We Are A Garden Tuff Tray Play

Teaching children about the beauty of diversity is crucial for fostering a more inclusive and understanding world.By introducing children to at a young age to different cultures, backgrounds, and perspectives, we can help them develop empathy, respect, and a sense of global citizenship. This early exposure to diversity equips children with the skills to navigate an increasingly interconnected world and appreciate the richness that different viewpoints bring. 

We Are a Garden: A Story of How Diversity Took Root in America by Lisa Westberg Peters  (Author), Victoria Tentler-Krylov  (Illustrator) is a lyrical and extremely timely picture book that  illuminates the many different migrants who have made their homes in North America through the centuries. 

After reading this story we wanted to further extend the literacy experience by teaching them how "Every child is a different kind of flower, and all together, make this world a beautiful garden. Rumi This saying  is a lovely and widely shared sentiment that emphasizes the unique beauty and value of each child.Like a garden with diverse flowers, the world is enriched by the individuality and different qualities that children bring. 

We set an invitation to celebrate all children of the world and highlight the importance of embracing diversity and nurturing each child's unique beauty. In our Discount School Supply tuff tray we placed expired beans that we have been using for years, pots, gardening tools, flowery sensory stones, flower garden building set, wooden photo blocks of multicultural people, & differently abled play people. The children were invited to create and explore the beauty of how our differences can make a beautiful garden.