Word of the Month: Acceptance


Acceptance is the fact of allowing someone to become part of a group or community and making them feel welcome.
Diversity is the understanding that each individual is unique, and recognizing our individual differences. These differences might include: ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, physical abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs, or other ideologies.

Assembly Read Aloud: Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae

Read books about acceptance:

  • It’s Okay to Be Different by Todd Parr
  • Whoever You Are by Mem Fox
  • Big Al by Andrew Clements
  • A Rainbow of Friends by PK Hallinan
  • The Big Orange Splot by D. Manus Pinkwater and Daniel Manus Pinkwater
  • There’s a Skunk in My Bunk by Joseph McCann
  • The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss
  • I’m Like You, You’re Like Me by Cindy Gainer
  • The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi

Sing a few catchy songs about acceptance:

More great books about acceptance from YouTube!
How Full is Your Bucket

Octicorn

Whoever You Are

A Rainbow of Friends

The Big Orange Splot

The Sneetches Video

Same Same But Different

It’s Okay to be Different

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