RCCP+-+Lesson+2+Extension+-+Best+Friends,+by+Marcia+Leonard

RCCP Lesson 2 Extension—Best Friends, by Marcia LeonardSubmitted/Created by: Kelley Carpenter, Kindergarten

Lesson: RCCP Lesson 2 Extension—__Best Friends__, by Marcia Leonard

Resources: Connected & Respected, RCCP K-2, p.11

Standard(s): 3C //Student demonstrates an awareness of cultural issues and a// //respect for human dignity and differences.//

Materials: Connected & Respected Book

Time: 15-20 minutes

Goals: Students will understand… -how friends can be different than us. -and identify how they are different than a friend. -different ways to solve problems with friends. Describe Lesson Steps/Leading Statements: Follow steps on p.11 of RCCP manual. Use chart paper after the story to brainstorms differences between friends and ways to solve problems that may arise with those differences.
 * “Who has a friend that has different colored hair than you?”**
 * “Who has a friend that likes to play something different than you?”**
 * “Who has a friend who is taller? That has different colored skin?”**
 * “Does that mean you can’t get along with that friend?”**
 * “There are many times we don’t agree with people we care about. What is one way that you solve a problem with a friend when you don’t agree?”**

Assessment(s): The above discussion would serve as an overall impression of how the students’ understanding of differences is developing.