2nd Grade Counseling Instruction

GRADE 2 CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION 2024-25 School Year

Tuesdays 10:00 AM – Ms. Serrano (2A)
Tuesdays 2:30 PM – Ms. Alomia (2B)
Tuesdays 3:10 PM – Ms. Sciberras (2C)
Thursdays 10:15 AM – Ms. Aleman (2D)

2nd Grade Lunch Bunch Permission Form 2024-25 School Year

Unit 1: Skills for School and Learning

Overarching Mindset and Behavior – M2. Self-confidence in ability to succeed

9/3/2024 – U1 L1: Computer Safety and Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) [Lead by Mr. Maniscalco]

B-LS 5. Apply media and technology skills

9/9/2024 – U1 L2: School and the School Counselor: Students will become better acquainted with Ms. Dodson and school counseling. They will understand that a counselor’s main job is to support students and help them be successful.

B-SS 3. Positive relationships with adults to support success

9/16/2024 – U1 L3: Being Inclusive: Students will define include, exclude, and inclusive. They will understand inclusive thoughts and behaviors, and show empathy and compassion by identifying ways to include others.

B-SS 2. Positive, respectful, and supportive relationships with students who are similar to and different from them

9/23/2024 – U1 L4: Focusing Attention, Listening, and Following Directions: Students will identify skills needed to focus attention, listen, and follow directions. They will apply focusing attention, listening, and following directions skills to correctly complete activities.

B-SS 1. Effective oral and written communication skills and listening skills

9/30/2024 – U1 L5: Positive Self Talk – the Power of Yet: Students will define positive self-talk, identify skills needed to practice positive self-talk, and apply positive self-talk to situations.

B-LS 4. Self-motivation and self-direction for learning

10/7/2024 – U1 L6: Growth Mindset: Students will gain an understanding of the term growth mindset and ways to grow a growth mindset. They will apply a growth mindset to situations.

B-SMS 6. Ability to identify and overcome barriers

10/14/2024 – U1 L7: Goal Setting: Students will gain a better understanding of goals and steps to achieve them. They will write or share one of their goals for school.

B-SMS5. Perseverance to achieve long and short-term goals

Unit 2: Emotions and Empathy

Overarching Mindset and Behavior – B-SS 2. Positive, respectful, and supportive relationships with students who are similar to and different from them

10/21/2024 – U2 L1: What’s That Emotion?

B-LS 1. Critical thinking skills to make informed decisions

10/28/2024 – U2 L2: Feeling Feelings in Our Body: Students will identify situational and body clues to name their feelings.

B-LS 1. Critical thinking skills to make informed decisions

11/4/2024 – U2 L3: Feeling – Thought Connections: Students will understand that situations bring about thoughts and feelings, explore the connection between their thoughts and feelings, and practice changing their thoughts to change their feeling.

B-LS 1. Critical thinking skills to make informed decisions

11/11/2024 – U2 L4: Responding to Emotions with Thoughts and Actions

B-LS 1. Critical thinking skills to make informed decisions

11/18/2024 –

11/25/2024 – No Lesson (Short Week)

12/2/2024 –

NEW DATE: 12/9/2024 –L8: SPECIAL CHILD PROTECTION LESSON (Letters sent home 9/20/2024)

B-SMS 9. Personal safety skills

12/16/2024 – No Lesson

2/17/2025 – No Lessons (Middle School Registration)

4/14/2025 – Spring Break