A Box of Crayons

"We are a box of crayons

Each of us unique

And when we get together

The picture is complete."

The book The Crayon Box That Talked by Shane DeRolf, was the perfect springboard for introducing the lessons taught by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  We read several books about the life of Dr. King which led to many great discussions with the boys and girls.  They instinctively knew people were treated wrongly and were genuinely confused.  We also talked about bullying others and how we as people should handling bullying situations. We ended our week long mini-unit as I gave each student the book The Crayon Box That Talked to remind them how even though we look differently, we need each other to help our world be a better place.  We even turned our own Kindergarten class into a box of crayons which is displayed outside our classroom door.

One of the most wonderful things about being a teacher of young children is how they see the world.  I am proud to say our class sees each and everyone of us for who we are - not what we are.  The boys and girls are caring to all in our class - no matter their color - no matter their special needs.  We should all be so lucky to see the world through a child's eyes.

Your child's very proud teacher,                                         

Mrs. Straight