A Kid Is a Kid Is a Kid, written by Sara O'Leary and illustrated by Qin Leng is a great book for the beginning of the school year. It opens with a new student who keeps getting asked if they are a boy or a girl. The story continues with children sharing the questions they get asked again and again, such as "Where are you from?", "Why do you always have your nose in a book?' and other questions the children wish people would stop asking them. Instead, they share things that they wish people would ask them to get to know them better or to get a sense of who they really are. in the end, the children come to find that there is one question that all kids want to be asked: Do you want to play?
A Kid Is a Kid Is a Kid is a great book for teaching about diversity and inclusion. I like to read this book to my new class near the beginning of the year to remind them to be mindful in the ways they get to know each other. It can also be used as an opportunity learn more about them by asking them what question they wish other people would ask them to get to know them. This FREE worksheet allows them to create their own cover for the book and write a sentence about a question they wish people would ask them.
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