Course: First Grade Teacher: Mrs. Julie Heckman, MSW, LCSW
PERIODS
1
2
CONTENT
To understand the responsibility of the counselor and students in
Guidance classes.
For students to understand the role of the counselor/social worker
Instructional
Strategies
Coloring and writing, discussion, Piggy
Monday, worksheets,
Game.
To understand the responsibility they have in improving work habits and attention
Worksheets,
Group interaction and game, coloring
MATERIALS/RESOURCES
“Piggy Monday” book
Manners worksheet
Index cards with “Noah’s Ark” game out of 101 Games for groups pg. 18
“Mrs. H is our Counselor” packet
MARCO study skills
Work Hard and PAL AWARD
Copies
Drawing paper
TIME
40 minutes
40 minutes
PA STANDARDS
ADDRESSED
PS 3: Develop Social
Interactions
-C: Trust familiar adults and close peers
-H: Cooperate in small and large group activities
PS 4: Develop Care and
Self-Reliance
-A: Demonstrate responsible behaviors in personal, school, and community context
-B: Contribute to the well being of one’s school and community
PS 1: Develop Self-Concept
-D: Attempt new experiences with confidence and independence
-F: Demonstrate skills related to achieving

3
4
5
To understand and develop self-control.
To indentify the major feelings and how to stay in control of their feelings.
To introduce cooperation
Learning through props, question and answer, interactive, coloring, game and role playing, writing.
Role playing,
Group discussion,
Volunteering and acting, Drawing, and storybook
Group work,
Listening, Group discussion and processing, and game.
Magic buttons
Rhyme Time Worksheets,
Drawing paper, remote control
DUSO Story II-C, “Peeper”
A time when I felt copies
Feelings book: In the library
DUSO Storybook
The Rooster Who Refused to
Crow
Game Spot and Touch
40 minutes
40 minutes
40 minutes personal and academic goals
PS 2: Develop Self
Regulation
-H: Follow adult directives
PS 2: Develop Self
Regulation
-A: Identify, express, and manage feelings
PS 3: Develop Social
Interactions
-I: Identify problems and conflicts commonly experienced by peers
-J: Show increasing abilities to constructively resolve conflicts with peers
PS 2: Develop Self
Regulation
-A: Identify, express, and manage feelings
-C: Understand consequences of own behavior
PS 3: Develop Social
Interactions
-H:Cooperate in small and large group activities
-L: Use listening skills to identify the feelings and perspectives of others

6
7
8
To Help Students indentify and express feelings.
How to cooperate with one another when expressing feelings.
To introduce the concept of friendship and how kindness ties into friendship.
To continue understanding friendships and how it ties into kindness.
Role playing, discussion, interactive activities, critical thinking, coloring, writing, and drawing
Discussion, Story,
Drawing and coloring,
Puppetry,
Volunteering
Classroom discussion, coloring, drawing, sharing, story and critical discussion,
Ballon
Story (attached to lesson plan)
TAD Illustrains (1,3,6,8,11-16,
27)
TAD Discuss, pict.
(1,29,30,31,34,36,37)
Comic Strips
Sometimes I Feel Like I do not have any Friends book
Eagle and Turtle copies
Feelings Like Yours pp. 32 and
119 (attached)
Paper
Turtle Puppet
40 minutes
“A gift of Feeling” story
(attached)
“Liar, Liar pants on fire” book
My Gift to You copies
Paper
-G: Respect the feelings, rights and belongings of others
PS 2: Develop Self
Regulation
-A: Identify, express, and manage feelings
40 minutes
40 minutes
PS 3: Develop Social
Interactions
-C: Trust familiar adults and close peers
-E: Respond with empathy be recognizing the feelings and perspectives of others
-G: Respect the feelings, rights, and belongings of others
H: Cooperate in small and large group activities
L: Use listening skills to identify the feelings and perspectives of others
PS 3: Develop Social
Interactions
-C: Trust familiar adults and close peers
-E: Respond with empathy

