A classroom built on mutual respect and honoring individual differences is a classroom far less likely to be plagued by problems with taunting, teasing and bullying. The engaging activities in this creative resource will not only help you get to know your students better, it will help your students learn to know, understand, and value one another more—which is exactly what it takes to build their self-confidence and to create a positive learning environment for everyone. In this guide, you will find personalized art projects, literature connections, interest inventories, personalized take-home books, and reproducible activity pages.