Classroom Lessons
I visit classes to share stories and teach age-appropriate lessons from our District Counseling Curriculum. Lessons include topics such as listening, social skills, friendship, and conflict resolution. Lessons and books may vary slightly from year to year.
Kindergarten
- Listening - Listen, Buddy
- Respect
- Manners - Do Unto Otters
- Tattling - A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue
- Feelings and Anger
- Conflict and Bullying
- Big Deals and Little Deals
First Grade
- Compact (for behavior outside classroom)
- Feelings - Today I Feel Silly and Other Moods that Make My Day
- Model Friend
- Friendship Garden
- Hurt Feelings - The Hurt
- Compliments
- M&M Theory
- Bullying - The Recess Queen
- Conflicts and Talk It Out Table - Enemy Pie
- What is Conflict
- The Conflict Escalator
- Solving Conflicts
- Solving Problems
- Perspective
- Conflict and Feelings
- Diversity
- Community
Second Grade
- Mindset
Third Grade
- Peacemakers and Peacebreakers
- Big Problems vs. Little Problems
- The Peace Rose
- Using the Peace Table
Fourth Grade
- The Importance of Kindness - Greenie
- One – Recognizing Bullying
- My Secret Bully – different types of bullying
- Say Something – What to do
- Self Esteem - Zero
- Making Mistakes and Accepting Feedback
Fifth Grade
- Bulling / Be an Ally
- Conflict and Conflict Styles
- Results of Conflict Styles / Perspective
- Intro Peace Table - Reflective Listening
- Respectful Communication – I-Messages and Apologies
- Problem Solving through Mediation – The Butter Battle Book
- Role Playing
- Building Community