Elementary Guidance Lessons/Topics
Each week all elementary students participate in a 30 minutes guidance lessons. Some of the weekly lessons are listed below, dates vary from year to year. Depends on what is going on within each classroom or school environment, this directly impacts when each presentation is or if needs to be repeated or reiterated. Topics are related to everyday life of students and the challenges they may face day in and day out.
Guidance Topics Covered: (depending on classroom/school environment)
Abuse
Asking for help
Being Positive
Bullying
Career/Career Exploration
Caring
Character
Citizenship
Classroom environment
Communication
Compromise
Contributing to your community
Cooperation
Dealing with adults
Dealing with emotions (anger, frustration, death, etc.)
Digital Citizenship
Drug awareness/abuse
Empathy v. Sympathy
Expectations
Feelings/Emotions
Following directions
Goal Setting
Good relationships
Kindness
Leadership
Listening
Making others feel good/High Five
Peer influence
Perception
Personal Development
Personal Strengths
Power of One
Random Acts of Kindness
Reporting/Tattling
Respect
Responsibility
Safety – School, Road, Bicycle, Personal
Sharing
Social Skills
Teamwork
Teasing
Transitioning
Trust/trustworthy
Using a filter – communication