Vesna Bosnjak May 15, 2013 Topic: Diversity Subject: Religion Grade Level: Kindergarten Diversity Lesson Plan
Outline GOALS Archdiocese of Chicago Learning Goals: K.10.01 Show basic understanding that God loves all people. K.10.2 Show basic understanding that we love and respect people who are different from us. Instructional Goal(s) for Lesson/Unit: Students will understand what the word diversity means. Specific Objectives for Lesson/Unit: Students will be able to show an understanding that God loves us no matter how different we are from one another. Possible Connections to Other Subject(s): Art MATERIALS Materials/Resources: A Rainbow of Friends by P.K. Hallinan Boy/Girl Paper Shirt Crayons/Markers Glue sticks Yarn Technology: None INTRODUCTION Introduction (Lead-In): I will read A Rainbow of Friends to the class. Before reading, I will tell the students that we are going to read a book about diversity. I will ask for a raise of hands of who already knows what it means. To help us understand what the word means, I will ask students what they notice about the cover. Anticipated responses: There are people on the cover. There are people of different colors on the cover. There is a boy in a wheelchair. The people on the cover look happy. Some people on the cover have their arms around each other.
After hearing students responses, I will have an answer similar to: Those are some good observations. Everyone on the cover of the book is different! No matter how we look, God loves all of us! All of these things that we mentioned about being different are a part of diversity! Step-By-Step Procedures and Learning Activities: After reading, students will receive a circle head shape and a paper shirt. Boys receive a paper shirt with a straight edge sleeve and girls receive a shirt with a ruffle sleeve. Students will color the circle shape and shirt and fill the blank in with their information. The shirt says, I am ___ years old. I like to eat __________. I wish I had a pet __________. After their shirt and head is completed, students will add yarn onto their head by gluing it. They will have three different colors to choose from: yellow, brown, and black. Closure: Finished or unfinished, I will call all students to the rug with their project. I will tell them to look around the circle and ask what they notice about each others projects. Anticipated responses: Some of us have different color hair. Some of us are different colors. We all decorated them differently. We all have different answers on our shirts. After hearing students responses, I will ask them if these are the only things that make us diverse. Anticipated responses: Yes or No After hearing students responses, I will have an answer similar to: We are all diverse in many different ways. Being diverse means to be different from others. Is it okay to be different? Anticipated responses: Yes or No No matter the answer I receive I will say, It is in fact okay to be different! We are a rainbow of friends just like the book told us! Assessment: I will know if students understand the concept through informal assessment as well as their answer to the journal prompt the next day. ADAPTATIONS AND EXTENSIONS Adaptations: The blanks on the shirts are open-ended responses that all students will be able to fill out.
Extensions: I will challenge all students with a morning journal prompt the following day. The journal prompt will say, To me, diversity means, and they will fill in the rest. Linkage to Home and Community: I will encourage students to talk about diversity with their families at home.
