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    At a Glance:

    Grades:3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Subject:SEL (Social-Emotional Learning)
    Topic:Pride in Your Accomplishments
    Lesson Length:30 - 40 mins

    Standards / Framework:

    What will students learn in this activity?

    Students will celebrate accomplishments they’ve achieved in the last year.

    What should students know before this activity?

    Students should understand the definition of being proud and the benefits of honoring personal success for our self esteem. 

    How can teachers introduce this lesson?

    • Read the sample comic.

    • Discuss what being proud means.

      • What is something you’ve accomplished in the last week that you are proud of? In the last month? Year?

      • Why are you proud? 

    • Model that accomplishments don’t need to be big things like awards, winning a game, or being acknowledged for their act, it can be anything!  

    • Explain that reflecting on our own accomplishments, big and small, allows us to see how much we are changing and even allows us to set goals for the future. Explain that feeling pride in our bodies helps build our confidence.

    What will students do?

    • Using the sample comic as a guide, have students create a six-panel comic describing accomplishments they are proud of. 

    • The last panel should include a goal they’d like to accomplish in the upcoming year.

    How can teachers wrap up the lesson?

    • Create a celebration space in your classroom for displaying the comics.

    How can teachers differentiate this activity?

    • Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.

    • Use Think-Pair-Share strategy.

    • Provide visual examples of accomplishments.

    • Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.

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