Education Standards
EPIC Belonging We Are Similar and Different (ADA)
Belonging: We Are Similar and Different
Overview
In this lesson, students learn about what it means to belong and how to include others. Students will identify similarities and differences between themselves and a partner but understand how they are still part of the same community.
Lesson Overview
The attached lesson contains sample worksheets for the activities. Please adapt the content to fit your students' abilities and interests.
Introduction
In this lesson, students learn about what it means to belong and how to include others. Students will identify similarities and differences between themselves and a partner but understand how they are still part of the same community.
Grades 3 – 5
Themes
- Belonging
- Inclusion
- Friendship
Objectives
During this lesson, students will:
- Explain why it is important to belong to a group or community.
- Construct a belonging goal that will help members of a community feel included.
- Organize similarities and differences of students into a Venn diagram.
Essential Questioning
Students should be able to answer these questions by the end of this lesson:
- What does it mean to belong?
- “A feeling of closeness with others and that you fit into a group”
- How do I help others feel like they belong/are included?
- In what types of communities do students belong?
- Classroom
- School
- Family
- Sports
- Etc.
- Has there ever been a time or place when you have felt like you did not belong?
Indiana Academic Standards
INSS.ELA-SPEAKING AND LISTENING.3.SL.2.1
- Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) on grade-appropriate topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing personal ideas clearly.
INSS.ELA-SPEAKING AND LISTENING.3.SL.2.4
- Ask questions to check understanding of information presented, stay on topic, and link comments to the remarks of others.
INSS.ELA-SPEAKING AND LISTENING.4.SL.2.1 and
INSS.ELA-SPEAKING AND LISTENING.5.SL.2.1
- Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) on grade-appropriate topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing personal ideas clearly.
INSS.ELA-SPEAKING AND LISTENING.4.SL.2.4
- Pose and respond to specific questions to clarify or follow up on information, and make comments that contribute to the discussion and link to the remarks of others.
INSS.ELA-SPEAKING AND LISTENING.5.SL.2.4
- Pose and respond to specific questions by making comments that contribute to the discussion and elaborate on the remarks of others.
INSS.ELA-SPEAKING AND LISTENING.5.SL.2.5
- Review the key ideas expressed and draw conclusions in reference to information and knowledge gained from the discussions.
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