“Start class” questions:
If you had the chance to get a message to a large group of people, what would your message be?
What do we all have in common besides our genes that makes us human?
Activities
Frame a Special Item (Facing History & Ourselves) Have students find 1 common item they use at home. Encourage them to choose things specific to their home that may not be used in every home. Working together as a class, find at least 1 similarity that many, if not all the objects have in common. If time allows, encourage the class to go back and find 2-3 additional similarities with the objects. The goal is to focus on what is similar, even if the objects seem completely different. Inclusiveness works because we find similarities instead of focusing on differences. If you look, we are all similar in some way!
Finding Similarities (RAK lesson)
I am Special (Random Acts of Kindness) - Using Google Slides or a Bitmoji*, create your own self-portrait. What makes you special? Add 3 unique things about yourself that you are most proud of. Share your portrait with the class or use it as your new avatar in your online classroom.
*The Bitmoji extension will need to be added to Chrome.
4. Kindness Part 1 (RAK lesson)
5. Kindness Part 2 (RAK lesson)