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

2nd Grade Guidance

Do you let your anger out fast or slow? Second graders learned about ways to let their anger out slowly. We read Angry Dragon, by Thierry Robberecht and used an angry face balloon to demonstrate letting our anger out fast and slow. The students named him "Mr. Red Face"! We brainstormed ways to let our anger out slowly and wrote them on our dry erase boards.
(reading a book, being alone, breathing, talking to a friend, ignoring, etc.)

Amy Barker
School Counselor

SK Guidance

SK learned how their behavior affects others around them. I introduced a very special book, How Full Is Your Bucket?, by Tom Rath and Mary Reckmeyer. Each of us has an invisible bucket. When our bucket is full we feel great. When it's empty we feel awful. SK brainstormed bucket fillers and filled a bucket!

Amy Barker
School Counselor