1st and 2nd grade
students learned about “Who is the School Counselor” and what does the school
counselor do. We talked about how a
school counselor can help with things like:
- making new friends
- being included and
including others
- worries at school or home
- problem solving in a
peaceful way
- bullies
- manage strong feelings
2nd grade students talked about community and what makes our school
and classroom like a community. Then, we discussed what makes each of us
unique and what do we have in common that joins us together. I read, The Crayon Box That Talked by
Shane Derolf and Michael Letzig. Students
created handprints and wrote a special quality about themselves on the thumb
and each paper finger. Qualities
included, favorite food, something they are good at, favorite animals, or words
that describe them.
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| Lesson adapted from Crayola.com "Give our class a hand. Diversity Banner" |
1st grade students also read the The Crayon Box that Talked then made their own unique crayon. I made each classroom their very own crayon box and displayed it in the 1st grade hallway.
