Miss V goes into every classroom on a bi-weekly rotation. Each grade level has a curriculum that is followed which is shared below. It is a combination of evidence-based curriculums; Choose Love Movement, Second Step, Social Thinking, and A Little Spot of Emotion. Guidance Lessons consist of a 30 minute lesson from Miss V which include a reading of a book and/or watching a video, ending with an activity for the students to apply their knowledge of the lesson. The activities get added to what we call a "guidance journal". The journal is an accumulation of the activities from each week and get to go home with the students at the end of the year. These lessons are meant to be fun and engaging for all students while also teaching them how to be responsible and respectful WES community members!
WES Classroom Guidance Program
Kindergarten
Lesson #1 Guidance Introduction
Lesson #2 The Group Plan
Lesson #3 Thinking with Your Eyes
Lesson #4 Body in the Group
Lesson #5 Whole Body Listening
Lesson #6 Self Talk for Staying on Task
Lesson #7 Courage & Feelings
Lesson #8 Difficult Feelings/Identifying Anger
Lesson #9 We Feel Feelings in our Bodies
Lesson #10 Gratitude in School
Lesson #11 Gratitude for Me
Lesson #12 Solving Problems
Lesson #13 Forgiveness
Lesson #14 Compassion Connects Us
First Grade
Lesson #1 Guidance Introduction
Lesson #2 Hidden Rules & Expected Behaviors
Lesson #3 Smart Guess
Lesson #4 Flexible & Stuck Thinking
Lesson #5 Size of the Problem
Lesson #6 Feelings
Lesson #7 Difficult Feelings (Strong Feelings & Power Pose)
Lesson #8 Showing Care & Concern (Positive Relationships & Friendships
Lesson #9 Gratitude in School
Lesson #10 Gratitude in Action
Lesson #11 Solving Problems
Lesson #12 Forgiveness
Lesson #13 Forgiveness Affirmations & Doing My Best
Lesson #14 Compassion in Action
Second Grade
Lesson #1 Guidance Introduction
Lesson #2 Courage
Lesson #3 Courage & Brain/Power Pose
Lesson #4 Positive Relationships
Lesson #5 Feelings
Lesson #6 Gratitude/Feeling Confident & Affirmations
Lesson #7 Gratitude in School
Lesson #8 Understanding Perspectives (Gratitude with Friends)
Lesson #9 The Benefits of Forgiveness
Lesson #10 The Brain, Anger, and Forgiveness
Lesson #11 Forgiveness Affirmations & Doing My Best
Lesson #12 Taking Responsibility
Lesson #13 Compassion in Action
Lesson #14 Making Compassionate Decisions
Third Grade
Lesson #1 Guidance Introduction
Lesson #2 Courage
Lesson #3 Courage & Brain/Power Pose
Lesson #4 Positive Relationships
Lesson #5 Feelings
Lesson #6 Gratitude in School
Lesson #7 Understanding Perspectives (Gratitude with Friends)
Lesson #8 Accepting differences
Lesson #9 The Benefits of Forgiveness
Lesson #10 The Brain, Anger, and Forgiveness
Lesson #11 Forgiveness Affirmations & Doing My Best
Lesson #12 Compassion in Action
Lesson #13 Compassion for Self & Others
Lesson #14 Making Compassionate Decisions
Fourth Grade
Lesson #1 Guidance Introduction
Lesson #2 Empathy & Respect
Lesson #3 Courage
Lesson #4 Courage & Brain/Power Pose
Lesson #5 Positive Relationships
Lesson #6 Gratitude in School
Lesson #7 Respecting Similarities & Differences (Gratitude for Myself & Others)
Lesson #8 Understanding Perspectives
Lesson #9 Gratitude Lists
Lesson #10 The Benefit of Forgiveness
Lesson #11 The Brain, Anger, and Forgiveness
Lesson #12 Forgiveness Affirmations & Doing My Best
Lesson #13 Taking Responsibility
Lesson #14 Compassion for Self & Others
Multi 1/2 switches between 1st & 2nd grade lessons from year to year so they cover both grade level topics. This year we will be following the second grade schedule!
Multi 3/4 switches between 3rd & 4th grade lessons from year to year so they cover both grade level topics. This year we will be following the third grade schedule!