Colourful socks

Children come in odd socks and talk about how everyone is different and that is fine.

Steps

1. The day before, ask children to come in colourful odd socks.
2. In the morning, children show off their socks and look for someone with similar ones.
3. Chat: how we are different (looks, talents, how fast we learn) and what we have in common.
4. On a paper template, children design a sock that says something about them.
5. The templates become a garland on the classroom door.

Tip: A short picture book about a child with Down syndrome is a good way into the conversation.

Materials needed

• A4 drawing paper (1 sheet per child)
• Felt-tip pens (1 set per 4 children)