D.E.A.R. Discussions
D.E.A.R. Discussions
Designed for students grades PreK to 3, this series of lessons is based around a "Drop Everything and Read" format. It addresses emotional literacy and regulation, empathy skills, and celebrating disability as a form of human diversity. These simple lessons can be adapted for students in preschool through third grade.
This unit contains 10 lesson plans for 10 picture books by diverse authors featuring a broad array of characters:
Section 1: Understanding Our Feelings
Book 1: Today I Feel Silly
Book 2: Listening to My Body
Section 2: Developing Empathy
Book 3: Start with Sorry
Book 4: You, Me and Empathy
Section 3: Developing an Ability Inclusive Mindset
Book 5: Normal Norman
Book 6: The Invisible Boy
Book 7: The New Kid Welcome / Welcome the New Kid
Book 8: Friends of All Kinds
Book 9: What Happened to You?
Book 10: A Kids Book About Disabilities
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