Responsibility in School and Classroom

Subject: SEL (Social-Emotional Learning)

Lesson Length: 30 - 40 mins

Topic: Responsibility

Grade Level: 4, 5, 6

Standards / Framework:

Brief Description: Students will illustrate a classroom or school expectation in comic book style.

Know Before You Start: Students should be aware of class rules and expectations.

Hook:

Ask your students what rules and expectations they have in the classroom and school.
Have students start seated. When you read a rule, have students guess if the rule is true or false. If it’s true, students pop up. If it’s false, students stay seated. Play as many rounds as necessary.
Explain that it’s important to remind ourselves of our rules and expectations often and a great way to do that is to make visual reminders of them to hang in the classroom.

Activity:

Have students create a comic depicting a class or school rule. Each comic should have the following:
- Student’s avatar(s) following the rule.
- Background should represent where the rule should be followed.
- Dialogue should convey the rule or expectation.

Closure:

Differentiation:

Resources:

Comic to print or display: Comic.
Suggested Readings:
- Picture Book: David Goes to School by David Shannon. (Grades 4-5)
- Chapter Book: Holes by Louis Sachar. (Grade 6)

Suggested Content Packs:

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