Swimmy distinguishes himself as a leader with his bravery and courage.How to Implement: After you read Swimmy, talk about diversity and cooperation and ask the students about these ideas using the prompts below.ĭiversity: Swimmy doesn’t look like any of the other fish. After a tuna attacks the school of fish leaving Swimmy on his own, Swimmy must rely on himself to find a new school of fish. Synopsis of Swimmy: Swimmy is the only black fish in his school of red fish. Then book discussion with students helps them expand their thoughts about different people around them in class and beyond, and how different people cooperate and keep harmony between themselves. This book “Swimmy” introduces students to an idea of diversity and cooperation and helps them think about individual differences contributing to create something by cooperating with each other. As educators, it is important to teach students acceptance of individual differences and values. The immigrant population keeps growing and classrooms become more diverse now than they have ever been before. Swimmy by Leo Lionni is a great book to introduce k-2 students to think about "Diversity" and "Cooperation".
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