---
title: My Motivational Motto!
description: Students will create a motto using Mad-Lib type sentence frames.
image: https://ideas.pixton.com/hubfs/my_motivational_motto_-001-1.png
---

**Subject: SEL (Social-Emotional Learning)**

**Lesson Length: 15 - 20 mins**

**Topic: Self Confidence**

**Grade Level: 3, 4, 5, 6**

**Standards / Framework: **

- [CASEL: SELF-AWARENESS](https://casel.org/fundamentals-of-sel/what-is-the-casel-framework/#interactive-casel-wheel)

**Brief Description:**  Students will create a motto using Mad-Lib type sentence frames.

**Know Before You Start:** Students should understand what a **motto** is and why words can make us feel more confident in ourselves. 

**Hook:**

- Ask students if they have ever heard the motto “Think before you speak.” 
    - What does that mean to you?
    - Why do you think it’s a powerful motto?
    - What are some other well known mottos? 
- Read and discuss the sample comic.  
    - Would it be helpful to start the day by remembering these mottos? 
- Explain that mottos are great reminders of what we believe in, what inspires us, or what we want others to know about us.

**Activity:**

- Have students choose one of the three pre-made “Mad-Lib-style” sentence frames in the sample comic to help them write a personal motto.
- Have students create a one-to-three-panel comic using their chosen motto.

**Closure:**

- Have students share their mottos with their peers.
- Print and display the comics around the classroom.
- Have students reflect on these questions: 
    - How do you plan on using your motto? 
    - Do you think it’s OK to change your motto? Why or why not?

**Differentiation:**

- Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
- Have a list of adjectives on the board or on paper for some students to refer to.
- Provide a list of motivational adjectives.
- Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.

**Resources:**

- Comic to print or display: [Comic](https://share.pixton.com/qhw33ii).
- Suggested Reading: 
    - [I Am, I Can: 365 affirmations for Kids](https://amzn.to/3JulTTs) by Wynne Kinder.

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