{"id":147971,"date":"2025-11-25T08:55:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T14:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.villaeducativa.edu.mx\/newspaper\/?p=147971"},"modified":"2025-11-24T11:24:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T17:24:29","slug":"k1-the-magic-of-being-different-like-elmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.villaeducativa.edu.mx\/newspaper\/?p=147971","title":{"rendered":"K1: The Magic of Being Different Like Elmer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We are all important and special, and it’s so much fun to be different! Imagine if we were all the same, like if all elephants were only gray. It would be boring!  That’s why diversity is like Elmer the elephant, who has many bright colors: red, blue, green, and yellow.  When we celebrate our differences, we learn new things from each other and can be friends with EVERYONE, no matter if they are like us or not. Being different is a super quality!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As our first activity, we read the book Elmer<\/em>, which is about an elephant who isn’t gray, but many colors! He was sad because he was different, so he covered himself in gray mud to look like the others. When he returned to his herd, they were serious. When the rain washed away the mud and his colors reappeared, everyone laughed and rejoiced. Elmer learned that being different is fun and special, and from that day on, the elephants celebrate their uniqueness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Later in our Morning Circle, we sat down to talk about what each of the kids had understood from the book. The students made their own Elmer, using paint and pom-poms with clothespins to paint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We concluded our circle with these comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSome of us have straight hair, others have curly hair.\u201d Itsamara<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSome of us really like to run, and others like to paint slowly.\u201d  Isabella<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAll these differences\u2014in how we look, what we like, or how we celebrate\u2014make our classroom a more interesting and happy place.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur differences, like Elmer’s patches, are what make us special and bring us joy.\u201d \u2014 Inspired by David McKee, creator of Elmer.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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