Format for 2nd 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 2nd grade lesson:

1. What is your job at school? Answer- Learn. How do you learn? What do you need to do?
   What is our job at school (teachers & staff)? Answer- To help you learn. How do we help you to learn? How do we know what to do? Small group conversations. Create list as a class.
2. Might there be times when a student needs academic, social, or emotional help or support and a teacher is not aware? Think of situations. What might happen if that student doesn't speak up or ask for help.
3. Use the scenarios created above to role-play how to ask for help at school and who to seek out for support.
   
   Skills addressed from the Guidance Roadmap:
   
   Hardworking Student Skill #2.  I know when I need to go to an adult for help or support.  I am able to verbalize what is going on and what I need.   I understand that sometimes it is best for my learning to try things on my own.  I can politely decline and accept help when offered.