• 2nd Grade Instructional Counseling Lessons by Mrs.Taggart in the classroom
     
    MONTHLY CORE VIRTUES:
     
    RESPONSIBILITY (September)-
     
     
     
    This book helps kids understand that they are responsible for their words and what the world would be like if we didn't take responsibility for the things we say.
     
     
    RESPECT (October)-
     
    Video and discussion on what respect is AND why it's important.  Worksheet on how they will show respect at school, home and in their community.
     
     
    CITIZENSHIP (November)-
    Video and discussion on what citizenship is and how they can be a good citizen.
     
     
    KINDESS (December)-
     
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    We all carry invisible buckets, being kind to others will help fill their bucket, while being mean dips into the other person's bucket.
    You can't fill your own bucket by dipping into someone else's!
     
    COURAGE (January)-
    Video and discussion on what courage means and why it's important.
     
    ACCEPTANCE/TOLERANCE (February)-
     
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    Accepting who you are and appreciating the things that make you different!
     
    SELF-CONTROL (March)-
     
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    A story about learning to react calmly and appropriately.
     
    HONESTY (April)-
     
    DETERMINATION (May)-
     
    TEAMWORK (June)-
     
     
    SANFORD HARMONY CURRICULUM-
     
    DIVERSITY and INCLUSION-
     
    1.1- Getting to Know One Another
    1.2- Finding Commonalities
    1.3- Learning from Diversity
     
     
    EMPATHY and CRITICAL THINKING-
     
    2.1- Recognizing Feelings
    2.2- Predicting and Explaining Feelings
    2.3- Relating Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors
    2.4- Having Empathy
     
     
    COMMUNICATION-
     
    3.1- Listening and Responding
    3.2- Engaging in Conversation 
    3.3- Being Assertive
     
     
    PROBLEM SOLVING-
     
    4.1- Identifying Problems
    4.2- Solving Problems
    4.3- Cooperating
    4.4- Recognizing How Behaviors Affect Others
     
     
    PEER RELATIONSHIPS-
     
    5.1- Caring for Others
    5.2- Being Inclusive
    5.3- Making Amends and Forgiving