Read Be Good to Eddie Lee aloud. Ask the children why Christy and JimBud didn't want to play with Eddie Lee. Ask them what makes Eddie Lee different from the other children. Fill in the Venn Diagram as a class. Have the children brainstorm good ways that they can treat or assist people with disabilities.
Record responses on chart paper.
Divide the children into four cooperative groups. Each group will complete one of the following activities. Make a flyer outlining six or more ways children can treat or assist people with disabilities to distribute to the other classes in the school. Make a flyer outlining six or more ways children or adults can treat or assist people with disabilities to send home to parents. Make a poster or bulletin board for the classroom, outlining six or more ways the students can treat or assist people with disabilities.