Sandy Ridge Elementary School Counseling

1st Lessons 24-25

Lesson 1: September 2024

I visited each first grade classroom to introduce myself to students, review my role as a school counselor, and learn more about pleasant and unpleasant feelings. I always want students to know that my job is about helping them, and I help them through classroom lessons, small groups, individual counseling, and consulting with parents and teachers. I used a magic coloring book to help students think about pleasant and unpleasant feelings, and students LOVED it!

Standards:

ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors: Belief in development of whole self, including a healthy balance of mental, social/emotional and physical well-being; Create relationships with adults that support success

Lesson 2: October 2024

We focused on bullying prevention during this lesson using the book The Recess Queen. I used the lesson time to make sure that students know what bullying is and how to report if there is a problem. Then, we learned about things to say and do to be an upstander to prevent bullying.

Standards:

ASCA Mindsets and Behaviors: B-SS 2. Positive, respectful and supportive relationships with students who are similar to and different from them; B-SS 8. Advocacy skills for self and others and ability to assert self, when necessary

Lesson 3: Nov/Dec 2024

This lesson focused on tattling versus telling/reporting. We used the book Don't Squeal Unless It's a Big Deal. In the book, Mrs. McNeal has nineteen little piglets who are great students except for a big problem- tattling. Mrs. McNeal teaches them the difference between "big deals" and "kid sized problems." We spent a lot of time with different situations and determining if it was a big deal that required telling or a little deal that should first be handled student to student. Students helped to role play situations, and we worked together to determine the best way to solve the issue.

Standards:

ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors: B-SMS 7. Effective coping skills

Lesson 4: January 2025

This week we continued building social skills with a lesson on ways to solve conflicts with others. Students learned strategies to help solve problems with others on the Wheel of Choice. We especially spent time practicing I Messages and using scenarios to think about applying the strategies in different situations.

Standards:

Lesson 5: February 2025

This lessons focused on the connection between our choices and consequences. Students learned that we make choices with our body and the words that we say each day at school. They also learned that consequences can be good or bad. We used the book What Should Danny Do? to explore the connection between our choices and consequences. We also connected the strategy of STOP, THINK, and CHOOSE and continued practicing the connection between choices and consequences with specific school related situations.

Standards:

ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors: B-SMS 1. Responsibility for self and actions; B-SMS 2. Self-discipline and self-control

Lesson 6: March 2025

In this lesson we focused on growth mindset. We used the book Giraffes Can't Dance to think about situations when we have unpleasant feelings and can't do something we wish we could do. After challenges, Gerald, the main character, does find his confidence and learn to dance. Students did an activity to acknowledge something they can't do yet. We practiced growth mindset and using the word YET to keep trying.

Standards:

ASCA Mindsets and Behaviors: B-SMS 7. Effective coping skills

Lesson 7: April 2025

Students have so much fun with this lesson! They love to explore careers, and I enjoy seeing their excitement! We used the book Whose Tools are These? to have a conversation about careers. The book uses different tools for readers to guess the specific career/job. After reading the book, students had the opportunity to create their own clues for a career that sounds interesting to them.

Standards:

ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors: M 5. Belief in using abilities to their fullest to achieve high-quality results and outcomes; B-LS 7. Long- and short-term academic, career and social/emotional goals;

Lesson 8: May 2025

In this lesson we focused on self-esteem. Students learned that self-esteem is how you feel about yourself and that it's important to be able to recognize things that you are good at and positive things about yourself. We listened to the book Incredible You, and then students played a partner game to share positive statements about themselves.

Standards:

ASCA Mindsets and Behaviors: M 4. Self-confidence in ability to succeed

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