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Graduated Wisdom (ALUMNI): Building Connections With All Students Guidance Lesson

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Guidance Topic : Student Connection and School Climate Age Level : Staff Objective : Illustrate bond between staff and students, focusing on engagement and belonging to community. TSWBAT: identify multiple students they interact with regularly but do not include in community. Counseling Standards Met : XX Materials Needed : Stickers, Markers, or Stamps (or equivalent) Complete roster of enrolled students Paper or Index Cards Display Board Lesson (30 - 35 minutes):  To start with: "Before lesson, set up a display with full student roster (or grade level, if grade level presentation), leaving room for staff to mark which students they are connected to. This is the crux of the entire presentation."  Break the Ice - highlight purpose of lesson (including goals), and introduce materials and procedure.  Which students are we connecting with? Ask yourself why you connect with these students? Who are we connecting with, but not as well as we could? What is the barrier that i...