Diversity Lesson Plan

Lauren Hawthorne
February 2017

Book: Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun: Having the Courage to Be Who

You Are
Maria Dismondy, 2008
Grade level: Elementary Grades: 2-4
Multicultural theme: Making Friends, Self-Confidence, Valuing
Differences

Materials:
The book Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun: Having the Courage to Be
Who You Are by Maria Dismondy
Tan construction paper to make bread slices
Variety of construction paper for sandwich toppings
Pencils
Paper clips
Scissors

Standard(s): RL.2.7 - Use information gained from the illustrations and

words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters,
setting, or plot.

Objective(s): Students will be able to identify story elements including

characters, setting, moral, and plot by creating individual story sandwiches
with 90% accuracy.

Procedure:

1 Introduce: Show the class the book Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun: Having
the Courage to Be Who You Are by Maria Dismondy. Instruct students
to look around at their classmates and ask Does everyone look the
same or different? Is it okay to be unkind to our classmates because
they are different from us? How would that make you feel? Short
discussion about feelings.

2 Read: Teacher reads the book aloud to the class.

3 Discuss: As a whole group, students share opinions about the book and
what they think the moral is. Then, the students will answer the
following questions as a group.

Questions:
1. Why was Ralph mean to Lucy?
2. How do you think Ralphs teasing made Lucy feel?
3. What lesson did Papa Gino teach Lucy?
4. Can it be difficult to do the right thing sometimes? Explain why it
 might have been hard for Lucy to do the right thing by helping Ralph?
5. What is Lucys favorite sandwich?

4 Activities:
Working individually, students create a unique story elements
sandwich using two pieces of tan construction paper (cut to look like
slices of bread) and other colored paper for toppings.
Each student will choose three other colors of construction paper and
cut them into the shapes of the sandwich toppings (tomato, lettuce,
pickles, etc.) of their choice.
Students will label one slice of bread as Main Character with the
characters name. The second slice of bread will be labeled Moral
Students will label the toppings of their choice Setting, Problem,
and Solution.
Students identify story elements including the main character, setting,
problem, solution, and moral and write them on the correct sandwich
components.
Students will stack their sandwich with the toppings in between the
two slices of bread and use a paper clip to keep the components
together once completed.

Evaluation: Teacher checks each students sandwich for the accurate story
elements.