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Classroom Guidance Lessons

2nd Grade  
  • Mrs. Joyce Gives The Best High Fives - This is a book that introduces the job of the school counselor.
  • Kelso (Re)Introduction 
  • Kelso Lily Pad Activity- Students created a "lily pad" to keep in their desks. This tool alows students to look at all of Kelso's choices and determine which will help them to best solve their problem.
  • Soda Pop Head - This book helps to teach students about anger management.
  • Following Directions - Students are broken into groups and given a set of directions to follow. These directions will lead students on a fun journey and will require them to obtain more directions from me. First team to successfully complete all directions are the winners. Really though, everyone is a winner because following directions is the right thing to do!
  • Bullying / Kindness - We will listen to the song Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and students will determine times when the Rudolph was treated unkindly vs when he was treated kindly. We will also talk about different types of bullying.
  • Oh The Places You'll Go - We will read this book and students will split into groups and discuss what the book means to them. We will briefly discuss as a class then students will decorate a hot air balloon and write what they'd like to be when they grow up.

3rd Grade  
  • School Counselor Jeopardy - A fun way to see how much students remember about the job of a school cousnelor. 
  • Kelso (Re) Introduction
  • Growth Mindset 
  • Mindfulness
  • Emotions - we played a fun game where you had to pic up a face card and match it with the right emotion.
  • Self Acceptance

4th Grade  
  • School Counselor Bingo - A fun way to see how much students remember about the job of a school counselor. 
  • Kelso Circle - As a class we sat in a circle and went over Kelso's choices. Students could only speak if they had the ball in their hands. It was a review but also required a lot of physical thinking!
  • Appropriate vs Inappropriate Behavioir
  • Following Directions - Students will follow a set of directions similar to an escape room. The directions will lead students on an adventure and the first team that completes the mission will earn 10 extra minutes of recess. Following directions always pays off!
  • Mindfulness

The next seven lessons are career focused.

  • Elf Resume - students will need to apply for a job in the North Pole! This activity starts with students naming any and every job they can think of in the North Pole and then filling in the resume sheet that they are provided with.
  • Career Snowperson - We read the book, Snowmen at Work, and students will follow guidelines to create their own, unique snowpeople. These guidelines will have students pick out their snow person's hat, nose, mouth, and buttons based on their likes and interests.
  • Work Ethic
  • Self Control and Responsibility
  • Team Work
  • Punctuality
  • Goal Setting

5th Grade  
  • School Counselor Jeopardy - A fun way to see how much students remember about the job of a school counselor.
  • Kelso (Re) Introduction
  • Kelso Conflict Resolution - students worked in pairs to solve "what would you do" situations.
  • Tattling vs Reporting. We discuss the important differences between the two.
  • Empathy and Perspective - Students will realize that everyone has a different persepctive of a certain situation and that it is important to show empathy towards all.
  • Self Esteem
  • Growth Mindset

6th Grade  
  • School Counselor Jeopardy - A fun way to see how much students remember about the job of a school counselor.
  • PreTest and Smart Goals - This is the first lesson in our career series. Students are given a PreTest to see how much they remember about careers then we will discuss the importance of SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time bound) Goals.
  • Learning Styles - students will take a test to find out what their learning style is and why it is important to know and understand this. This is the 2nd lesson in our career series.
  • Learning Styles Part 2 - In our third lesson in the career series, students will team up with classmates that have the same learning style. Together, students will create a brief lesson for their classmates using only their learning style. 
  • Career Clusters - Students will complete a career cluster quiz in the DE Career Compass book and research their top two. This is the forth lesson in the career series.
  • Career Clusters Part 2 - For the fifth lesson in the career series, students will have to come up with a unique job for each career cluster; no repeats!
  • Skills Employers Look For - The top 5 employability skills are: Responsibility, Dependability, Punctuality, Integrity, and Effort. These are very important to know and students will work in groups to teach their classmates why they are important.
  • Career Test. Students will take an online test that combines their likes and interests to tell them which careers they may fit best in. The 6th grade test is linked here.

