Instructions
- Do the preparation activity to help you with words from the video.
- Watch the video, then play the games to check your understanding.
- You can also print the worksheet for more practice.
- Remember to read our discussion question and leave a comment!
Transcript
Elijah: All right, this looks good.
Wes: Dad, I think today's perfect.
Elijah: Well, full-day weather forecast of sunny skies and smiles.
Elmo: Hi, Wes. Hi, Mr Elijah.
Elijah: Hey, Elmo.
Elmo: What are you two doing?
Wes: Dad and I are taking a break from our nature walk.
Elijah: Yep, and we stopped for a moment to enjoy the colourful leaves.
Elmo: Oh, yeah.
Wes: Oh look, Elmo! The leaves are falling.
Elmo: Yeah. Look, look. This leaf is red like Elmo's fur, and this leaf is brown like Wes's skin.
Elijah: Good observation, Elmo.
Elmo: Oh, thank you. Oh, Elmo has a question.
Wes: What is it, Elmo?
Elmo: Elmo wants to know why Wes's skin is brown.
Wes: Oh, I know why, Elmo. My mum and dad told me. It's because of melanin. Right, Dad?
Elijah: That's right.
Elmo: Melanin? What's that?
Elijah: Well, melanin is something that we each have inside our bodies that makes the outside of our bodies the skin colour that it is. It also gives us our eye and our hair colour.
Elmo: And our fur colour?
Elijah: Yes, that's right. Exactly, Elmo.
Elmo: But if we all have melanin, why are we different colours? Like, why is Mr Elijah's skin a darker brown than Wes's skin?
Elijah: That's a good question, Elmo. Well, it's because the more melanin you have, the darker your skin looks.
Elmo: Oh.
Elijah: The colour of our skin is an important part of who we are, but we should all know that it's OK that we all look different in so very many ways.
Elmo: Oh, and Elmo's fur is red and soft.
Wes: And my hair is black and curly.
Elijah: Things on the outside, like our skin colour, our hair texture, our noses, our mouths and eyes, make us who we are. Many people call this race. But even though we look different, we're all part of the human race.
Wes: Isn't it cool, Elmo?
Elmo: Very cool.
Elijah: Huh, look at the leaves. What do you two see?
Elmo: Elmo sees leaves that are all different colours.
Wes: And the different colours look really cool together.
Elijah: Yes, those leaves came from one amazing tree, standing strong, its branches like arms stretched wide, with leaves of many different colours side by side, swaying together in the breeze.
Wes: Oh, like this? Whoa.
Elijah: When people of all colours come together, we stand strong, like this tree.
Elmo: Oh, yeah.
Wes: Oh look, Elmo. This leaf looks just like us – two colours side by side.
Elmo: It's beautiful.
Wes: Beautiful together.
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