Classroom Guidance Curriculum

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 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