Meaningfully build literacy skills while encouraging students to celebrate who they are with Be You activities. Paired with the read-aloud, they’re an especially powerful way to start off the school year. Students can write, illustrate, create, and reflect while exploring identity and self-expression. These activities promote confidence, creativity, and connection, helping every student see their unique voice as an important part of the classroom community.

As a result of the included activities, students will be able to:

• Create your own version of the book!
• Write and choose traits that describe yourself.
• Illustrate words from the story.
• Write and draw examples of traits mentioned in the story.
• Define story vocabulary.
• Match synonyms with story vocabulary.
• Write story quotes in your own words.
• Complete a word search.
• Apply Writing Skills with included writing templates and prompts.
• Practice Reading Comprehension with included discussion questions for the beginning, middle, and end of the book.
• Engage in Social Skills with whole group prompts and activities.
• Develop Fine Motor Skills with included coloring, tracing, cutting, and gluing activities.
• Create collaborative word clouds.
• Use digital tools to identify personal traits.
• Write an acrostic poem.

With these Be You activities, students gain literacy skills and the confidence to shine as their authentic selves.
💙 Want activities that inspire confidence? These activities help students shine while building literacy skills!

💙 After downloading the Be You activities, bring the book to life with the soundscape in your Novel Effect app—because there’s only one YOU!

About the Book and Soundscape

This uplifting soundscape flows between joyful and contemplative, with dreamy vocals and textured melodies. Inspired by Peter Reynolds' art and message, it encourages every listener to embrace their one-of-a-kind self—because there’s only one you!

Don’t have the book yet? Grab your copy here and start celebrating every student’s unique voice!