Learning Objective:
- To help children look beyond the physical appearance and see the wonder in everyone.
- To appreciate their own good qualities
Our physical appearance is just one part of us. We can't think we know what people are like just because of how they look. Everyone is special and good at something and it's these qualities inside us that make us all unique and wonderful! If we always look with kindness and get to know people for who they really are inside, we'll realise that we're all wonders!
Activity: Circle Time Prompts
Have the children sit in a circle and use the prompts to explore differences and similarities.
Share one thing that you're good at
Share one thing you like about the person to your left
Say one thing about the person next to you that is different from youWhat do you love about yourself the most? A talent, skill, behaviour.
How would you feel if someone didn't want to play with you because they said they were different to you?
Share a smile around the circle
Activity: We're All Wonders!
Decorate a cut out figure to resemble the outside appearance. On a second cut out, have the children think of what they are good at and the special qualities they have inside them. Attach both figures with a paper fastener, emphasizing how we must always look beyond what we can see and look for the wonder inside.