2018-2019 1st Grade Counseling Lessons
Lesson #1: Meet Your SUPER School Counselor!
August 7-9
Essential Questions:
* How is your School Counselor like a Superhero?
* What makes YOU a super student?
August 7-9
Essential Questions:
* How is your School Counselor like a Superhero?
* What makes YOU a super student?
Lesson #2: Be Kind
August 21-23
Essential Question:
* What does it mean to be kind?
August 21-23
Essential Question:
* What does it mean to be kind?
Lesson #3: Making Good Choices for ME
September 11-14
Essential Questions:
* Why is it important for me to make my own choices?
* What should I do when my friends are not making good choices?
* What does it mean to be a role model?
September 11-14
Essential Questions:
* Why is it important for me to make my own choices?
* What should I do when my friends are not making good choices?
* What does it mean to be a role model?
Lesson #4: Listening Power
October 9-12
Essential Questions:
* Why is it important to be a good listener?
* What are things I can do to be a good listener?
October 9-12
Essential Questions:
* Why is it important to be a good listener?
* What are things I can do to be a good listener?
Lesson #5: Gratitude
November 7-13
Essential Questions:
* What is gratitude?
* How can we recognize more things we are thankful for?
* Why is it important to show appreciation for the things we are thankful for?
November 7-13
Essential Questions:
* What is gratitude?
* How can we recognize more things we are thankful for?
* Why is it important to show appreciation for the things we are thankful for?
Lesson #6: We're All Wonders
November 27-30
Essential Question:
* What does it mean to be unique?
November 27-30
Essential Question:
* What does it mean to be unique?
Lesson #7: Ladybug Girl and Bumblebee Boy:
Connecting Despite Differences
January 8-11
Essential Question:
* What things can I do to get along with people who are different from me?
Connecting Despite Differences
January 8-11
Essential Question:
* What things can I do to get along with people who are different from me?
Lesson #8: Feelings and Coping Skills
January 29-February 15
Essential Questions:
* What are the feelings I have inside of me?
* What coping skills can I use when I need to calm down or want to make my heart feel
better?
January 29-February 15
Essential Questions:
* What are the feelings I have inside of me?
* What coping skills can I use when I need to calm down or want to make my heart feel
better?
Lesson #9: Hung Up On Careers
February 26-March 1
Essential Questions:
* Why do people work?
* How are tools important to a job?
* How do I choose the career for me?
February 26-March 1
Essential Questions:
* Why do people work?
* How are tools important to a job?
* How do I choose the career for me?
Lesson #10: Tattling vs. Reporting
March 20-22
Essential Questions:
* What is the difference between tattling and reporting?
* What are the consequences of tattling?
* How do I know when I need to report?
March 20-22
Essential Questions:
* What is the difference between tattling and reporting?
* What are the consequences of tattling?
* How do I know when I need to report?
Lesson #11: The De-Bug System: Steps to Problem Solving
April 9-12
Essential Question:
* What strategies can I use to be a problem solver?
April 9-12
Essential Question:
* What strategies can I use to be a problem solver?