you’re a star! n using the hand you do not write with, draw a star on a piece of paper. n using...
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YOU’RE A STAR!
Using the hand you do NOT write with, draw a star on a piece of paper.
Using the SAME hand, cut out the stars on the paper and then glue them on to the construction paper.
WASN’T THAT TOUGH?It’s frustrating to
cut with the hand you don’t normally use. For some kids a lot of things are hard, but they do not quit. When you do things a little different - it means you’re unique and the world couldn’t be as great if we weren’t all a bit different from our neighbor.
Kids Who Are Differentby Digby Wolfe Here’s to the kids who are
different,The kids who don’t always get
“A’s”,The kids who have ears twice
the size of their peers,And noses that go on for days…Here’s to the kids who are
different,The kids they call crazy or
dumb,The kids who don’t fit, with the
guts and the grit,Who dance to a different
drum…Here’s to the kids who are
different,The kids with the mischievous
streak,For when they have grown, as
history’s shown,It’s their difference that makes
them unique.
Kids Who Are DifferentHow does this poem
make you feel? Do you think difference among people is good? Why or why not?
Look around the room, how many of you look exactly alike? What would it be like if you were all the same?
Birth Defect Statistics Birth defects are the leading cause of infant
mortality Every 31/2 minutes a baby is born with a birth
defect On an average day in the U.S. 411 babies are
born with a defect and 19 babies die as the result of the defect.
150,000 babies are born each year with a birth defect
Approximately 3% of children have a major malformation
About 10% of problems seen at birth can be traced to a specific agent (environmental, drug, biologic, nutritional), 20% are inherited or are associated with chromosomal changes. The rest (about 70%) are of unknown etiology.
