Being Different

Every year I use books when discussing

we are all unique and different.

I teach students that it is OKAY to be different

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we are all DIFFERENT!

I tie this into bullying and respecting one another.

I am always on the hunt for great books.

I am a children's book JuNkIE!!!

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{Barnes & Noble Book Overview}

Velvet is odd. Instead of dolls that talk and cry, Velvet brings a milkweed pod for show and tell. She wins the class art contest using only an eight-pack of crayons. She likes to collect rocks. Even her name is strange-Velvet! But as the school year unfolds, the things Velvet does and the things that Velvet says slowly begin to make sense. And, in the end, Velvet's classmates discover that being different is what makes Velvet so much fun.

Although she dresses differently from the other girls and does things which are unusual, Velvet eventually teaches her classmates that even an outsider has something to offer.

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Isn't Velvet a cutie tootie!?!?

I am thinking we can create little Velvet to display in the hall!

I think this book will come in handy with little girls being mean also.

{We all need a good book for that!}