9
10
Teasing and how being honest about this helps either when they are getting teased or others are being teased.
Letting go of “Hurts”.
Learn how to be honest about our feelings when being hurt.
Storybook
Group Discussion,
Worksheet, critical thinking, writing,
Coloring, Reading a story, drawing
“Where would it hurt” worksheet
“When someone teases me” worksheet
Turtles have feelings too, book
Reading, critical thinking,
Worksheets and discussion
The Hurt, by Teddi Doleski
“My Hurt” Worksheet
“Letting Go of my Hurt” worksheet
“A Time When I Felt” worksheet
40 minutes
40 minutes be recognizing the feelings and perspectives of others
-G: Respect the feelings, rights, and belongings of others
H: Cooperate in small and large group activities
L: Use listening skills to identify the feelings and perspectives of others
PS 3: Develop Social
Interactions
-A: Is aware of self and one’s own preferences
-B: Know and state independent thoughts and feelings
-F: Seek help from peers and adults when needed.
PS 4: Develop Care and
Self-Reliance
-E: Recognize situations that are unsafe and behave accordingly
PS 2: Develop Self
Regulation
-A: Identify, express and manage feelings
-B: Tolerate adversity and disappointment
-C: Understand

11
12
13
To learn about how helpfulness is important in jobs and the workplace.
Learn how important work is in life.
Role playing, games, discussion, storybook, drawing, and writing.
To understand how knowing personal space and safety is helpful in life.
To learn anger management and how handling our anger makes
Interaction through role play, group discussion, drawing and creating
Discussion, question and answer, writing
“Job Jungle”book
Index cards with chores
Drawing paper
“My Job” worksheets
How Big is Your Bubble copies
Blank Badges copies
A fun tie for Mrs. H copies
Pillow
Clay
Paper
40 minutes
40 minutes
40 minutes consequences of own behavior
PS 3: Develop Social
Interactions
-B: Know and state independent thoughts and feelings
-J: Show increasing abilities to constructively resolve conflicts with peers
PS 4: Develop Care and Self
Reliance
-A: Demonstrate responsible behaviors in personal, social, and community context
-B: Contribute to the well being of one’s school and community
PS 4: Develop Care and Self
Reliance
-E: Recognize situations that are unsafe and behave accordingly
PS 3: Develop Social
Interactions
-A: Is aware of self and one’s own preferences
PS 3: Develop Social
Interactions
-I: Identify problems and

14
15 us more trustworthy (or dependable).
To learn how using respect and manners makes us more trustworthy.
Values and how they need to be tolerant to different values and drawing, role playing and modeling.
Group discussion, reading a book and discussion, worksheet and sharing responses
Group discussion, worksheets and sharing time, interactive game
“When I am mad, I can” copies
Book, “I miss Franklin P.
Shuckles
“How I show respect” worksheet
Three wishes copies
Magic wand copies
40 minutes
40 minutes conflicts commonly experienced by peers
-J: Show increasing abilities to constructively resolve conflicts with peers
PS 3: Develop Social
Interactions
-G: Respect the feelings, rights, and belongings of others
-K: Show nurturing behaviors through helpfulness to others
-L: Use listening skills to identify the feelings and perspectives of others
PS 4: Develop Care and Self
Reliance
-A: Demonstrate responsible behaviors in personal, school, and community context
PS 3: Develop Social
Interactions
-E: Respond with empathy by recognizing the feelings and perspectives of others
-G: Respect the feelings, rights and belongings of others

16
17
18
Learn how each person’s
Self Concept is different and how we need to respect and look at others as special in their own way.
Review Year and understand how perseverance was shown throughout the year.
To learn about perseverance
Volunteering,
Book, Group discussion, drawing, pictures
Group discussion, drawing
Group discussion, brainstorming, art activity, reading a book, game
Arthur story about his nose(In library)
“It is ok To be Me” book: (It is the big flat book in the bottom shelves)
Magic Button
Balloon
A time when I felt copies
Value Buck
Strips of paper
Stapler
Markers
40 minutes
40 minutes
40 minutes
PS 3: Develop Social
Interactions
-E: Respond with empathy by recognizing the feelings and perspectives of others
-G: Respect the feelings, rights and belongings of others
PS 1: Develop Self Concept
-B: Show independence in a wide range of activities
-C: Know and state independent thoughts and feelings
-E: Show pride in accomplishments
-F: Demonstrate skills related to achieving personal and academic goals
PS 1: Develop Self Concept
-C: Know and state independent thoughts and feelings
-G: Describe why school is important in achieving academic goals
PS 2: Develop Self
Regulation
-B: Tolerate adversity and

disappointment
-I: Delay personal gratification until an appropriate time