The Family Book

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Combined with these differences are the ways they are all alike: they hug each other, are sad when they lose someone they love, and enjoy celebrating together. The Family Book also serves as a teaching tool about bullying.

Erie, IL School Board Bans Pro-LGBT Families Book". Matthew Shepard Foundation. June 2012 . Retrieved 2 May 2013. It’s probably a bit of a misrepresentation to say that it’s just a few parents who have a concern when in fact, at the end of the day, it was a school board representing the views, values and philosophies of a community that really made the decision,” said Cox. “I think our community has very clearly said if those topics come up with 6-year-olds or 7-year-olds that they would rather have those topics discussed at home. We’re still going to teach tolerance, we’re still going to teach diversity.”

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Cox says that the curriculum will not be changed, only the materials that will be used to teach the students; but the district’s policy from this point on states, according to Cox, that under no circumstances will topics involving alternative lifestyles be discussed at the elementary level. DC School District Restores Gay-Themed Titles to Summer Reading Lists". SLJ . Retrieved 2 May 2013. How can you teach tolerance and the bringing of a community together as one, but make it quite clear that certain types of people are not welcome in that community?

My class is learning all about families right now, and I wanted to share some of the activities we are exploring. This book is one of my favorites for exploring families, and this year, as I teach over zoom, it is especially well suited for reading over zoom. This family-themed circle time activity is one of my favorites and it helps to show children how unique every family is while working on counting. Many of these activities work well in class, but some are perfect for at-home during remote learning too. Simple enough for any family to do on any budget. Have fun exploring these preschool activities for The Family Book by Todd Parr.House numbers ( FREE printable) – This math activity asks children to count the homes on the card and then clip the correct digit. This circle time lesson for The Family Book combines counting, learning about how each family is unique, and of course, Todd Parr’s excellent book. Family Portrait –I love this simple family portrait craft because no matter how old your child or students are, they can participate. Self-Portraits can be very useful when learning about families. Who are you in your family? Students can make themselves or a family member. My family origami house – older students can help fold this paper house, but you can have them prepped for younger preschoolers. I love this project and think it’s a great way to talk about families with your students.