Diversity Bookbags: First
Grade
Materials List and Family Activities
Books:
- All the Colors We Are by Katie Kissinger
- Best, Best Colors by Eric Hoffman
- Different, Just Like Me by Lori Mitchell
- Mommy Far, Mommy Near by Carol Antoinette Peacock
Audio: Cassette with Book-All the Colors of the
Earth by Sheila Hamanaka
Cassette of Best, Best Colors (in Spanish)
Materials:
- Multicultural Crayons
- Venn Diagram & marker
- Craft Sticks for game
- Journal
- Feedback Form
Game: Tiu-u (China) from Kids Around the World
Play
Recipe: Families may add a recipe to the ring
- Sweet Chinese Pancakes (China)
- Coconut Bars (Ecuador)
Suggested Activities for families:
All the Colors of the Earth &
All the Colors We Are
- Look outside your window and use the crayons to draw a
picture of all the colors that you see. What do you see
outside that matches your skin color?
Different Just Like Me
- Learn how to spell your name in sign language.
- Think about 3 people you know. Use the Venn Diagram to show
some ways that you are the same and some ways that you are
different.
Mommy Far, Mommy Near
- Elizabeths mother was able to make her feel better. In
what ways does your family make you feel better? Draw a
picture.
Best Best Colors
- Listen to the book with the Spanish tape.
Hastings & Estabrook Elementary Schools,
Lexington, Massachusetts
Supported by the Lexington Education Foundation