Bobbi Carroll
Future School Counselor
Lesson Plans
Friendship Soup Lesson Plan
Friendship is a fun elementary-aged lesson plan meant to teach students characteristics that should be in any healthy relationship. As a class, students discuss the proper "recipe" for a good friendship. Later, students use the Friendship Survey Worksheet to tell their classmates more about what they are looking for in a friendship.
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To follow up, counselor should compile the class recipe for friendship soup, and Inventory Sheets together in a folder for the class to keep in their classroom library. Students loved the activity and they stayed engaged the entire time!
Emily Breaks Free Lesson Plan
Emily Breaks Free is a fun lesson plan for second grade elementary students. This lesson uses bibliotherapy to help students understand bullying and how they can effectively stand up to bullies.
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Counselor begins by reading the book, and gauging student involvement by asking students to hug themselves when someone is being nice, and raise their hand when someone is being a bully. After, the counselor allows students to decorate a bully shield in any way they choose.
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This lesson is meant for second grade and younger, it is a bit too immature for third grade and higher students.
Have You Filled a Bucket Today? Lesson Plan
The Have You Filled a Bucket Today Lesson plan can be tweaked for grades 2-5th in the elementary school environment. This lesson is really helpful in helping students understand the consequences of their words, while also learning how to fill other's buckets.
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In the past, I have required all students to write one bucket filling statement about a student of my choosing. However, it is always helpful to find out which pairings are toxic from their core teacher. I have also used this as an opportunity for students to fill the buckets of their teachers as well. It's important for them to remember that teachers have feelings too!
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Students love the lesson, and many teachers tend to adopt the bucket filling classroom ideology!
Sneetches Lesson Plan
The Sneetches Lesson plan is used to teach students grade 3-5 about empathy. It is imperative to note that it requires actually watching the VIDEO of the Sneetches, as the book doesn't have the same absolution at the end.
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When doing this lesson, I usually pass out stars with one student's name on the back, and then I pass them out to the other students. At that point, students are asked to write one thing about that student that makes them a star belly!
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One of the best things about this lesson is watching the kids' faces as they read the positive words of their classmates.