The Skin I'm In

The children had some really thoughtful ideas when we were discussing skin colour this week. This led into us spending some time considering what makes our skin the colour it is and why it is different for everybody.

We realised that it is not as simple as black or white! When we looked closely at our hands, we spotted shades of peach, pink, golden-brown, chestnut, yellow, and even blue and purple where our veins were. We discussed what we call different skin colours, and why this is.