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The Day You Begin
This The Day You Begin Back to School and SEL Elementary Activities resource
This loaded resource has 40 pages and 14 differentiated and engaging activities! It is available in both printable and digital versions! Diversity and Acceptance are the main SEL components within the book, but there are even more! It is perfect for the first week of school or back-to-school lesson plans!
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There will be times when you walk into a room
and no one there is quite like you.
“There are many reasons to feel different. Maybe it’s how you look or talk or where you’re from; maybe it’s what you eat or something just as random. It’s not easy to take those first steps where nobody knows you yet, but somehow you do it.”
“Jacqueline Woodson’s lyrical text and Rafael LĂłpez’s dazzling art remind us that we all feel like outsiders sometimes- and how brave it is that we go forth anyway. And sometimes, when we reach out and share our stories, others will be happy to meet us halfway.”
GREAT DISCUSSION POINTS:
- In many ways, this uplifting story offers a beautiful way to open critical conversations regarding feelings and diversity.
- This story points out that we all hold the power to change the direction of our thoughts.
- Discuss empathy and its definition.
- The day you speak up is when you realize you are not the only one who feels like an outsider, and you may even make a new friend.
** Within this resource, you will find:
Predicting Page
Story Concepts page- Main characters, setting, problem, solution, favorite part
Story Comprehension questions
Summarizing page
Quote Analysis
Self-Reflection
Text Connections
Task cards and recording sheet
Writing prompt- text-to-self connection question
A coloring page
A quilt craft
Spin the Question activity
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