5th Grade Guidance

I was recently introduce to the book One, by Kathryn Otoshi. This is the cutest and simplest illustration of standing up for yourself and others that I have seen. I knew I needed to share it with my older grades too! Blue is a quiet color, and Red is a hot head. No one stands up to Red until One comes along and shows the colors how to "stand up and count". I shared it with 5th grade and then we watched a video clip of students performing the story. The students then worked in small groups for a fun discussion. How can you become a ONE?

Amy Barker
School Counselor

6th Grade Guidance

I was recently introduce to the book One, by Kathryn Otoshi. This is the cutest and simplest illustration of standing up for yourself and others that I have seen. I knew I needed to share it with my older grades too! Blue is a quiet color, and Red is a hot head. No one stands up to Red until One comes along and shows the colors how to "stand up and count". I shared it with 6th grade and then we watched a video clip of students performing the story. The students then worked in small groups for a fun discussion. How can you become a ONE?

Amy Barker
School Counselor

3rd Grade Guidance

3rd Grade spent several lessons learning about Bullying and how to be a defender of their classmates. I was recently introduce to the book One, by Kathryn Otoshi. This is the cutest and simplest illustration of standing up for yourself and others that I have seen. Blue is a quiet color, and Red is a hot head. No one stands up to Red until One comes along and shows the colors how to "stand up and count". I shared it with 3rd grade and then we watched a video clip of students performing the story. The students then worked in pairs for a fun discussion using dice. How can you become a ONE?

Amy Barker
School Counselor

1st Grade Guidance

1st Graders learned about the importance of being honest. We watched the video story, Howard B. Wigglebottom and the Monkey on His Back: A Tale About Telling the Truth, by Howard Binkow and Susan Cornelison. 1st Graders worked in small groups to identify honest/dishonest scenarios. We finished our lesson by dancing to a fun Howard B. Wigglebottom song!

Amy Barker
School Counselor

4th Grade Guidance

How can you become a ONE? 4th graders have worked on learning what it means to be a bystander and how to be a defender for your classmates.  I was recently introduced to the book, One, by Kathryn Otoshi. Blue is a quiet color, and Red is a hot head. No one stands up to Red until One comes along and shows all the colors how to "stand up and count". After we read the book, 4th graders watched a video clip of students performing the story. The students then worked in small groups discussing the characters.

Amy Barker
School Counselor

2nd Grade Guidance

How can you become a ONE? 2nd grade learned about standing up for themselves and others. We read One, by Kathryn Otoshi and watched a video clip of students performing the story. Blue is a quiet color, and Red is a hot head. No one stands up to Red until One comes along and shows all the colors how to "stand up and count". The students then worked in pairs for a fun discussion using dice.

Amy Barker
School Counselor

SK Guidance

SK learned about tattling! They learned the difference between tattle and warning. We read A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue, by Julia Cook and learned the 4 Tattle Rules. SK had fun making their own Tattle Tongues using tongue depressors!

Amy Barker
School Counselor