Billy Heng

Aurora Aguiniga

JACOBS NEW DRESS

By: Sarah and Ian Hoffman
Age Level: PK-2 grade

Summary: Jacob loves to play dress-up. During dress-up time at school, he

decides he wants to be the princess. Christopher, one of his classmates, makes fun
of him for wearing girls clothes. Ms. Wilson lets the kids know that dress-up is a
time to use their imagination and be anything they want to be. After school, Jacob
plays with the dress he wore on Halloween then asks his mom if he can get a
regular dress. The next morning, Jacob makes a dress out of bath towels and wears
it to school on top of his clothes. Christopher is really mean to Jacob and steals
away his dress. Jacobs mom helps him make a real dress and he takes it to school.
Christopher and the other boys laugh at Jacob but he tells them that he is proud of
the dress he made and he is going to wear it.

Quote: There are all sorts of ways to be a boy.

Theme: Gender roles, acceptance, bullying, bravery,
Classroom Ideas:
1) Read the book aloud to your students. If you notice
children giggling as you read, pause and ask them
to share why they are giggling.
2) The teacher will provide a poster divided into two
sections, one for boys and one for girls. The teacher
will ask the students to think of things that are
specific to boys and things that are specific to girls while writing them down
on the poster. After things have been written down, ask students if it is okay
to cross the line and have them explain their reasoning.

Supplementary Text(s):
1. The Princess Knight by Cornelia Funke
2. Article including more books that can be used to break gender stereotypes in
your classroom: http://www.adl.org/assets/pdf/education-outreach/What-areExamples-of-Books-Gender-Stereotypes.pdf
3. Link to how to approach and teach this book in your classroom:
http://www.msmresources.org/pdf/2015/Jacobs%20New%20Dress
%20Activity.pdf
Billy Heng

Aurora Aguiniga

JACOBS NEW DRESS

By: Sarah and Ian Hoffman
Age Level: PK-2 grade

Summary: Jacob loves to play dress-up. During dressup time at school, he decides he wants to be the princess. Christopher, one of his
classmates, makes fun of him for wearing girls clothes. Ms. Wilson lets the kids
know that dress-up is a time to use their imagination and be anything they want to
be. After school, Jacob plays with the dress he wore on Halloween then asks his
mom if he can get a regular dress. The next morning, Jacob makes a dress out of
bath towels and wears it to school on top of his clothes. Christopher is really mean
to Jacob and steals away his dress. Jacobs mom helps him make a real dress and he
takes it to school. Christopher and the other boys laugh at Jacob but he tells them
that he is proud of the dress he made and he is going to wear it.
Quote: There are all sorts of ways to be a boy.
Theme: Gender roles, acceptance, bullying, bravery,
Classroom Ideas:
3) Read the book aloud to your students. If you notice
children giggling as you read, pause and ask them
to share why they are giggling.
4) The teacher will provide a poster divided into two
sections, one for boys and one for girls. The teacher
will ask the students to think of things that are
specific to boys and things that are specific to girls while writing them down
on the poster. After things have been written down, ask students if it is okay
to cross the line and have them explain their reasoning.

Supplementary Text(s):
4. The Princess Knight by Cornelia Funke
5. Article including more books that can be used to break gender stereotypes in
your classroom: http://www.adl.org/assets/pdf/education-outreach/What-areExamples-of-Books-Gender-Stereotypes.pdf
6. Link to how to approach and teach this book in your classroom:
http://www.msmresources.org/pdf/2015/Jacobs%20New%20Dress
%20Activity.pdf