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Age range: 3-6

Theme Area: Understand Disabilities

Related Episode: The Greatest Show in Dragon Land

Subjects/Skills: Language Development; Social Skills

Materials Needed:
Paper
Drawing materials


Directions:
Visit the library and borrow books that include children or adults who have a disability. You might look for Harry and Willy and Carrothead by Judith Caseley, Mama Zooms by Jane Cowen-Fletcher, or Apt. 3 by Ezra Jack Keats.

After you've shared the story together, ask your child to think about the characters in the story. You might give her a story starter such as, "One day, Zoe was playing in the park. While she was playing there, Harry, Willy, and Carrothead came along. They wanted to play, too. What did Zoe say to them?'

As your child adds to the story, ask questions that will help her consider ways to include a friend who has a disability. For example, you might say, "Zoe was swinging from the monkey bars, but Harry couldn't do that because of his hand. What did Zoe do?"

When your child has finished telling the story, ask her to draw a picture that shows her playing with the characters in the story you read.

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