3rd Grade Counseling Instruction

3A Smarte – TBD
3B Sra. Fortes – TBD
3C Sra. Streicher – TBD
3D Mr. Parent – TBD

Unit 1: Skills for Learning (September-October)

CASEL Core Competencies: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Relationship Skills

Lesson Title	Objectives	CASEL Competencies
Lesson 1: The Role of the School Counselor and School Success	Students will review the role of the school counselor and discuss student mindsets and behaviors for school success.	Self-Awareness: Developing Interests and a Sense of Purpose Self-Management: Setting Personal and Collective Goals
Lesson 2: Building Community – Safe, Kind, & Focused	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.	Relationship Skills: Understanding that everyone has a need for personal space. Self-Awareness: Developing Interests and a Sense of Purpose
Lesson 3: Understanding the Brain	Students demonstrate they know ways to pay attention	Relationship Skills: Communicating Effectively (Listening and Using Nonverbal Communication)
Lesson 4: Getting Better With Practice	Students recognize mistakes are a part of learning by encouraging themselves and others when they make mistakes Students believe that they can work hard and keep trying to learn new things.	Self-Awareness: Having a Growth Mindset Self-Management: Exhibiting Self-Motivation and Self-Discipline

Unit 2: Empathy & Kindness (November-December)

CASEL Core Competencies: Self-Awareness, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills

Lesson Title	Objectives Students will be able to:	CASEL Competencies
Lesson 5: Celebrate Differences	name the benefits of diversity.foster openness toward learning about and from others.foster feeling a sense of being valued by something special about themselves.	Self-Awareness: Integrating Personal and Social Identities Social-Awareness: Recognizing Strengths in Others
Lesson 6: What Makes a Friend?	promote inclusive attitudes and behaviors.foster empathy and kindness.identify and practice ways to include others.	Relationship Skills: Developing Positive RelationshipsSocial Awareness: Showing Concern for the Feelings of Others
Lesson 7: Valuing Each Other – Pop That Stereotype	Identify beliefs or stereotypes that exist about others, objects, or roles.Describe limitations and problems associated with stereotyped thinking.Demonstrate ways to challenge stereotypes (e.g., exchange for fresh thoughts or get to know others).	Relationship Skills: Demonstrating Cultural Competency
Lesson 8: Empathy Helps Us Feel Better	consider how empathy relates to friendship.	Social Awareness: Demonstrating Empathy and Compassion

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CASEL Competencies

Bullying Prevention: Recognizing, Refusing & Reporting Bullying

Clarifying what bullying is and how it is both harmful and against the rules empowers students to avoid bullying others and to respond appropriately if they witness or experience bullying. This stops bullying from being accepted as normal. It also helps bullied students understand that bullying is wrong, and they don’t deserve to be bullied, which can reduce the emotional harm they suffer.

Oct

Relationship Skills: Seeking or Offering Support and Help When Needed

Relationship Skills: Resisting Negative Social Pressure

Social Awareness: Understanding why something is fair or unfair.

Child Protection: Unsafe and Unwanted Touches

*Communication letter in advance

it is important for students to understand that safe touches are positive, caring touches that enrich our lives, and also what an unsafe touch is, so they can recognize unsafe situations. Unsafe touches are touches that hurt our bodies. This concept is particularly important in teaching students not to participate in unsafe touching with other students.

Dec

Relationship Skills: Seeking or Offering Support and Help When Needed