1st Grade Instructional Counseling Lessons with Mrs. Taggart in the classroom:
MONTHLY CORE VIRTUES-
RESPONSIBILITY (September)-
A fun story that shows the importance of being responsible for our actions, making good choices AND what could happen if we aren't responsible!
RESPECT (October)-
Video and discussion on what being respectful means AND why it's important.
CITIZENSHIP (November)-
Video and presentation on what citizenship means and how children can be good citizens.
KINDNESS (December)-
A story explaining random acts of kindness and how they impact everyone.
COURAGE (January)-
Video and discussion on what being respectful means AND why it's important.
ACCEPTANCE/TOLERANCE (February)-
A story about getting to know someone before deciding whether or not you want to be friends.
SELF-CONTROL (March)-
The importance of controlling your impulses by thinking before acting.
HONESTY (April)-
DETERMINATION (May)-
TEAMWORK (June)-
SANFORD HARMONY CURRICULUM-
DIVERSITY and INCLUSION-
1.1- Getting to Know One Another
1.2 Discovering Commonalities
1.3 Learning from Diversity
EMPATHY and CRITICAL THINKING-
2.1- Recognizing Feelings
2.2- Predicting Feelings
2.3- Explaining Feelings
2.4- Having Empathy
COMMUNICATION-
3.1- Listening to Others
3.2- Responding to Others
PROBLEM SOLVING-
4.1- Identifying Problems
4.2- Solving Problems
4.3- Cooperating
4.4- Being Considerate
PEER RELATIONSHIPS-
5.1- Caring for Others
5.2- Being Inclusive
5.3- Making Amends and Forgiving