From the bestselling author of How Are You Feeling Today?, this picture book encourages children to celebrate uniqueness and diversity and helps them to challenge stereotypes.

Articulation - Articulating words can prove very difficult for many of our learners. Here, we have various resources that seek to aid learners in all their articulation needs. Perfect for adult game nights, bachelorette parties, and any occasion where you want to have a good time with friends Instructions –this icebreaker activity is essentially a grouping exercise, but with a twist. Basically, you start the session by asking people to get into groups depending on different aspects of their life i.e. age, ethnicity, religion, upbringing (private/state school etc.), heritage, height etc. etc. Creating: Invent a new scenario. Draw a new picture for Kailash about America and what you do for fun. Applying: Imagine you have a pen pal who lives in another country. What questions would you ask your pen pal?

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Elliot and Kailash are new pen pals. As they share letters, they share the differences and similarities of their lives in Elliot’s America and Kailash’s India. Both boys like to climb trees. Their families are very different with Elliot living with his mother, father and baby sister and Kailash living with an extended family of 23. They both have pets, but the pets are different. Both boys take a bus to school, but the communities are very different except for the traffic. The boys discover that they can be friends despite their obvious differences by looking to see how much they are actually they same. AAC - This category focuses on Augmentative and alternative communication. It is full of fantastic resources that help learners communicate without the need for verbalised speech. We have included guidance on AUSLAN, lots of visual aids and communication cards. Same Same But Different is easy to learn and play, but difficult to master. Players draw a "Safe" Card and a "Risky" Card and compete to find the funniest phrase that suits both situations. Bring your A-game and see if you have what it takes to come up with the funniest answer.

Culture Trip launched in 2011 with a simple yet passionate mission: to inspire people to go beyond their boundaries and experience what makes a place, its people and its culture special and meaningful — and this is still in our DNA today. We are proud that, for more than a decade, millions like you have trusted our award-winning recommendations by people who deeply understand what makes certain places and communities so special. Increasingly we believe the world needs more meaningful, real-life connections between curious travellers keen to explore the world in a more responsible way. That is why we have intensively curated a collection of premium small-group trips as an invitation to meet and connect with new, like-minded people for once-in-a-lifetime experiences in three categories: Culture Trips, Rail Trips and Private Trips. Our Trips are suitable for both solo travelers, couples and friends who want to explore the world together. This realistic fiction book would be great to read aloud to children in grades K-5, as it should spark many wonderful conversations about differences and similarities amongst cultures. I think that this would give students an understanding of the cultures of people around the world, and even their own classroom! I truly believe that when people understand each other, they are less likely to judge.The colorful illustrations were made using acrylics, crayon, pencil, collage and tissue paper on Strathmore illustration board. I found Kailash's pictures more entertaining, whimsical and fun. My favorite images include the covers, the stamp endpapers, Elliot's art class, Kailash's world, Kailash in the tree, Kailash's family and animals, Kailash's village, Kailash in traffic, two school buses, two alphabet's, two favorite classes, and the boys asleep.

Get ready to bring your wordplay skills to the next level with Same Same But Different, the party game of double entendres! This adult-only game (ages 17+) is perfect for any occasion where you want to have a good time with friends, including game nights, bachelorette parties, and more.Are you looking for resources that help you with how to teach same and different in speech therapy? Well, this may be the resource for you. This fun activity looks at similarities and differences between objects. This activity will support categories, vocabulary development, links between words and the concepts of 'same' and 'different'. On each card are two items from the same category, for example, a mobile phone and a landline phone. The student has to describe how they are the same and how they are different. This is an excellent activity for speech and language therapists, teachers, EAL teachers and parents as it allows those who teach to test their learners' knowledge on the matter. Since you are here, we would like to share our vision for the future of travel - and the direction Culture Trip is moving in. As the participants move from group to group, they soon realise that we have as much in common with each other as we have differences. The trainer then discusses this with the group and uses the point to lead into the training. Goal –to highlight the fact that we all have similarities as well as differences. Useful icebreaker for diversity, equality or bullying training.

A. Text to Self Connection: I love meeting people who are not from Omaha and especially when they are not from the United States. I find it fascinating to hear their stories. I notice our differences but, I'm amazed by our similarities. For instance, I was looking at a photo from a refugee camp in Thailand and was amazed to see satellite dishes fixed to the top of some of the bamboo homes and hear that many of these bamboo homes were wired for television! Her art is very effective as well, rendering both cultures with bright colors, plenty of motion, and a natural energy that captures the eye. She makes the differences between the cultures quite compelling. Creating: Create a new pen pal who is from Mexico. How would you rewrite the selection from this pen pal's point of view? Speech and Language Therapists or Speech Pathologists seek to aid those with difficulty communicating in getting the help they need. This can include people with certain disabilities that make them non-verbal or hinder their communication, such as Autism and Dyslexia. They can also help people whose issues stem from illness and injury.The Same but Different explores the ways in which we're all unique as well as the similarities we all share. Using everyday examples, clear explanations and colourful illustrations by Sarah Jennings, this book encourages children to rejoice in their differences. After all, imagine how boring the world would be if everyone was exactly the same! Specific Disabilities/Conditions - This Category contains resources on helping disabled learners with Speech and Language needs. Here, we have resources that aid students with ADHD, Dyslexia, Autism and other conditions to develop their Speech and Language skills effectively. The straight forward yet clever text is in a large font, in several colors, making this a good choice as a storytime read-aloud. The boys learn through questions, comments and pictures that they both love to climb trees, have pets, and go to school where they enjoy their favorite class. These simple cards are illustrated with simple, vibrant illustrations that will get your learners invested in the activity and help you with how to teach same and different with speech therapy. Rest assured that all these materials are created by people with knowledge in the field to help those that teach. Applying: What kinds of questions would you ask in your letter to Kailash? What kinds of questions would you ask in your letter to Elliot?