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School Counseling Curriculum Plan
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Each class will receive 11 lessons total from the school counselor.
September
- Kindergarten
- Meet the Counselor/Safe vs. Unsafe Behaviors
- Learning to Listen
- 1st Grade
- Practicing My Self-Control
- 2nd Grade
- People I Can Talk To
- 3rd Grade
- Respect for My School/Safe vs. Unsafe Behaviors
- Making Rules for Myself
- 4th Grade
- Preventing the Problem
- 5th Grade
- Balancing Listening and Talking
October- Kindergarten
- Controlling Myself/I-Messages
- 1st Grade
- Standing Up for Me
- 2nd Grade
- Major and Minor Situations
- 3rd Grade
- Types of Conflict/Assertiveness and Bullying
- 4th Grade
- What is Bullying?
- 5th Grade
- Conflict vs. Bullying
November- Kindergarten
- Understanding Others' Feelings
- 1st Grade
- I Can Solve Problems
- 2nd Grade
- I-Messages
- Controlling My Emotions
- 3rd Grade
- Solving Conflict
- 4th Grade
- Standing Up for Others
- 5th Grade
- Your Brain 103/I-Messages
- Technology Safety
December- K-5
- Personal Safety (required by law)
January- Kindergarten
- Why We Go to School
- 1st Grade
- Setting Goals
- Identifying Our Own Feelings
- 2nd Grade
- Setting a Short-Term Goal
- 3rd Grade
- Organizing and Prioritizing My Work
- 4th Grade
- Setting Long-Term Goals
- Introducing Emotion Management
- 5th Grade
- Character Helps Me Succeed
- Empathy in Action
February- Kindergarten
- Using Kind Words and Manners/I-Messages
- We Feel Feelings In Our Bodies
- 1st Grade
- Showing My Feelings
- Calming Down Anger
- 2nd Grade
- What is Motivation?
- 3rd Grade
- Your Brain 101/I-Messages
- What I Can and Can't Control
- 4th Grade
- How to Express Empathy
- 5th Grade
- Resisting Revenge
March- Kindergarten
- Working Together
- 1st Grade
- Trying My Best
- 2nd Grade
- Including Others
- 3rd Grade
- Improving My School Work
- 4th Grade
- Improving Myself
- 5th Grade
- Results of Different Perspectives
April- Kindergarten
- When I Worry
- 1st Grade
- Positive Mindset
- 2nd Grade
- When I Don't Get My Way
- Handling Making Mistakes
- 3rd Grade
- Introducing Emotion Management
- 4th Grade
- Your Brain 102/I-Messages
- Controlling My Thoughts
- 5th Grade
- Being a Strong Team Leader
May- Kindergarten
- Small Problems vs. Big Problems
- 1st Grade
- Ignoring
- 2nd Grade
- Take Turns
- 3rd Grade
- The Gift of Gratitude
- 4th Grade
- Managing Strong Feelings
- 5th Grade
- Middle School Transition
- Kindergarten
School Counseling Standards
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TN School Counseling Standards
These are K-12 state-wide school counseling standards that every school counselor is expected to cover through a comprehensive school counseling program.
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ASCA Mindsets and Behaviors
The American School Counseling Association recommends that every comprehensive school counseling program be built around these standards. The TN state-wide standards are largely based off of these.
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CASEL Standards
CASEL is an evidence-based system of social-emotional learning standards that many SEL curriculums are aligned with.