Elementary Guidance Lessons/Topics

Each week all elementary students participate in a 30 minutes guidance lessons. Some of the weekly lessons are listed below, dates vary from year to year. Depends on what is going on within each classroom or school environment, this directly impacts when each presentation is or if needs to be repeated or reiterated. Topics are related to everyday life of students and the challenges they may face day in and day out. 

Guidance Topics Covered: (depending on classroom/school environment)

Abuse

Asking for help

Being Positive

Bullying

Career/Career Exploration

Caring

Character

Citizenship

Classroom environment

Communication

Compromise

Contributing to your community

Cooperation

Dealing with adults

Dealing with emotions (anger, frustration, death, etc.)

Digital Citizenship

Drug awareness/abuse

Empathy v. Sympathy

Expectations

Feelings/Emotions

Following directions

Goal Setting

Good relationships

Kindness

Leadership

Listening

Making others feel good/High Five

Peer influence

Perception

Personal Development

Personal Strengths

Power of One

Random Acts of Kindness

Reporting/Tattling

Respect

Responsibility

Safety – School, Road, Bicycle, Personal

Sharing

Social Skills

Teamwork

Teasing

Transitioning

Trust/trustworthy

Using a filter – communication