2024-2025 Classroom Guidance Lessons
2024-2025 Classroom Guidance Lessons
Below you will find information about specific lesson topics. Pertinent information about each lesson is outlined including the grade level, topic, SC School Counseling Standards, lesson description, and book title(s), video clip(s), and handouts when applicable. Copyrighted instructional materials and handouts cannot be linked on the website, but can be reviewed in person by request. If you have any questions, please reach out to your child's school counselor.
ASCA Mindset: M 1. Belief in development of whole self, including a healthy balance of mental/ emotional and physical well-being.
ASCA Behaviors: B-SS 2. Positive relationships with adults that support success; B-SS 8. Advocacy skills for self and others and ability to assert self, when necessary.
K: School Counselor Role Intro: Ms. Bailey reviews her role as a school counselor. Using a Mrs. Potato Head, Students will learn about the parts of their school counselor. Just like Mrs. Potato Head, school counselors have lots of parts that help them do their job! School counselors have: 1) Smart Brain-to help kids solve problems, make good choices, and cope with big feelings. 2) Listening Ears-to listen to students and make sure they feel heard and understood. 3) Caring Eyes- to look out for students and help keep them safe. 4) Wise Mouth-to teach, encourage, and support students, teachers, and families. 5) Loving Heart- to care for and love all students. 6) Helping Hands to greet, guide, comfort, and play with students. 7) Busy Feet- to move quickly around the school to help students, caregivers, and teachers. Students will complete a Parts of My School Counselor coloring sheet (copyrighted). We will end our lesson with a fun game of "Hot Potato" where students will pass the ball in a circle and when the music stops they will share one thing they learned about Ms. Bailey.
1: School Counselor Role Review: School Counselor Role Intro: Ms. Bailey reviews her role as a school counselor. Using a Mrs. Potato Head, Students will learn about the parts of their school counselor. Just like Mrs. Potato Head, school counselors have lots of parts that help them do their job! School counselors have: 1) Smart Brains-to help kids solve problems, make good choices, and cope with big feelings. 2) Listening Ears-to listen to students and make sure they feel heard and understood. 3) Caring Eyes- to look out for students and help keep them safe. 4) Wise Mouth-to teach, encourage, and support students, teachers, and families. 5) Loving Heart- to care for and love all students. 6) Helping Hands to greet, guide, comfort, and play with students. 7) Busy Feet- to move quickly around the school to help students, caregivers, and teachers. Students will complete a My School Counselor Helps Me handout (copyrighted) where they will write and draw one way their school counselor can help them this school year. We will end our lesson with a fun game of "Hot Potato" where students will pass the ball in a circle and when the music stops they will share one thing they learned about Ms. Bailey.
2: School Counselor Role Review: Ms. Bailey will review her role and the services provided through the KTES School Counseling Program (classroom lessons, small group counseling, and individual counseling). She explains how to reach out to her if support is needed with big feelings or problems (ask their teacher, ask their parent to call/email, or write a note and put in the school counselor mailbox). Students will play a School Counselor Bingo Review Game (copyrighted). Example of some Bingo Items include: runs small groups, teaches lessons, helps everyone, emotion regulation, helps resolve conflict, etc.
ASCA Mindset: M 1. Belief in development of whole self, including a healthy balance of mental/ emotional and physical well-being.
ASCA Behaviors: B-SS 2. Positive relationships with adults that support success; B-SS 8. Advocacy skills for self and others and ability to assert self, when necessary.
3: Mrs. Layne reviews her role and the services provided through the KTES School Counseling Program (classroom lessons, small group counseling, and individual counseling). She explains how to reach out to her if support is needed with big feelings or problems that are a distraction to learning (ask teacher or parent to email Mrs. Layne or students can put a note in her mailbox). Students answer True or False questions to explore the role of the school counselor. Students complete a Get to Know Me handout (copyrighted).
4: Mrs. Layne reviews her role and the services provided through the KTES School Counseling Program (classroom lessons, small group counseling, and individual counseling). She explains how to reach out to her if support is needed with big feelings or problems that are a distraction to learning (ask teacher or parent to email Mrs. Layne or students can put a note in her mailbox). Students complete a #IntroducingMe handout (copyrighted).
5: School Counselor Role Review: Mrs. Layne reviews her role and the services provided through the KTES School Counseling Program (classroom lessons, small group counseling, and individual counseling). She explains how to reach out to her if support is needed with big feelings or problems that are a distraction to learning (ask teacher or parent to email Mrs. Layne or students can put a note in her mailbox). Students complete a small group activity with laminated S'mores pieces (copyrighted) to indicate what a school counselor does and does not do as part of their job. Students complete a Get to Know Me handout (copyrighted).
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ASCA Behaviors:
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ASCA Mindset: M 1. Belief in development of whole self, including a healthy balance of mental, social/ emotional and physical well-being.
ASCA Behaviors: B-SMS 6. Ability to identify and overcome barriers; B-SMS 7. Effective coping skills.
3: Mrs. Layne teaches self care concepts including taking care of physical health, mental/emotional health, and social health. Coping tools to manage stress and other uncomfortable feelings are discussed including exercise/sports, talking with an adult that you trust, taking deep breaths, and doing an activity that you enjoy. Students view and discuss a read aloud of The Good Egg by Jory Jon. Students identify coping tools that the Good Egg uses in the story. Students complete a Coping Tool Box handout. Students receive a copy of a Coping Tools Poster (copyrighted) on the flipside of their Coping Tool Box handout.
4: Mrs. Layne reviews self care concepts including taking care of physical health, mental/emotional health, and social health. Coping skills to manage stress and other uncomfortable feelings are discussed including these four types: Relaxation, Problem Solving, Distraction, and Self Talk. Students play Ask, Ask, Switch with coping tool cards that share examples of times when students may need to use a coping skill and they identify which tool they would use. Students complete a Coping Skills Story Handout (copyrighted).
5: Mrs. Layne reviews self care concepts including taking care of physical health, mental/emotional health, and social health. Coping tools to manage stress and other uncomfortable feelings are discussed including exercise/sports, talking with an adult that you trust, taking deep breaths, and doing an activity that you enjoy. Students identify common stressors for 5th graders and discuss and practice nine strategies for coping with stress including organization, positive self talk, exercise, journal, connect with others, rest, listen to music, get artsy, and laugh. Students complete a Coping with Stress handout.
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