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Rationale and clear purpose for the unit or lesson (it’s a summary of your group planning) : We are going to be discussing steps for success with students. As a result of this lesson, students will understand how to set goals and what steps they will have to take to achieve them. They will also learn the steps model for success and how one part of the planning process effects the overall goal.  Students will be given worksheets with the steps on them in which they will write their goal at the top and then the steps needed to achieve the said goal. They will work with a classmate to understand and discuss their goals. Students will be able to have this to take away from the lesson with them as a guide and reference and can use it when setting goals in the future. As a result of this lesson, we want students to be able to know and understand how to set clear, concise goals and plan for the future of what they want to achieve during middle school and beyond. To show students how to do...

Teasing and being mean is something that occurs within our schools constantly. School counselors can be utilized in classroom guidance to promote kindness and to teach refusal and/or problem-solving skills to students. This lesson will reinforce refusal skills that have already been introduced to the students and give the students a chance to put their problem-solving skills in action. There is a kindness piece at the end of the activity to reinforce kindness at the school and also it shows students that some kindness acts can be small but powerful. Encouraging students to be kind and to solve conflicts in a positive way will lead to a safe and positive school climate which will allow students to participate in academics to the best of their ability. What you will need: Access to YouTube with ability to display to class (link found in references) Refusal Skills paper to review with students (attachment 1) Conflict resolution scenarios for students to role-play (samples included as atta...

Grade Level:  Elementary School – 6th Grade Teamwork c onstitutes as an ability to attend to both their personal needs and those of the    group/person that they are working to accomplish a task with. Collaboration is, an ability to build and maintain trust, embrace change, improve your self-awareness, make decisions, foster communication, and create learning experiences. Communication is the ability to effectively interact within a group or with another person. Concentration is the ability to focus one’s attention or mental effort on a particular object or task. Objectives The learning objectives that we are trying to achieve are, to give the students the skills to interact with others in classroom group activities.  To guide them in the importance of using the concepts of team work, collaboration, communication and concentration in accomplishing a group task. The students will understand the use of these qualities will be beneficial to them now and in the futur...

The purpose of this lesson is to (re)introduce elementary aged students to the various ideas of taking care of their home, and our planet. Students are meant to reflect upon what nature and our world provide for us; they will take the responsibility of caring for their home and come up with new ideas for how to conserve resources and energy. Fifth and sixth graders are at a point in development where they can really embrace these responsibilities, as well as taking on a teaching role for younger students. The activity portion of the lesson was developed for students to connect environmental friendliness with fun, while teaching the younger grades tips for staying environmentally friendly.  Applicable Standard(s), Objective(s), and competency(s): SWBAT: A:A1.1 Articulate feelings of competence and confidence as learners A:A1.3 Take pride in work or achievement A:A3.1 Take responsibility for their actions A:A3.2 Demonstrate the ability to work independently, as well as the ability to...

Simon’s Hook A Guidance Lesson on Teasing In this lesson, the counselor reads the book Simon’s Hook to the class.  This is followed by an art activity where students color their own fish utilizing one of the strategies discussed in the book.  As a follow up lesson, students could even role play the strategies in order to gain practice utilizing them. Teasing and bullying is an act that is seen throughout many schools, from elementary, to middle, to high school. The purpose of this guidance lesson is to take a preventative measure against teasing by educating students on how they can handle teasing and the actions they can take in the face of it. Extending it further, this guidance lesson is intended to be a precursor and foundation builder for eventual anti-bullying lessons.         Documents: Simon’s Hook Guidance Lesson   Fish Coloring Picture  Word Bubble Handout           Helpful hints: Separate this lesson into tw...