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Embracing Our Differences 2012 Exhibition ...All About the Art and Activities You Can do to Learn to "Embrace Our Differences!" Describe the Children! Can you guess their country? Are THEY all the same? Pick someone! Write in the box what the kids are doing!!! Draw arrows to where you think the children in the painting might live? Hey...could they all live in the United States too? Yinlu wrote that "A perfect world doesn't have perfect people; it has people who will accept the differences and flaws in others." ...what does she mean? Quote: A perfect world doesn’t have perfect people; it has people who will accept the differences and flaws in others. – Yinlu Zhu, 11 years old, 6th Grade, Pine View School, Osprey, Florida; Teacher: Connie Swikle Do you wait for other people to try to make friends with you? Ask a shoulder partner if they make friends easily? What if EVERYBODY waited for somebody else to try first...? Watch what the artist said about making friends! Quote: Don’t exclude me because I’m different; include me because I am UNIQUE! Daniela Martinez, 14 years old, 8th Grade, Sarasota Middle School, Sarasota, Florida; Teacher: Daphne Bazenas The artist who made this picture on the computer wanted us to think about different things that make us feel like we have a shell around us. For example...a lot of kids are very shy when they move to a new school. Quote: People are like rocks – some are polished, and some are geodes; all are gems on the inside. – Sarah Schaefer, 12 years old, 6th Grade, Laurel Nokomis School, Nokomis, Florida; Teacher: Shala Rossheim Where do you fit in? Make a drawing showing YOU and two other people...how do you fit in? What are all of you doing? Quote: A community is not a community without unity. – Sammi Fisher, 11 years old, 6th Grade, Sarasota Middle School, Sarasota, Florida; Teachers: Moya Hanaway & Doug Abel Little things you do can make a BIG difference! Are you the Urban Samaritan or the duck? Think of a time when you helped someone out... Think of a time when you were helped out... Even if nobody knows that you were kind and helpful, it was the right thing to do! If someone helped you out, did you thank them? YIKES!!! What is happening here? This is Bullying! There are some smart things you could do if you saw this happening... what should you do? Make a list of appropriate things you could do that would keep this from happening to you or a friend? www.bullying.org Humans have the same basic needs...What are they? Artist Statement: This painting portrays children of different cultures sharing a communal dish of food and water. No matter what skin color or background, we are all created human and need the same basic needs. “Red, Yellow, Black and White” by Annelies M. Dykgraaf,Jacksonville, Florida Different: Shoes Jeans T-Shirt Jacket FRIENDS Hoodie Bike Jewelry Hair Style Some people say mean things to others about their clothes, their style or friends... When that happens that is called BULLYING...and it is WRONG! Think about YOUR words. What you say DOES matter! PRACTICE saying the right thing when: Someone has ________________ (choose an item from the left) What is a CLONE? What is the same about ALL the animals? What is Different? Different is ok!!! Quote: The first step to accepting others’ differences is to embrace your own. Damon Ranta, 15 years old, 10th Grade, Riverview High School, Sarasota, Florida; Teacher: Dena Sturm “Don’t Be a Clone” by Rachel St. Denis, 17 years old, 12th Grade, Manasquan High School, Manasquan, New Jersey; Teacher: Carolyn Treney Hey Guys! We ARE awesome as a group of friends because _____________! (fill in the blank) Draw a picture of a group of friends. Do they all have to look the same? OK, We Agree, We’re All Different by Kathleen Giddens Lake City, Florida What do ALL these pictures have in common? Make a Plan! How will YOU make a difference in your world? Grab a partner! Decide together how to make a plan to STOP HATE, STOP BULLYING ! Write it down or draw a picture together, then share your plan! My Class Plan (by group) SHARE your plan with other classes. Share it with other schools! Share it with other people around the world!!! Teacher and Parent Resources www.pacerkidsagainstbullying.org www.nonamecallingweek.org www.stopbullying.gov