Three activities stem from one hands-on project designed to explore character traits. Scholars create an action figure that reflects their personality to teach others about themselves and role play conversational skills.

Concepts

social-emotional learning, character traits, listening, conversation skills, empathy, expressing feelings, feelings, emotions, emotional development, autism

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Additional Tags

programs

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Instructional Ideas

• Display completed action figures around the classroom on Back-to-School Night or Open House
• Perform activity at the start of the school year to get to know your class members 
• Laminate finished products for continued use throughout the school year  

Classroom Considerations

• Requires photo paper, a printer, and copies 

Pros

• Topics of discussion benefit all learners, especially those with autism 
• Encourages self-reflection and appropriate social skills 
• Provides three action figure options and a modification to using pictures 

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.K.1.a SL.K.1.b SL.K.5 SL.K.6 SL.1.1.a SL.1.1.b SL.1.5 SL.1.6 SL.2.1.a SL.2.1.b SL.2.5 SL.2.6