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:
- Harry Kindergarten-Acceptance
- Kindness Song in Sign Language
- Friend Song
- Jack Johnson We Are Gonna Be Friends
- Mr. Stanley: Tolerance
- Everyone is Different song
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