Circle What’s Different

Worksheet Description

The “Diverse Perspectives” worksheet is a valuable tool aimed at promoting understanding and empathy among students by exploring the uniqueness of their backgrounds and beliefs. The worksheet is structured to facilitate a one-on-one interaction between partners, where each is tasked with writing down their personal answers to identical questions on their respective columns. Questions range from “What holidays do you celebrate?” to “What is something you believe in?”, covering a spectrum of topics that reflect cultural, personal, and social diversity.

Upon completion, students are instructed to circle the answers that differ from their partner’s, highlighting the diversity between their experiences and viewpoints. This activity not only fosters a mutual respect for individual differencesw but also helps students discover commonalities, thus building bridges between diverse school community members. It serves as a powerful conversation starter, sparking in-depth discussions about why certain holidays are significant, what foods are traditional in different households, how weekends are spent, who is considered admirable, and what beliefs are held dear. This kind of engagement encourages students to think critically about the world around them and their place within a diverse society.