Lesson Plan Template
School Counselor: Jennifer Frederick
Date: January, 2013
Activity: “Diversity Rocks”! (School Counseling Core Curriculum Lesson)
Grade(s): Second
ASCA Student Standards (Domain/Standard/Competencies):
ASCA Domain: Personal/Social Development
ASCA Standard: A Students will acquire the knowledge, attitudes, and interpersonal skills
to help them understand themselves and others; ASCA Standard: B Students will make
decisions, set goals, and take necessary action to reach goals.
ASCA Competencies: Acquire Self-Knowledge; Self-Knowledge Application
ASCA Indicators: PS:A1.1, PS:A1.10, PS:A2.3, PS:A2.4, PS:A2.5, PS:B1.7
Learning Objective(s):
1. Students will define diversity.
2. Students will understand that differences can bring people together and makes for an
interesting world.
3. Students will learn something new about a classmate.
Materials: Numbered Posters for Four Corners game; “Bein’ With You This Way” by W.
Nikola-Lisa, Harcourt Publishing, Hong Kong, 1999; Guess Who Fact Sheet (attached);
School Counseling Core Curriculum pretest (attached)
Procedures:
*Prior to lesson, administer Grade 2 School Counseling Core Curriculum pretest to second
grade classes
*Play Four Corner game asking diversity questions about hair color, hair shape, favorite
food, favorite ice cream, skin color, siblings, languages spoken, country of birth, eye color.
*Ask students “Which is better” as they travel to different corners. Should people be treated
differently because of the corner to which they travel?
*Ask for definitions of “diversity”. Remind students about the wonderful diversity that exists in
their world. Ask if anyone has experienced being treated differently? How did that feel?
*Read and process “Bein’ With You This Way”.
*Ask students how we might be able to learn new things about our friends. Distribute “Guess
Who” student activity page. Students should write down 2 little known facts about themselves
secretly. After collecting these pages, counselor will read the two facts and give the class 3
chances to guess who the person is. Do as many as time allows.
Plan for Evaluation: How will each of the following be collected?
Process Data: Collect the number of students attending this lesson
Perception Data: Prior to this lesson, administer School Counseling Core Curriculum pretest
to second grade students.
Outcome Data: Prior to this lesson, collect discipline data on the number of office referrals
for aggressive behaviors, and the number of teacher-mediated disputes in grade 2.
Follow Up: At the conclusion of the final lesson in the School Counseling Core Curriculum
Action Plan, collect posttest perception and discipline outcome data. Collaborate with other
counselors on the effectiveness of the action plan in achieving the counseling program goals.
Finally, prepare the results report for presentation to the Counselor Advisory Council.
Guess Who?
Directions: Write 2 facts that no one else knows about you. Maybe you like a certain food no
one else seems to eat? Maybe your parents are from another country? Maybe you have a
secret talent? Keep this a secret until we’re back together as a group!
1. I____________________________________________________.
2. I____________________________________________________.
School Counseling Guidance Curriculum Action Plan
Pre/Post Perception Data Grade 2
1. I can calm myself down in ok ways when I am angry.
a. Never
b. Sometimes
c. Most of the time
d. All the time
2. I believe it would be interesting to live in a different country.
a. Strongly Disagree
b. Disagree
c. Agree
d. Strongly Agree
3. Which of the following is an example of bullying behavior?
a. Hitting people
b. Pushing someone every day
c. Giving the same person “put downs” every day
d. Leaving someone out of a game
e. Answers B and C
4. I believe the children at Sope Creek are nice to everyone, even people who don’t
look or sound like them.
a. Agree
b. Strongly Agree
c. Disagree
d. Strongly Disagree
5. What would you do if someone called you a name?
a. Yell back at them
b. Cry
c. Give them an I Care message
d. Tell the teacher
6. If someone is mean to you every day and you have given them an I Care message,
you should:
a. Give them another I Care message
b. Ignore them
c. Tell a teacher or other adult
d. Be mean back
7. When you say an I Care message to someone, you are trying to make to:
a. Make them sad
b. Make them mad
c. Solve a problem with them
d. Make them scared
8. If you see “Bob” being mean to “Fred”, you could
a. Ask Fred if he wants to play with you
b. Make a joke to get everyone laughing
c. Distract everyone with a different topic
d. All of the above
9. Which of the following helps form your point of view:
a. Your feelings
b. Your interests
c. Your experiences
d. All of the above