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Ideas for Classroom Guidance include developing a yearly guidance plan that incorporates a different character trait each month.


Buy Counseling-Corner complete set ($75) and have your guidance curriculum planned out for the year!

Sample yearly plan:

***Free Character Ed Lessons***

Sample Lessons:
September: Bullying
1. Lesson 5 No-Bullying Board Game from Counseling-Corner Volume 2

2.  BULLYING LESSON 

CLICK HERE FOR *No-Bullying Puppet Script*

Give all classes Reporting Poster & Heart to Heart Talk

Videos for Bullying
Bullies are a Pain in the Brain by Trevor Romain
Resolving Conflicts - You Can Choose by Live Wire Productions
Broken Toy and Joey – STARS
Gum in My Hair – Twisted Scholar, Inc.   www.twistedscholar.com
    -----------------------------------------------------------               October: Safe & Drug Free

1. "Healthy Hal" Lesson 6 Counseling-Corner Volume 2

2. Use Red Ribbon Activities
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November: Responsibility
1. "Happy vs. Sad Face" Lesson 1 from Counseling-Corner Volume 1

2. Read "Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse" by Henkes
Discuss what to do when you don't get to do what you want to do and become angry. Discuss how waiting can be frustrating.  Talk about appropriate ways to handle anger. Complete Activity.

3. Read "Horton Hatches the Egg" by Dr. Seuss
Discuss what responsibility means, have students disucss which animals acted responsible/irresponsible in the story
Complete Activity
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December: Respect
1. "Respect Rain" Lesson 10 from Counseling-Corner Volume 1

2. "Raking Up Respect" activity from Character Under Construction

3. Read "Band Aid Chicken" by Henton.  Discuss Peer Pressure and give examples, and consequences of doing things someone else tells you (when you know they are wrong).
Complete Activity
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January: Acceptance
1. "What Color is a Zebra" Lesson 1 from Counseling-Corner Volume 3

2. Purple People Eater Lesson
Students will listen to a story about a purple people eater.  They will then make their own purple people eater puppets.
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February: Friendship
1. "Sammy the Fish" story & go fishing Lesson 7 from Counseling-Corner Volume 3

2. Read "Rainbow Fish" by Pfister and completeActivity
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March: Trustworthiness
1. "Trust Tree" activity from Counseling-Corner Volume 4

2. Read "Empty Pot" by Demi.
Discuss taking care of plants.  (Need care and attention to remain healthy).
Complete Activity
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April: Caring/Kindness
1. Use "Caring Caterpillar"Lesson 8 from Counseling-Corner Volume 4

2. Have "Caring Wall" on your campus.  Pass out paper dolls to all teachers and students.  Allow them to post "caring behaviors" of others they observe

3. Read "Heartbeeps" by Hallinan
Give each student a heart to write one way they will show kindness to others
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May: Career Exploration
Host "Job Fair" at your campus
Check out this link for Career Education
Show your school a brief video and have students complete "Career Inventory" form
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*Have you ever thought about using a puppet script to enhance lessons on the announcements or Friday live?*  Check these out:

 PUPPET SCRIPTS

Sample BEHAVIOR PLANS

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