Select a work of children's literature that relates to diversity and conveys the message that you want to teach children. There are a plethora of children's books based on this topic that you can find in the school library, your own library or at a bookstore. Choose a book that is appropriate for this age level. An ideal example of a suitable title is "Whoever You Are" by Mem Fox. Read the text to yourself and aloud a few times while planning the lesson. Doing so will familiarize you with the text, making it easier to read to your students.
Plan to take children on a picture walk prior to reading the text. As the name indicates, a picture walk refers to examining the pictures in the text with the students. Generate a list of questions to ask your students while going on a picture walk. Such questions should help your students make predictions about the book, activating their prior knowledge and making the text easier to understand.
Generate a list of questions to ask your students while reading the book. Decide locations that are appropriate to stop and ask questions and create questions that encourage higher level thinking. Asking questions that pertain to a text while reading it will help promote greater comprehension of the book. In the given example of "Whoever You Are," you could ask children if they think people that are from different cultures or that live in different parts of the world get sad or if they enjoy playing games like they do.
Create a post-reading activity to engage your students in. The activity should further drive home the message presented in the book, helping to further enhance students' understanding. An activity you could use for "Whoever You Are" is to have children create a sketch-to-stretch -- a picture that illustrates the most important part or information presented in the story. Have children share their pictures with the class and discuss the pictures to encourage greater comprehension of the story among all students.