7th Grade  
  • School Counselor Jeopardy - A fun way to see how much students remember about the job of a school counselor.
  • PreTest and Smart Goals - This is the first lesson in our career series. Students are given a PreTest to see how much they remember about careers then we will discuss the importance of SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time bound) Goals.
  • Learning Styles - students will take a test to find out what their learning style is and why it is important to know and understand this. This is the 2nd lesson in our career series.
  • Learning Styles Part 2 - In our third lesson in the career series, students will team up with classmates that have the same learning style. Together, students will create a brief lesson about how to tie a shoe for their classmates using only their learning style. 
  • Career Clusters - Students will complete a career cluster quiz in the DE Career Compass book and research their top two. This is the forth lesson in the career series.
  • Career Clusters Part 2 - For the fifth lesson in the career series, students will have to list all 16 career clusters and research their favorite job in each.
  • Skills Employers Look For - The top 5 employability skills are: Responsibility, Dependability, Punctuality, Integrity, and Effort. These are very important to know 
  • Career Test - Students will take an online test to determine careers that fit their likes and interests. The test that 7th grade takes can be found here.

8th Grade  
  • School Counselor Jeopardy - A fun way to see how much students remember about the job of a school counselor.
  • PreTest and "Who Am I?" - This is the first lesson in our career series. Students are given a PreTest to see how much they remember about careers. Students will then fill out the "Who Am I?" page in their career compass to get themselves thinking about their futures. 
  • Learning Styles - students will take a test to find out what their learning style is and why it is important to know and understand this. This is the 2nd lesson in our career series.
  • Learning Styles Part 2 - In our third lesson in the career series, students will team up with classmates that have the same learning style. Together, students will create a brief lesson about how to complete a basic task for their classmates using only their learning style. 
  • Learning Styles Part 3 - Students will present their lessons to the class as the forth lesson in our career series.
  • Career Clusters - Students will complete a career cluster quiz in the DE Career Compass book and research their top two. This is the fifth lesson in the career series.
  • Skills Employers Look For - The top 5 employability skills are: Responsibility, Dependability, Punctuality, Integrity, and Effort. These are very important to know and students will be places in 5 groups. Each group will have a different employability task that they will need to research, create a poster for, and teach their classmates about.
  • Career Test - Students will take a career test to determine which careers fit best with their likes and interests. After the test, students will select and research a career. The 8th grade test can be found here.

Kelso's Choices  

I use Kelso with grades Pre K 4 - 5th grade to help students understand the differences between a little problem and a big problem and how to solve both types. Kelso's Choices are specifically used to solve little problems. Kelso's Choices can be used not only in school but in every aspect of our student's lives!

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Kindergarten  
  • Mrs. Joyce Gives The Best High Fives - This is a book that introuduces the job of the school counselor. Students decorated hands with picutres of what makes them happy then I will make them into a wreath for my office door.
  • Kelso Introduction
  • Spookley The Square Pumpkin  - This is a book that teaches us to never judge.

The following lessons are Kelso based lessons that teach very important character traits. Each lesson we do an actibity and create a page for our Kelso Character Trait Book.

  • Kelso - Fair
  • Kelso - Respect
  • Kelso - Caring
  • Kelso - Honest 
  • Kelso - Responsible

Pre K 4  

Each month, I teach the students about a differen't Kelso's Choice. 

October - Apologize

November - Share and Take Turns 

December - Talk It Out

January - Wait and Cool Off / Respect

February - Ignore and Walk Away

March - Make a Deal

April - Tell Them to Stop

May - Go to Another Game


1st Grade  
  • Mrs. Joyce Gives The Best High Fives - This is a book that introuduces the job of the school counselor. Students decorated hands that I made into a wreath for my office door. Each finger has something that the students belive I am able to help them with.
  • Kelso Introduction
  • Crankenstein  - This is a book that teaches students that all feelings are okay to have, the important thing is how you handle them.
  • Kelso - Fair
  • Kelso - Respect
  • Kelso - Caring
  • Kelso - Honest 
  • Kelso - Responsible