Rainbow Library Curriculum: Kindergarten - 1st Grade

GLSEN’s Rainbow Library English and Spanish lesson plans support educators to use Rainbow Library books in their instruction. Aligned to Common Core ELA Standards, Learning for Justice Social Justice Standards, and National Council for the Social Studies C3 Social Studies Standards, the lessons can be taught across a range of subjects (such as reading, humanities/social studies, or SEL), and connect to a variety of units and topics. 

Five of the included lessons are in English, and one is in Spanish. The Spanish lesson plan has an English lesson counterpart, facilitating usage in bilingual/multilingual classrooms.

Additionally, each lesson has recommended accommodations and modifications, as well as other grades listed that the lesson can be adapted for.

To purchase packs of the companion student workbook for this curriculum, click here. To purchase Rainbow Library curricula for other grade ranges, click here.

Kindergarten Lessons Included:

• One of a Kind Like Me / Único Como Yo - Character Feelings (lesson in English)

• Text author - Laurin Mayeno

• One of a Kind Like Me / Único Como Yo - Sentimientos de los Personajes (lección en español)

• Autor del texto - Laurin Mayeno

• What Are Your Words? - Similar & Different Character Traits

• Text author - Katherine Locke

First Grade Lessons Included:

• 47,000 Beads - Central Message

• Text Authors - Angel Adeyoha & Koja Adeyoha
  

• My Rainbow - Key Details

• Text Authors - Trinity Neal & DeShanna Neal
  

• The Boy & The Bindi - Character Feelings

• Text Author - Vivek Shraya