Love Makes a Family

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As you prepare for this unit, consider the composition of your classroom and the different kinds of families represented in it. Without love, there is no support for one another, and a family that does not fully support each other will never rise to be a great family. Unfortunately, I also think I have liked these books because it is easier for me to have in my classroom library and won't get as much push back as other LGBTQ books. Children from all types of families will see their families brought to life on the page as each page features a different family including same sex couples (both male and female), single parents, interracial couples, people of color, and a woman wearing a hijab.

Love is not to be found between two people because of relation, or gender, or association, but rather love is found within every day and in many different ways. In reality, not every child is fortunate to have both of their parents alive or even involved in their life. Whether you have two mums, two dads, one parent, or one of each, there's one thing that makes a family a family. This book would be great for parents who may look like on of the families in the book to read to their child.Students will continue to work on building their writing fluency by writing daily in response to the Target Task question. This book is not labeled as having any awards, but Sophie is listed as an award winning illustrator for some of her different works. It's about adults finding bigger puddles for everyone to jump in, sharing joy with their children, and showing love in ways big and small. A wonderful book with diverse families about the love between a child and their guardians, and the things they do to show it-- retrieving a toy from the fish tank, watching a homemade puppet show, building blanket forts to read stories in together.

This challenges some people’s thoughts of love only being able to live inside of one's race/ethnicity.

The fun, bright illustrations depict a wide variety of families — including multiracial, queer, and single parent. The story follows a group of families with different compositions and backgrounds, all united by their love for one another. Afortunadamente, la vida ha evolucionado y ahora ya no nos encontramos ante lo que siempre se ha entendido como el “modelo tradicional de familia”.

In this unit, students focus on more nuanced feelings and explaining why a character feels the way they do. Kids seem less hateful towards each other, less understanding of the status quo, and more willing and able to see, create, and be the change so many of us have been working hard for.When I think about the kids we're raising, as a whole right now, I'm so goddamn hopeful for the future that I can't even really express it, for fear of losing my "unaffected internet witch" cool points (Note: I do not actually have any of those points).