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Friends of Every Color
Collect magazine photos or book illustrations of children with different skin
color, hair color, and physical (dis)abilities.
Ask your child to tell you about the boys and girls in each picture.
Show your child that you accept differences among people. Point out what is the
same and what is different about your child and the pictures.
Say, for example, “She likes ribbons in her hair like you do. Her skin is the color
of peanut butter and yours is the color of vanilla pudding.” “That boy is playing
basketball in his wheelchair. You like to play basketball too.”
A Walk in the Park
At the park or playground, take some time with your child to explore the different
types of land surfaces.
Look for surfaces that have small rocks underfoot, perhaps in the parking lot.
Find grassy spots that are easy to walk on and soft to sit in.
Jump on the spongy pine bark under the climbing equipment.
Walk up and down small hills.
Talk with your child about the smooth, bumpy, and rocky places.
Ask which place is good for running, for bike riding, or for having a picnic.
Are We There Yet?
To help your child develop a sense of where things are in the neighborhood, play
this game as you drive in your car to school each day.
Each time you pass a store, gas station, restaurant, or some other places that
your child knows, have him shout out the name, like a train conductor or bus
driver, “Next stop is Quick Trip!”
Invite your child to tell her teacher the way she comes to school: “We go by the
Publix and the fire station on the way to school.”
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