The Rainbow Fish

One of my favorite books since I was a young child is The Rainbow Fish. I am such a big fan of this book because of the type of lesson it teachers young children. The main theme of this book is to let children know that everyone is different and unique. I think this would be a great book to read to students in the beginning of the school year. Since students are new and may not know each other I would want to do sort of an ice breaker activity. I would want each student to write something they feel is special about them. Whether it be I am tall or I love reading, the students would realize that each one of them is different in their own unique way. I think a fun idea would to give each student a pretend fish scale and have them write what they think is unique about them on a scale and then have them put their scale on a large fish. The other main theme of this book is sharing. It's important that students understand the importance of sharing. This would be a fun activity that allows the students to get to know each other!