Sandy Ridge Elementary School Counseling

1st Lessons 25-26

Lesson 1: September 2025

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 2025

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 2025

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

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