I visited each second grade classroom to introduce myself to students and review my role as a School Counselor. This lesson emphasizes that my job is about helping them; and I can help through classroom lessons, small groups, individual counseling, and consulting with parents and teachers. We read the book Kindness is my Superpower by Alicia Ortego and developed a classroom list of how we would cultivate a community of kindness here at Marvin. To end the lesson, students completed a get-to-know you activity where we discussed current feelings surrounding the upcoming school year. 

ASCA Behavior: B-SS 3- Positive relationships with adults to support success

This lesson teaches students the five strategies of how to best handle teasing. All students can identify a time someone teased them; whether that be a classmate or sibling. Rather than biting the hook, they learn to swim free. Students watched the videos from Grandma Rose's neighborhood educating them on the five strategies (ignore, agree, make a joke, distract or change the subject, or swim away).

In this lesson, students continued the discussion of the five best strategies to implement to handle teasing. Students participated in a role-play where they  chose how they would react in different social situations. They then decided which two strategies they would try next time someone said a tease to them.