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It’s never too early to teach the lesson, “We are all special, just the way we are!” As kids begin exploring the world with their senses and making their first friendships, children who don’t use their senses or communicate in the same way as others can quickly become stigmatized. Since March is National Disability Awareness Month, we thought it was the perfect time to put together a list of Children’s Books for Celebrating Differences. They’re perfect for this month but be sure to save this list to share with your students all year long!
*For more strategies for how to create a positive AND playful learning environment in your classroom, be sure to join us in P.L.A.Y. (Playful Learning All Year)!
Whether you teach students with special needs or not, these books offer sweet, simple stories about celebrating differences to get your kids thinking about the idea that it truly is our differences that make us special.
Today we are sharing with you some of our favorite children’s books for celebrating differences that we use to help our students develop important social-emotional skills like compassion and empathy.
Too Sticky!: Sensory Issues with Autism by Jen Malia
We’re Different, We’re the Same by Bobbi Kates
The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin by Julia Finley Mosca
We All Belong: A Children’s Book About Diversity, Race, and Empathy by Nathalie Goss
You Are Enough: A Book About Inclusion by Margaret O’Hair
We’re All Wonders by R.J. Palacio
The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig
There’s Only One You by Kathryn Heling
Special People, Special Ways by Arlene Maguire
Noo-Noos by Carol Thompson
Can I Play Too? by Mo Willems
My Friend Isabelle by Eliza Woloson
Don’t Call Me Special: A First Look at Disability by Pat Thomas
Susan Laughs by Jeanne Willis
One, Two, Three… Jump! by Carol Thompson
Our Stripy Baby by Gillian Shields
Just Because by Rebecca Elliott
In My Mind: The World through the Eyes of Autism by Adonya Wong
Do you have a favorite children’s book for teaching your students about disabilities, differences, and acceptance? We’d love to know!
(even if you “aren’t allowed to play”)
If you’re wanting to incorporate playful learning, free-flowing centers, effective routines, and more in your Pre-K or Kindergarten classroom, then you’ll definitely want to join us in P.L.A.Y. (Playful Learning All Year)!
This course is a deep dive into practical ways that you can create a playful learning environment in your classroom. Be sure to request an invitation so you’re the first to hear when the virtual doors open!
