Each classroom receives approximately 4 classroom guidance lessons each year.   The lessons focus on learning basic life skills including, but not limited to, topics related to bullying/harassment/respect, basic social skills, recognition of and appropriate expression of feelings, friendship skills, communication skills, problem solving skills, conflict resolution skills, positive thinking/persevering/self-esteem, stress management skills, personal safety, appreciating differences and diversity, career development, and decision making.

Please contact the guidance office, kuhrich@gvsd.org, if you would like additional information on any of the topics covered.

Kindergarten:

Intro to Role of Counselor  

Identification and Appropriate Expression of Feelings

Self Esteem – Finding Interests  

Personal Safety   

First Grade:

Feelings – Managing and Appropriate Expression    

Friendship – Compromise (include discussion of I messages)   

Diversity – Understanding and Appreciating Differences (review I messages)   

Personal Safety 

Second Grade:

Conflict Resolution   

Bullying/Teasing 

Diversity – Respecting and Appreciating Differences 

Stress Management 

Third Grade:

Respect/Bullying 

Stress Management  

Decision Making 

Career Development (include 339 goal/ Responsibility)  

Fourth Grade:

Respect/Bullying (include339 goal/6 pillar of character demonstration)  

Diversity – Understanding how people learn and think differently  

Stress Management – Mindfulness and Positive Thinking (Growth Mindset) Practices  

Conflict Resolution – including communication styles (passive, aggressive, assertive communicators) 

Fifth Grade:

Respect/Bullying  

Decision Making/Peer Pressure

Careers (include 339 goal/identification of “spark”) 

Communication