Grades K-7Self-Expression
Finding Your Voice
Stories about creative expression, storytelling, and discovering the power of your own unique perspective.
Targeted Learning Goal
Students will explore how characters express themselves, identify their own creative strengths, and craft personal narratives.
Standards Connections
- ELA: RL.K-7.1 — Ask and answer questions about key details
- ELA: RL.K-7.3 — Describe characters and how they express themselves
- ELA: RL.K-7.6 — Acknowledge differences in characters' points of view
- ELA: W.K-7.3 — Write narratives expressing personal experiences
- ELA: SL.K-7.1 — Participate in collaborative discussions about self-expression
- SEL: Self-Awareness — Recognize personal strengths and creative voice
- Art: VA:Cr1 — Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work
Books in This Unit
4 titles — each with a full lesson plan.
Self-Expression
Limelight: Curtain Up on Poetry Comics!
by Renée M. LaTulipe
4 learning goals · 60 minutes
Self-Expression
The Brainstormerz: Money Talks
by Kwame Alexander
4 learning goals · 50–60 minutes, with selected book scenes read beforehand
Self-Expression
One Small Moment: Learning to Tell Your Story
by Rebecca Donnelly and Amélie Videlo
5 learning goals · 40–45 minutes
Self-Expression
Serendipity
by Gabbie Benda
4 learning goals · 60 minutes