My Trust Team!

At a Glance:

Grades:	4, 5, 6
Subject:	SEL (Social-Emotional Learning)
Topic:	Trust
Lesson Length:	30 - 45 mins

Standards / Framework:

Students will illustrate people in their lives that they trust and can confide in.

Students should have an understanding of the term trustworthy.

Ask students how they know they can trust someone.
Let students voice their ideas. Write them on a large piece of paper with the title “Our Trust Team Must…” Students' answers could include:
- They don’t lie to you.
- They don’t tell your secrets.
- They support and cheer you on.
- They listen and give advice.
- They show empathy and sympathy.
- They follow through on promises and commitments.
- They communicate honestly with you.
- They make you feel safe.
Explain that they are going to create a comic about their trust team — a group of people in their lives that they can rely on. A Trust Team member can be an adult, a friend, a family member; or anyone in their life that they trust and who has the qualities on the “Trust Team” list.

Using the sample comic as a guide, students will create a comic about their Trust Team.
- Select three or four people that have Trust Team qualities.
- Each panel should include an avatar along with a caption describing who they are and why they are trusted.
- Students can use speech bubbles to share something that person would say.

Students can share their Trust Team in a digital gallery or print them to present to the class.