Our evolved behaviours, that make us all the same, result from the ever-present genetic nudges nudging us to reproduce. We don’t have a choice to stop these nudges. Use these fun and exciting ideas for circle time to celebrate the differences between the children in your class. There are lots of suggestions for circle time activities that help children get to know each other, exploring the similarities and differences between them. These different activities will help to teach children that we are all different and that is OK! The activities can also be used to support transition at the start of a new year, helping the adults and children in the class to find some information about each other. Each activity is perfect for an 'All About Me' theme and links to the Twinkl Originals book 'We Are All Different'. Take a look at the full range of additional resources to support this book. Perfect for an 'Ourselves' or 'All About Me' topic, this book will help children talk about themselves and others positively and respectfully. It looks at all the ways people are different, such as hair types, families, likes and dislikes, and shows children that these differences are to be celebrated.

We May All Be Different but in This Class We Grow Together Pastel Colours Inspirational Poster - This lovely poster reminds us of the importance of growing together as a collective, as well as an individual. Encouraging interaction. Display boards don’t have to be set in stone! Why not set up an interactive morning display board? Let the kids take turns in filling out the date, the agenda for the day, or even what the weather is like. It’ll save you time in the morning prepping for the day, and it’ll give your class the chance to put their stamp on the classroom. In the second worksheet, there is a blank writing space, but a word bank of colours and adjective for children to use when describing their hair and eyes. If you enjoyed reading 'We Are All Different', we have lots Twinkl Originals stories to support EYFS children when learning about the world around them.

Showcasing your students’ work. A bright, colourful display board littered with your students’ work and art is a great way to showcase their fabulous efforts. Displays such as these are often changed and updated throughout the year, which adds to the interactive feel and shows the class’ progress as the year goes on. Add to your diversity display board with some more of our wonderful resources. Here are just a few of our favourites: Why not use the finished work to create a display celebrating each and every unique member of your class? This activity works brilliantly after reading the Twinkl Originals book 'We Are All Different'.

There's a full range of additional resources available to support this story too which have all been written by teachers and designed to be used in the classroom. This brilliant we are all different PowerPoint is a great resource for helping your learners understand the ways in which we are all different. These We Are All Different Discussion Cards are a lovely way to get children talking about their similarities and differences, and celebrating them! There are 10 discussion cards altogether, each asking questions such as: We Are All Different: I Am Special Poem Worksheets - These worksheets encourage children to write a poem all about themselves. The worksheets include a variety of prompts and a word bank, helping children to write positively about themselves. He says he doesn’t want attention. But did you look at his face when he was called up to speak? He clearly loved the attention. We all love attention. We’re all the same.Great for starting discussions! Explore more resources about celebrating diversity here. What other resources like this Diversity PowerPoint can I use? Use these beautifully drawn colouring sheets to help teach young children about diversity. Discuss the similarities and differences between the children in the pictures. Encourage children to talk about and celebrate the differences between themselves and their peers. Colouring sheets are also great for helping young children to develop fine motor skills. Use this resource alongside your teaching on the Twinkl Originals book 'We Are All Different' - perfect for your 'All About Me' topic. Take a look at the full range of additional resources to support this story. More resources to help you teach about diversity

An 'All About Me' topic is the perfect way for children to get to know the rest of their class. These We Are All Different Discussion Cards are a fantastic way to get the topic started, alongside the Twinkl Originals book, 'We Are All Different'. This resource is perfect to use during Disability Pride Month in July. Why should children learn that we are all different? Twinkl Go! resources like this one are brilliant for use as whole-class activities, being easy to set up on an interactive whiteboard, allowing for everyone to see and participate. They're also tailor-made for remote learning environments, meaning you can use them in online lessons or even set them as homework. Creating a display board for your classroom is an excellent way to encourage your students to keep diversity in mind and promote an inclusive classroom. In the first worksheet, children will fill in the gap of what colour hair and eyes they have, and there is a key to help with spellings.Similarly, our environment can sometimes program us with beliefs that override our innate genetic programmings. No two people are raised in exactly the same set of circumstances. So no two people have the same set of beliefs.

This alone has largely made the study of mind possible. If everyone’s subconscious worked differently, we wouldn’t have known whatever little we know about it today. The human mind is very much like the phone. We come with certain default settings and certain customizable settings. Think of apps as beliefs. They’re grounded in your basic settings but you can add or remove them.For some fabulous decorative resources for the classroom, try these excellent Inspirational Learning and Wellbeing Quotes Posters. These colourful posters are decorated with motivational slogans, and would be great for brightening up the space. We’re attracted to potential partners, fall in love with them, and get attached to them. We have parenting instincts that motivate us to take care of our young ones. Be thoughtful. This is a sensitive topic, so try to approach it as tactfully and respectfully as possible. I wanted to create a positive campaign of image quotes about diversity and memes celebrating what makes each of us unique.