Red; A Crayon’s Story – SOGI and Inclusivity For Kindergarten to Grade 2
By: Fran, Jess S., Jess P., Kathleen, Keiro, Sydney
Download PDF: Bring a Book – SOGI and Inclusivity
Consider what Stories-that-we-all-know (dominant narratives) might students hold that
will be unsettled or reaffirmed by this book?
- One of the narratives here is that there is only one way to ‘fit in’ or belong and it is
dependent on how you look on the outside and the attributes that others ascribe to you. - Another narrative here is that gender identity is a choice, and this book challenges this
and pushes the reader to look beyond this. - This book can open up discussions to get the students to look at labels and how easy it
is to label what gender someone is according to how they look. Whose labels should be
honoured? Those of the community? From the outside? Or labels that individuals give
themselves? Why is it so difficult for some people to accept an individual’s preferred
identity/pronouns? (you don’t have to understand my pronouns – just use them) - This book challenges the belief that if you tell someone they are one thing for long
enough or force them to be that they will become that.
For more info please see the PDF link above!