Yanny or Laurel? That is the question.

Unity in diversity.

A really interesting video to use in class, especially for the advanced 2nd graders. Listen carefully. Which name do you hear? 

Yanny or Laurel?

Why do different people hear a different name? Watch and find out.

Yanny vs Laurel: Case closed!

Useful reminder: Despite the fact that we are different, we are all equal.

And since there's always time for some sentence transformation patterns, you can ask your students to use "despite / in spite of" in a different way, without changing the sentence's meaning.

Despite the fact that we are different, we are all equal.

Despite being different, we are all equal.

Despite our differences, we are all equal.