The Best Part of Me
We are wondering how knowing ourselves and others can help us build strong trustful relationships.
To inquire into this further, we read the story ‘The Best Part of Me‘ by Wendy Ewald (photographer).
This wonderful story includes beautiful pictures of children. As the children in the picture book talk about their bodies, we were reminded how unique and diverse we are. Through discussion, the students began to appreciate the many different ways they experience the world through their body and senses.
A follow-up activity invited the students to share ideas and thoughts about the best part of their own body.
We wonder how these stories help us think about our feelings and interactions with each other.
Approaches to Learning (ATL’s):
Social Skills – Interpersonal relationships
- listen closely to others’ perspectives and to instructions
- learn cooperatively in a group: being courteous, sharing, taking turns
Communication Skills – Writing
- record information and observations by hand and through digital technologies
- use a variety of scaffolding for writing tasks
- organize information logically