Simon Says & Beep Beep; Same and Different 5

Paradox
Every child is unique and different.  Most children want to be treated as an individual at home, but at school want to be the same as everyone else.  It's a Paradox!  When we value ourselves, we can come to appreciate the values of others, even when they are culturally very different than we are.  And, in learning about other people, we can find common ground and see how we are alike.n the
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Simon Says    
The game shows that some children are the same because they both have dogs, or brown hair, and some children are different because they all do not have cats, or blond hair.  After the game you can continue by asking if anyone remembers you who had dogs...  Have children name a child with a dog.  Etc…

Children sit in chairs or stand in a circle.  Explain that they are to respond if they have what Simon Says:

Simon Says clap if you have brown eyes.

Simon Says touch your knees if you have a dog.

Simon Says march if you have blond hair.

Simon says put your arms up in the air if you have a cat.

Simon says cross your arms if you are a boy.

Simon says wave your hands if you are a girl.

Simon says wiggle your fingers if you have brown hair.

Etc…


Beep Beep
A car needs all of its many different parts to make a whole automobile that will run.  Many of the  parts are very different from each other, but they come together to make a whole car and are working toward the same purpose of making the car run.

Print out the car parts; you will need to copy 1 steering wheel, 1 engine, 2 headlights, and 4 tires.  Hole punch two holes at the top of the sign and attach yarn so the sign can be worn.  Select eight helpers and give each person a car part to wear.  Ask your helpers to come together and stand or sit where their car part should go. 

Let your helpers know that when you start the car, they will mimic their car part.  Headlights can open and close fingers, steering wheel can turn back and forth, engine can vibrate, and the tires can have the bottom half of one arm moving in a circle.  Shut the car off and ask what will happen if the headlights are taken away.  Then, ask what happens without the steering wheel, etc...

Now compare the many different car parts that come together to make one whole car, to the members of a family, classroom, or troop.  The members of a family, classroom, or troop are all individual and different, but every person is needed to make the group a whole.