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At a Glance:
| Grades: | 4, 5, 6 |
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| Subject: | SEL (Social-Emotional Learning) |
| Topic: | Traditions |
| Lesson Length: | 20 - 30 mins |
Standards / Framework:
What will students learn in this activity?
Students will create comics about personal traditions they celebrate outside of school.
What should students know before this activity?
Students should understand what a tradition is and how traditions build connections.
How can teachers introduce this lesson?
- Define and discuss traditions.
- What is something special you do outside of school with friends or family?
- How do those traditions feel?
- How do you think they connect you to the people you celebrate with?
- Explain that we create traditions, or special celebrations, to bond with people in our lives. Traditions don’t just have to be on holidays or special days – they can be something you do together often that brings fun and joy!
What will students do?
- Using the sample comic as a guide, students will create comics illustrating a tradition in their lives.
- The comics should explain the tradition and why it’s special to them. If time allows, students can share multiple traditions.
How can teachers wrap up the lesson?
- Reflection questions you may choose to discuss after the activity:
- Do you and your classmates share similar traditions? How are they different?
- What ties all of these different traditions together?
- Are there any other traditions you would like to start with your family or friends?
How can teachers differentiate this activity?
- Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
- Provide a list of traditions from which to choose.
- Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.
Related Resources:
- Comic to print or display: Comic.
- Recommended Reading:
- Same, Same But Different by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw.
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