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    Create a Procrastination Villain!

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    Subject: SEL (Social-Emotional Learning)

    Lesson Length: 30 - 45 mins

    Topic: Procrastination

    Grade Level: 4, 5

    Standards / Framework:

    Brief Description: Students will learn to combat procrastination with this activity.

    Know Before You Start: Students should be able to define procrastination.

    Hook:

    • Explain how sometimes creating a visual of a bad habit, like procrastination, helps us be more aware.
    • Read and discuss the sample comic.
      • If procrastination was a person, what would they look like?
      • What if they were a villain in a comic book, what kind of evil superpowers would they have?

    Activity:

    • Using the sample comic as a guide, have students create a two-panel comic with the following parts: 
      • Panel 1:  Design a Procrastination Villain. The character must include an evil super power that causes the student to procrastinate, e.g.,“hypnotize them with video games instead of finishing homework” or “trap them in a time vortex so they always forget due dates.”
      • Panel 2:  Show your avatar defeating the Procrastination Villian using dialogue that shows a helpful anti-procrastination strategy, e.g.,“I ask for help when I feel overwhelmed" or “I set a timer to stay committed to my homework.”

    Closure:

    • Have students share their comics with a partner and discuss how they are working to overcome their own time-management issues. 

    • Remind students to think of this villain the next time they want to put off a project, homework assignment, or chore.

      • What would they say to their Procrastination Villain when they feel like procrastinating?

    Differentiation:

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

    • Allow students to work in pairs or groups as needed.

    • Provide examples of procrastination students can choose from.

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

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