This year we are working with all of the classes during the week they have Media as their resource. Mrs. Bishop teaches KG, 2nd and 4th grade classes and Ms. Wicksell teaches 1st, 3rd and 5th grade classes. We will work with students on various topics such as character education, friendship skills, feelings, etc. Check back each month to see what we focus on and how you can help reinforce these things at home.
August-September-Lesson 1
Kindergarten:
- Meet Your School Counselor-The Responsive Counselor
- Our first lesson with all of the kindergarten class will be an Introduction to the School Counselor. Students will not only get to know their own school counselor, Mrs. Bishop, but will also learn what school counselors do. We will talk about what school counselors can help them with, such as problems they have at school or home, helping with feelings or friendships, etc. We discussed how school counselors can work with them one-on-one with issues they may be having. Students learned about other things school counselors do such as working with students in a small group and coming into the classroom for a guidance lesson. We even got to take a field trip to see Mrs. Bishop’s office!
First Grade:
- Book-The Color Monster by Anna Llenas
- The first guidance lesson is all about understanding our feelings! We will be reading The Color Monster and talking about how the monster is feeling throughout the story. Students will learn that all feelings are okay and that it is important to recognize and express how we feel. To make it extra fun, students will color their very own Color Monster to represent their feelings!
Second Grade:
- Meet Your School Counselor-The Responsive Counselor and Game
- Our first lesson with all of the second grade classes at Picolata will be an Introduction to the School Counselor. Students will learn/review what school counselors do. We will talk about what school counselors can help them with, such as problems they have at school or home, helping with feelings or friendships, etc. We discussed how school counselors can work with them one-on-one with issues they may be having. Students learned about other things school counselors do such as working with students in a small group and coming into the classroom for a guidance lesson. We even got to take a field trip to see Mrs. Bishop’s office! We ended by playing a fun game to see how much students knew about school counselors.
Third Grade:
- For the first lesson, we are getting to know our new school counselor. Students will participate in a fun, interactive “Get to Know Your Counselor” activity while learning what a school counselor does and how I can support them throughout the school year. We’ll talk about ways counselors can help with feelings, friendships, problem-solving, school success and more. Most importantly, students will learn that my office is a safe place where they can come when they need someone to talk to, support them, or help them work through a problem.
Fourth Grade:
- Learn S’More about the School Counselor Lesson by Counselor Keri
- Students learned more about Mrs. Bishop and her job here at Picolata. We used a s’more to represent the many different things school counselors do and talked about the role of a school counselor and examples of things Mrs. Bishop can help them with and how to request to see her.
Fifth Grade:
- For the first lesson, we are getting to know our new school counselor. Students will participate in a fun, interactive “Get to Know Your Counselor” activity while learning what a school counselor does and how I can support them throughout the school year. We’ll talk about ways counselors can help with feelings, friendships, problem-solving, school success and more. Most importantly, students will learn that my office is a safe place where they can come when they need someone to talk to, support them, or help them work through a problem.
October-November-Lesson 2
Kindergarten:
First Grade:
Second Grade:
Third Grade:
Fourth Grade:
Fifth Grade: