THE SNEETCHES Submitted by: Maria de los Angeles Machado

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THE SNEETCHES

• Submitted by
• Maria de los Angeles Machado
• SPED 620 Diversity in Education
• April 2005

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SYPNOSIS OF THE STORY

• Sneetchland is populated by two types of
  Sneetches The Star Belly Sneetches, born with a
  yellow star on their stomachs, and the Plain
  Belly Sneetches, born with no stars. The Star
  Belly Sneetches flaunt their belly stars as a
  proof of their superiority and refuse to mix with
  the inferior Plain Belly Sneetches.

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SYPNOSIS OF THE STORY

• They snub them at every ocassion and prohibit
  their Star Belly children from playing with the
  Plain Belly kids. Everything changes when the
  clever man named Mr. Macbean arrives with his
  Star On-Off machine.
• The Plain Belly Sneetches eagerly pay him to put
  stars on their bellies. This way they can join
  the ranks of the superior Star Bellies.

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SYPNOSIS OF THE STORY

• This infuriates the Star Bellies, they get
  together and pay Mr. Macbean to take their stars
  off, their is no way they want to be the same as
  the other Sneetches. This creates a crazy
  on-again, off-again race as all the Sneetches run
  through the machine. At the end all the Sneetches
  abandon their silly status and decide to treat
  each other as friends and equals.

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GRADE LEVEL

• First grade to Fourth grade
• Theme Prejudice, stereotyping and snobbery.
• The story allows for a variety of activites

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ACTIVITIES

• Reflection
• Reading
• Discussion
• Listening
• Writing

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REFLECTION

• As students enter the classroom, give half of
  them a star and tell them to keep it for later.
  Before reading the story, give each student with
  a star a piece of candy.
• Observe the reactions from those that did not
  receive a candy and discuss these reactions
  afterwards.

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REFLECTION

• Brainstorm/web how it feels to get or not to get
  a piece of candy.
• Ask why they think some got a candy and others
  didnt. How do they feel ?
• Discuss if this situation is fair.
• After the reflection give the rest of the
  class a candy and proceed to read the book.

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READING

• Read the book to the class and stop to ask for
  predictions.
• Validate all predictions and continue reading to
  find to what extention are their predictions
  accurate.

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READING

• Before reading the last page ask the children
  what they think will happen and list these
  predictions on the board.
• Read the conclusion and compare the authors
  conclusion with their predictions.

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DISCUSSION

• Lead a discussion on how the Star Belly Sneetches
  felt about the Plain Belly Sneetches and how they
  showed their feelings. Tell children that this
  type of attitude is called prejudice.

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DISCUSSION

• Have children talk about how they think the Plain
  Belly Sneetches felt about the Star Bellies
  attitude and behavior, and how the prejudiced
  attitudes and stereotyping affected the life of
  the two groups and the Sneetch community as a
  whole.

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LISTENING

• Children will want ot hear the story again, so
  prepare a variety of listening opportunities
• Older students could rehearse the story for a
  presentation to the class.
• Give children color-coded vocabulary cards from
  the story and ask them to show the card every
  time they hear their word.
• Make little books and tape the story to use in a
  listening center.

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WRITING

• Have students work in pairs and discuss certain
  issues from the story based on different
  questions to write in a journal.
• Imagine you are Plain Belly Sneetch (or a Star
  Belly Sneetch) write about your feelings and
  thoughts.

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WRITING

• Write and present to the class a dialogue between
  a Star Belly and a Plain Belly who would like to
  be friends.
• Write a different ending for the story.

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GOALS

• MAKE STUDENTS AWARE OF THE NEED TO CREATE AN
  ENVIRONMENT OF TOLERANCE .

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OBJECTIVES

• By the time this lesson is completed students
  will be able to
• Reflect on a variety of situations.
• Understand the concept of prejudice.
• Discuss each others feelings.
• Write about these feelings and share with others
  their thoughts.

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CONCLUSION

• YOU CAN TEACH A SNEETCH PEACE!

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• Make the wisdom of this book help teachers and
  parents double their efforts for a world of
  tolerance and peace.