IN THIS LESSON

Focus: Create Your Hero Team

Lesson Objective:
Students will learn the value of teamwork and friendship by exploring how heroes accomplish great things together. Through art and storytelling, they’ll recognize the importance of communication, empathy, and supporting others.

Learning Goals:

  • Understand that teamwork is essential to achieving big goals

  • Develop empathy and appreciation for others’ strengths

  • Practice collaboration and creative problem-solving

Activity: “Create Your Hero Team”
Students will design a team of superheroes — each with a special skill or power.
They can draw, name, and describe each team member, focusing on what makes them unique and how they work together.
Encourage them to include:

  1. Team Name

  2. Member Powers/Abilities

  3. How each hero helps the group

  4. What problem or mission they solve together

Reflection:

  1. Why is teamwork important?

  2. How do you help your friends when they need you?

  3. What can you learn from others that makes you stronger?

Therapeutic Focus:
This week encourages social-emotional learning — understanding others’ perspectives, teamwork, and shared creativity. It’s especially powerful for children on the spectrum to practice collaboration in a positive, structured way.

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