Format of 4th Grade Guidance & Plans for the 1st Lesson

The goal of classroom guidance is to teach and build skills that will help students to have a positive school experience.  In order to ensure that the skills that are taught are utilized beyond the lesson, I plan to be more consistent with my format this year.   Classes will begin with a hook used to engage students and get them thinking about the topic.  The hook may be in the form of a question posed on the Smartboard, a video, or a skit.  Students will then dig deeper into the topic or skill by working in small groups or doing some individual processing.  The last part of the lesson will allow students to use and practice the skill using role plays or group games/challenges.   At times lessons will take more than one session to complete.  

Here is the plan for my first lesson 4th grade lesson:

1. Hook- Question on the board- Asking for help is a sign of weakness. Do you think this statement is true or false and why? Second question: It is important to have a support system.
2. Stand in the room based on your answer. Students discuss their responses.
3. The class is given a series of problems that a fourth grader may encounter. In pairs of two, students will role-play how they would go about seeking help and support and who they would seek it from.
   
   Skills addressed on the Guidance Roadmap:
   
   Hardworking Student Skill #2- I know what it means to have a support system.  I am connected to adults and peers in school and outside of school that support me. If not, I know the adults whom I can go to for help to make supportive connections.