“You Are Special” (Song)
From Mister Rogers' Neighborhood · 1987
1 minPre-KK1st2ndSocial-Emotional Learning
Summary
One minute. Mister Rogers says plainly that you don't have to be anything more than who you already are for people to like you, then sings “You Are Special.” From the week about being alike and different — a good morning-meeting opener.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
A one-minute song for a morning meeting or a hard afternoon.
- What does Mister Rogers say you have to do to be liked?
- What does the word “special” mean here?
- Name one thing about you that no one else has exactly the same.
- Who is someone you would like to sing this to?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: special, yourself, accept.
Try it: Write your name down the page and one true good word for each letter.
Try it: Tell a classmate one thing you appreciate about them.