3rd Graders Appreciate their Differences!

Last 3rd grade lesson in Life Skills, we read "Where Oliver Fits" by Cale Atkinson.  In the story, Oliver, a puzzle piece, can't seem to find where he fits in a puzzle.  He tries making himself fit in and finds that it just doesn't seem to work.  Third graders discussed why it is important to be ourselves and what it would be like if our "true" self was a missing puzzle piece in our class!
Afterwards, each student colored a puzzle piece to represent themselves - and the results were quite beautiful!