In this lesson students will listen to a read aloud of one, which tells the story of blue and how red made them. This would work at home or in a centerstation in a. This video was created to be played alongside students acting out the book for a leader in. Emotions change when one child accidentally knocks the other over the angry violet cloud appears again. One by kathryn otoshi picture book month extension. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. One by kathryn otoshi is a great book and you can enjoy it as a wonderful. Two and one are best friends until three comes along and disrupts the status quo. One by kathryn otoshi is a great picture book that promotes diversity, courage, openmindedness and tolerance. When two boys draw their own lines and realize they can connect them together magic happens.
Im also bringing out my crafty side and painting posters to hang around campus to remind my students that it only take one person to make a difference. Generally, blue likes being blue unless he comes across red. After getting k otoshi s zero a couple of years ago as a gift, it was a favourite of my daughter and me in a large collection of childrens stories. For the crumpled paper lesson all you need is a piece of paper. While its appropriate for younger kids, the concepts are a little abstract. The book one by kathryn otoshi is a wonderful story about accepting each others differences and how it sometimes just takes one voice to make everyone count. Beautifully told and wonderfully illustrated childrens books by authorillustrator kathryn otoshi, including what emily saw, simon and the sock monster, marcello the movie mouse, zero, one and two.
Aug 10, 2008 after getting k otoshi s zero a couple of years ago as a gift, it was a favourite of my daughter and me in a large collection of childrens stories. To wrap up our first grade unit on bullying we read the book one by kathryn otoshi. When we saw that kathryn otoshi was on the picture book month calendar we were even more excited as she is one of our favorite authors. The main character, blue, wishes he could be more like the other colors because of their. To use with including others and name calling lesson. This product, by counselor clique, is the one book companion lesson. An engaging story for very young children based on colors and numbers about blue, a quiet color, who gets bullied by hot head red.
Finally, the number one stands up for little blue and everyone learns a lesson about. Kathryn otoshi wrote a wonderful book simply titled one i first heard about it from one of my colleagues during a regional counselors meeting. Author kathryn otoshi reads her awardwinning book one. Bullying activityart activity to do with class lesson on the book one by katherine otoshi, about inclusion and one person being able to make a difference. Search results for resources for one by kathryn otoshi.
When all the colors become numbers, they all stand up for each other, showing kindness to even red. In this book students can learn how it only takes one person to turn a bad situation into a good one and how to accept differences. There is a group of individuals represented by colors. Each tenaciously grabs hold of the line and pulls mightily.
This video was created to be played alongside students acting out the book. Blue is a quiet colour who likes looking at the sky and floating on waves. Resources for one by kathryn otoshi livebinders shelf. Two by kathryn otoshi picture book activities mosswood. Simple antibullying activity for one by kathryn otoshi. Lesson with the book one by kathryn otoshi see more.
Yellow, orange, green, and purple dont like what they see, but what can they do. Books by kathryn otoshi 6 sort by number of resources number of awards book title year published word count reading level. This book which i included in my favorite books for elementary classroom lessons post is fantastic. This product contains discussion questions and activities for the story. Two feels terrible about being left out, but three convinces one that odds are better than the rest, and some verbal teasing ensues. Mar 04, 2016 the picture book one by kathryn otoshi has a simple yet powerful antibullying message. If youre looking for a childrens book that will be loved by all age ranges, discuss important topics, and teach valuable lessons, then the book one by kathryn otoshi is a must read. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. When two boys draw their own lines and realize they can connect them togethermagic happens. The other colors are bystanders who do not agree with reds behavior, but dont dare say anything. One by kathryn otoshi picture book month extension activities.
Otoshis landscapeoriented spreads make expert use of the books gutter, each child on either side, with only the line allowed to cross. And when he starts to pick on the colors as well, red just becomes bigger and bigger. Blue is a quiet colour who likes looking elementary counselingcounseling activitiesschool counselorbook activities. These resources relate to the book, author and illustrator. Sometimes he wishes he was more like his friends orange, purple, green and yellow but hes happy being blue except when red comes around.
Awards for kathryn otoshi your guide to fiction books. Just like many kids, zero feels like she lacks value. She desperately wants to count like the other numbers. The other colors feel sorry for blue, but never stand up to red. In this lesson students will listen to a read aloud of one, which tells the story of blue and how red made them feel inadequate. Explore feelings with this easy craft that is a great companion activity for the book two. Kids will love exploring feelings and friendship with these fun book inspired activities. This lesson pairs with the book one by a kathryn otoshi to provide a unique middle and high school perspective on a character education lesson focused on friendship, inclusion, and bullying. We are happy to share our two by kathryn otoshi picture book activities. Using round splashes of watercolors as their personas, otoshi introduces a group of colors. Georgia history part one lessons, materials, and resources. Jan 19, 2016 1st grade students from frances willard in rock island, illinois reading kathryn otoshi s book one.
One inspired us to make some popup art of the colours playing and then turning into numbers. None of the other colors liked red and the way they treated blue, but they were afraid to stand up for them. Her other book zero is about loving yourself as you are and is also amazing. Sep 01, 2016 to wrap up this 2part series, i will be sharing one of my favorite lessons that i use with my prek 4 students to teach them about kindness. Blue is a quiet, passive, calm color who gets bullied by hot headed red.
One does a beautiful job of illustrating the many colors of bullying. Simple antibullying activity for one by kathryn otoshi bullying. Every time red says something mean and no one speaks up, he grows larger and more intimidating. I start the lesson by reading one by kathryn otoshi. Anti bullying activities ideas for a storytelling basket to go with the picture book one by kathryn otoshi. One by kathryn otoshi is an awardwinning book that teaches tolerance and acceptance. One by kathryn otoshi classroom and teaching resources. Im reading it to every grade this month as i roll out our new school bullying reporting forms also attached at the bottom. One by kathryn otoshi is a great book and you can enjoy it as a wonderful story or it can also be an excellent starting point for looking closely at the subject of bullying or number and colour. Blue is a quiet, passive, calm color who gets bullied by hot headed. The book one by kathryn otoshi addresses the issue while presenting it through the numbers and colors young students are learning about. Oct 26, 2010 acclaimed childrens author kathryn otoshi reads aloud her awardwinning storybook one, accompanied by dramatic interpretation by students from trace elementary school. We also looked at colours and numbers and created our own colourful 110 numberline. I also do love a story with a moral to it and lessons to be learn and this sounds like it led your children to their own conclusions.
Kathryn otoshi has books on goodreads with 14121 ratings. One by kathryn otoshi blue is a quiet colour who likes looking at the sky and floating on waves. Blue was a quiet color every once in a while he wished he could be more sunny like yellow. I came across the book, one, by kathryn otoshi and absolutely love it. One is silver and the other is gold is, literally, the theme of otoshi s third book about numbers. Meettheauthor recording with kathryn otoshi about one. When lorrie is invited to work with the famous photographer and recluse.