Title: A Rainbow of Friends
Author/Illustrator: P.K. Hallinan
Publisher: Guidepost Books 2005
Pages: 24
Genre: Multicultural
Rating System: Elementary 5 (recommended)
This book is for all elementary grades. With the bright-colored illustrations, it shows the reader the "rainbow" of friends. This book teachers the timeless lesson of acceptance of other no matter what they look like or where they came from. I recommend this book in every classroom because if we can teach our students the importance of acceptance at a young age, it will benefit them in their future.
Summary:
This book is awesome! It shows students how friends come in all different shapes, colors and sizes. They can be athletic, smart, funny, or musical. We should always celebrate how different we are because that is what makes us all so special.
Educational Purpose:
I will read this book to my students. I will discuss the importance of being accepting of our friends no matter what they look like. After I read the book, we will make a "Rainbow of Friends" using the students handprints. Each student will be asked to pick a color they feel best describes them. I will paint their hands and place them on our rainbow and write their names below. This will hopefully show students that just because our friends look or seem different, doesn't mean you don't share something in common or can't be their friend. Teaching acceptance is number1!
This seems like a great book to introduce diversity and acceptance in the classroom, which I believe can never be introduced too early! It would teach students to be tolerant of all types of people, and hopefully reduce the possibility of bullying later on.
ReplyDeleteGreat job Kelci. While all of you posts were amazing, I found this review of A Rainbow of Friends to be my favorite. This book seems like a great example of showing the importance of the multicultural aspect. I thought your classroom activity was very creative. Your rating system is excellent. It was easy for me to find your educational purpose, summary, and rating system.
ReplyDeleteI think this book would do great in the K- 3 classrooms. I think it would show students that being different is ok.
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