​Ask your student:

-What does a School Counselor do?

Ask your student:

- What is the difference between a small problem and a big problem?

- What do you do if you have a big problem?

Ask your student:

- Can you give me an example of a small problem? What about a big problem?

We read the book Talk and Work It Out by Cheri J. Meiners.

Ask your student:

- What does it mean to "talk and work out" a small problem?

​- What is one way that you can do this if you have a small problem?

We read the book Elmer by David McKee.

Ask your student:

- What makes you feel special and unique?

We read the book The Jelly Donut Difference by Maria Desmondy.

Ask your student:

- Can you name one way we can share kindness with others?

We read the book Chocolate Milk, Por Favor by Maria Desmondy.

Ask your student:

-What are some ways we can celebrate diversity in our school? Home? Neighborhood?

We listened to the story The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister. After we did an activity where we practiced sharing without friends and classmates.

Ask your student:

- Tell me about the activity with the erasers? Did you get one? Did you share with someone else?

We read the story Ruthie and the (Not So) Teeny Tiny Lie by Laura Rankin

Ask your student:

-What does it mean to be honest?

-Why is it important to always tell the truth?

-What type of feeling do we get when we know that we were not honest?

We read a story about Perseverance called Jabari Jumps by Gala Cornwall.

Ask your student:

-What does the word perseverance mean?

​- Can you name one time you showed perseverance?

​Funny Tummy Feelings is a WCPSS required program that teaches first graders about appropriate and inappropriate touch. Prior to the lesson in your students class, a flyer will go home to families.