I AM SPECIAL
SING ALONG
I Am Special (Tune: Frere' Jacques)
I am special, I am special (point to self)
If you look, you will see
Someone very special, someone very special,
It is me, it is me!! (Point to self)
Look who's special.
Look who's special.
Is it her, you, or me?
No, it's all of us, you see!
We're all so special as can be!
sources: http://137.84.47.2/dmjh/specialeducation/images/Diversity.jpg
http://www.childcarelounge.com/general-themes/i-am-special.php
THINK, PAIR, SHARE
Get with a partner!
Someone you have never been partners with before! 
Introduce yourselves and something interesting about you too!
Talk about this question with your new buddy:
What do you boys and girls think of when you hear the word DIVERSE?
Source: http://www.the-mommyhood-chronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DESM2SG01_DM2_MINION_GRP_018_LYRD01.jpg
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Well, what is diversity???
What does diversity look like?
Diversity Bingo
Diversity in our classroom
 Diversity outside of our classroom
http://www.ehow.com/list_5996503_diversity-games-little-kids.html
WHAT IS DIVERSITY?
What are some things that everybody has the
same of?
-Arms, Legs
-Eyes
-Noses
What are some things that are different about
people?
-Skin, hair, eye color
-Body size, how tall we are
-Our DNA (Your very own fingerprint!)
But what’s the point???
-We are ALL unique in our own ways!
http://www.cyh.com/healthtopics/healthtopicdetailskids.aspx?p=335&np=286&id=2345#1
WHAT DOES DIVERSITY LOOK LIKE?
 Diversity is not just about the
way that our bodies look
 What else do you think it
could be?
-Religions
-The language we speak
-What we want to be when
we grow up!
-The kind of house that we
live in
-Our cultures
-Our nationality!
 All you have to do to find
diversity is look around the
classroom! Or your
neighborhood! Or our school!
http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/library/diversity1.jpg
http://www.cyh.com/healthtopics/healthtopicdetailskids.aspx?p=335&np=286&id=2345#1
DIVERSITY BINGO
Rules:
 Walk around the classroom
with your sheet
 Ask your classmates if they
apply to anything on the bingo
sheet!
 The star in the middle is a free
spot!
 Once you have FIVE in a row,
yell BINGO
 Be sure that you are using your
INSIDE voices
http://www.instantbingocard.com/resources/premade-documents/screenshots/diversity-trivia-bingocards.jpg
DIVERSITY IN OUR CLASSROOM
 Get with your new buddy for
another Think, Pair, Share!
Talk about these questions
together:
 Where did you see
differences between you
and your classmates?
 Where did you see
similarities between you and
your classmates?
 Let’s share!
As a class:
What do you guys and gals think
of this picture?!
http://cte.umd.edu/programs/faculty/images/diversity.jpg
DIVERSITY OUTSIDE OUR CLASSROOM
 Think about your very own
brothers, sisters, cousins,
friends…(or anyone else
you know)
Do you think that you and
your family or friends look
exactly alike?
Do you sound exactly alike?
Do you like all of the same
things?
http://clubliablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/multicultural_kiddos1.jpg
You guys may be similar,
but aren’t you different
too?!
When people are diverse:
• Everything is interesting
• We get to learn new things
• The world has all kinds of exciting differences
And best of all,
Nobody is boring!