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    Subject: SEL (Social-Emotional Learning)

    Lesson Length: 20 - 30 mins

    Topic: Traditions

    Grade Level: 4, 5, 6

    Standards / Framework:

    Brief Description: Students will create comics about personal traditions they celebrate outside of school.

    Know Before You Start: Students should understand what a tradition is and how traditions build connections.

    Hook:

    • 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!

    Activity:

    • 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.

    Closure:

    • 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?

    Differentiation:

    • 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.

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