Kids
Let's explore what diversity means together!
What is diversity?
Think about the 'egg analogy' in the video...
What did the characters mean?
What was the difference between the eggs?
How do the eggs relate to diversity?
Where can I learn more about diversity?
Remember to ask an adult first before looking at these resources!
Books
Visit your local library or bookstore for these good reads!
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The Skin You Live In by Michael Tyler. Illustrated by David Lee Csicsko
With the ease and simplicity of a nursery rhyme, this lively story delivers an important message of social acceptance.
Skin Like Mine by Latashia M. Perry. Illustrated by Bea Jackson
The second book in the Kids Like Mine Series, is a fun, easy-to- read for beginners as well as advanced readers. An entertaining yet creative way to address and celebrate diversity among young children. Guaranteed to make you smile and a bit hungry.
The Colors of Us by Karen Katz. Illustrated by Karen Katz.
A beautiful story that celebrates the beauty in diversity and differences in our skin tones!
Sulwe by Lupita Nyong'o. Illustrated by Vashti Harrison.
All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold. Illustrated by Suzanne Kaufman.
Follow a group of children through a day in their school, where everyone is welcomed with open arms no matter their race, religion, or background.
In this stunning debut picture book, actress Lupita Nyong’o creates a whimsical and heartwarming story to inspire children to see their own unique beauty.
Blackflies by Robert Munsch. Illustrated by Jay Odjick
One day Helen wakes up and it's SPRING! The snow has melted and the sun is shining. But Helen knows that the blackflies will be coming out soon. So she does what any smart kid would do: she sends her little sister outdoors to check! When the blackflies and mosquitoes carry her away, Helen tells her dad, who rushes outside and is carried away himself. Now Helen needs to rescue BOTH of them, along with a wolf and a very clever bear . . .
Sweetest Kulu by Celina Kalluk. Illustrated by Alexandria Neonakis
This bedtime poem describes the gifts bestowed upon a newborn baby by all the animals of the Arctic.
Art
A Box of Crayons
By Eileen Urbanski
Instructions
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Read the poem “The Crayon Box That Talked”. It is about the different colors getting along and liking each other.
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Then, draw your portrait on a die-cut crayon pattern.
Materials
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Crayons, markers, pencils
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Paper
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The poem, A box of crayons
Inspired by the book “The Crayon Box That Talked“, this lesson will show children that when we all work together, the results are much more interesting and colorful.