K- I read the book I will be OKAY. As we read the book we talked about what to do to be okay in a variety of situations.
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1st Grade Students were read the Book: I Can Bounce Back and discussed ways to bounce back from a variety of situations. Students then completed an activity scenario. Students can bounce the ball after answering questions. Not everyone will get a turn and that is a point of discussion as well. How will you handle not always getting a turn the first time or get your way right away? 2nd Grade talked about Positive Problem Solving using a powerpoint about Play dough and Rock problems. Student learned what a playdough and rock problem were, identified them and talked about how they can change their mindset for each. A rock problem is one that you cannot change(today is Monday, the weather is snowy, it is a school day, today I have Art) however you can change your mindset about it. A playdough problem is a problem that you can change(I can go outside when I clean my room, I get to play after finishing my work, I said some mean words to my friend). Student then had the opportunity to complete a rock problem/playdough problem acitivity to practice the new skill and their thinking. In 3rd Grade we read: The Perfect Square Each student was given a white square of paper and 1 colored construction paper. Students tear, rip and wreck the white paper, making sure they save all the pieces at their place. We then read the book and talked about how the perfect square was able to recreate itself into a variety of objects using its imagination and having an open mindset Point out to the students that they “used to have a perfect square” at their desk. Ask them to create something out of the pieces using the imagination. In 4th Grade we read Stuck. The book is about a boy who gets something stuck in the tree. His solution is to keep throwing things to the get things that are stuck out. It ends up with him getting everything stuck in the tree. We discussed how "throwing the kitchen sink " at the problem often doesn't help us to solve the problem. Thinking about the problem and what solutions would be best helps in solving each situation as well as often trying a variety of solutions if one doesn't work. Students were then given the opportunity to fill out a problem solving sheet where they could identify a problem they were having and listing possible solutions to try. In 5th Grade we talked about growth mindset and the power of positive thinking. We can train our brain to be more positive it just takes time and effort. Try to find the positive in the things around you. Each student was given a sour patch and discussed how life has sweet and sour in it. How can we train our brain to find the sweet in each situation?
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Laurie CaudleSchool Counselor at Shepard Blvd. Elementary Archives
January 2022
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