gala. In it, young people whose lives have been touched by adoption talk about their experience with and understanding of the meaning of adoption in their lives.

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Families are Different, by Nina Pelligrini

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Families are Different, by Nina Pelligrini

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After reading this book written in the perspective of a young girl who was adopted, students will create portraits of their own families. Students will pair up to compare and contrast their depictions of their families. As a class, students will discuss what makes a family.