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"Crow Boy" by Taro Yashima**Submitted/Created by:** Cindy Walsh


 * Grade:** Kindergarten


 * Lesson:** Crow Boy


 * Resources:** Cindy Walsh


 * Standards:**

3A Student demonstrates awareness of other people's emotions and perspectives. (I care about the feelings and viewpoints of others.)

3C Student demonstrates an awareness of cultural issues and a respect for human dignity and differences. (I care about and respect the individual differences of others.)

4B Student develops constructive relationships. (I will work on having constructive relationships.)

-Talking object to pass around the group. I use an inflatable microphone or a soft ball. -Black paper- thin paper like origami paper works best or attached crow paper -White paper and crayons or markers -Scissors and glue
 * Materials:** -Copy of the book __Crow Boy__ by Taro Yashima


 * Time:** 40 minutes

-Share a time he/she didn’t feel accepted. -Share how they would treat someone new to our class and illustrate. -Make an “origami” crow (see attached)
 * Goals:** Student will...

-Read the book __Crow Boy__ by Taro Yashima. -Teacher models by telling a time when you felt left out. -Pass the microphone around the group and have students tell a time they felt excluded and unwanted. -Discuss how the boy in the story felt when children left him out. Identify how Crowboy had talents (as we all do), but that no one had bothered to get to know Crowboy well enough to discover them. -Teacher models again by telling what she would do if we had a child who was new to our class. Have children draw a picture describing how they could include a new child. Teacher takes dictation on children’s inclusion stories. -Make these into a class book. -As a follow-up activity talk about origami and show some origami creations. Then show children how to make a simplified “origami” crow. See attached sheet for my “origami” crow. These could be used to decorate backs of pages in your class book.
 * Lesson Steps/ Leading Statements:**


 * Assessment:** Teacher listens to children’s comments when sharing in the circle and grades accordingly. You can also grade from dictation.