Something+Else

Submitted by Sharon House, First Grade, Literature, __Something Else__ by Kathryn Cave

Standards: Social Awareness 3C

Materials: book, __Something Else,__ chart paper, writing paper

Time: 30 minutes

Time to teach: anytime

Goals: To help the children understand and accept individual differences.

Lesson: Read the book which is about a creature named Something Else who had no friends because he was much different than everyone else. Eventually he makes a friend with another creature, not like him but accepting of him. In the end the two of them make friends with a human boy, who was also nothing like the others.

Discuss and list the ways Something Else was different from the other characters in the book. Ask them to list the ways he was acutally like everyone else but was looked at differently because of the way he did things.

Assessments: Ask students to retell the story to a partner and share what they would do if a classmate was like Something Else. Observe the students during their discussions and make note of those who understand the importance of accepting others who are different. Ask the children to write a paragraph about how they feel about people who are different. Score the discussions and their writings for understanding.