Brilliant Birthmarks
From Operation Ouch! · 2018
4 min2nd3rd4th5th6thScienceSocial-Emotional Learning
Summary
A short Operation Ouch human-skin clip. The doctors explain birthmarks -- harmless marks some people are born with -- and celebrate how everyone's skin is different. Free on the official Operation Ouch YouTube channel.
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Ages 7+
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Birthmarks are one of the many ways everyone's skin is wonderfully different.
- What is a birthmark?
- Are birthmarks harmful?
- Why is it good that people's skin looks different?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: birthmark, skin, unique, harmless, different.
Try it: Write one kind thing you could say about a friend looking different from you.