Same, Same but Different

Author: Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw

Genre: Children's Literature, Fiction 

Grade Level: Pre-K - 2nd 

Summary: 

Same, Same but Different is about to two boy who are in two different parts of the world. Elliot is an American boy who lives is the City and Kailash lives in India. The two boys become pen pals, they write letters to one another and send each other pictures about interesting facts about themselves. They both share what their world looks like, they both like to climb trees, they have a family, they love animals and share many similarities. The boys also share characteristics about their worlds and realize they have many similarities but they are different. 

Element Two: Respect For Others
This book teaches children that everyone is different, but we are all the same and have a lot in common. The book teaches students that people all over the world belong to different races and cultures. It teaches children that we must accept others for who they are, and also teaches students that we must respect other cultures and welcome them into our world. Learning from another culture allows children to respect and learn from that culture and race. All races and cultures are ultimately different, but we are all the same and have a lot in common.

Activity:

This book can be used in  social justice curriculum where we ask students to share where they are from and pair them with a partner that is from different race. The students would become pen pals where they share facts about their world. They must share where they are from and what are some of the things they love to do and find similarities in their letters. Having students share facts abut one another for a we can lead to group project where the students create a poster using images to share some of the similarities they found on their letters. This project will teach students that they come from different backgrounds and have a lot in common and will teach them to respect one another. 

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