MULTICULTURAL LESSON PLAN

Lesson Title: What I Like About Me!

Student: Angelina Tang

1. Objectives:

Students will be able to retell stories in a variety of ways (e.g. verbal, pictures, puppetry,
dramatics, and writing).

Students will be able to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to function in a
diverse society.

Help students develop their interpersonal intelligence through reading.

Allow their spatial intelligence to help guide their understanding of diversity in the
classroom and out of the classroom.

2. Materials/Equipment:

Reading book What I like about Me

Crayons

Markers

Scissors

Glue

Colored paper

Mirror handout

Five Fab things handout

3. Instruction:
1. Start by asking the class, What does diversity mean to you?
a. Wait for responses and listen to what the students have to say.
2. Once they have revealed their answers, introduce the book we will be reading
a. Those were some good answers. Today we will be reading a book called What I
like about Me!
3. Start reading the book; at the same time stop and ask questions that pertain to what is
being read at the time
a. What do you like most about yourself?
b. How many of you have dark eyes? Light eyes?
c. What do you bring for lunch?
4. Once the book is over, allow for discussion in regards to what was just read.
a. Ask, How can we celebrate diversity within our classroom?
b. How can we show respect to the uniqueness of each one of us?
5. Allow for the students to answer these questions amongst themselves for about 10
minutes, while also asking questions of their own interest.
6. Bring the group back to your attention.
a. Alright class, now that we have a good/better understanding we are going to
make an all about me collage.
7. Group the students together so they can share materials
a. Pass out the mirror handout and the five fab things handout, and the rest of the

materials.
8. Explain that they will have 25 minutes to work on this.
a. On the mirror handout, they are to draw how they see themselves, and on the five
fab things they are to answer the questions inside the handprints.
9. While the students are working on their assignment, walk around the classroom to see if
anyone may need any sort of help.
a. If they are struggling, give them help. Using the spatial intelligence tell them to in
in terms of pictures not words. Let them know that it is ok to draw whatever
comes to mind.
10. When the students are done with their assignment, chances are they will yell out letting
you know they have finished.
a. Proceed to ask if everyone is finished or where they are at in regards to finishing.
b. Wait and see what their answers are. If they are done proceed with the closure.

4. Closure:
Gather the students back into their seats and have a discussion about what they have just
done after the reading. Ask questions like:

What do feel is important we should all know about diversity?

Who benefits the most about being in a diverse classroom/school?

Then ask if anyone would like to share his or her project with the class.

Listen to what they have to share with the classroom and thank the students for doing so.

5. Evaluation:
*Key: E=Excellent, S=Satisfactory, NI=Needs Improvement

Children were able to tell their own

NI

NI

NI

NI

story verbally, written, drawn, etc.

Students developed knowledge and
skills to work in a diverse society.
Students used one or more of the 8
intelligences to guide their project.
Students showed understanding of
diversity in the classroom and of
themselves.

6. Bibliography:

https://s-media-cacheak0.pinning.com/236x/be/97/58/be9758229b6d03027739bd92094c3af4.jpg

http://discoverhumanrights.org/uploads/human_rights_in_u_s_grades_k-2_2.pdf

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/223139356509956283/

www.diversitycouncil.org/#!diversity-lesson-plans-elementary-c4n5

What I Like About Me! By, Allia Zobel Nolan. Illustrated by, Miki Sakamoto

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