Wacoochee Elementary School

Monthly Classroom Guidance Topics

(Topics cover different grade levels and may change according to

immediate needs of students)

August            Welcoming one another

                        Introduction of the WES Guidance and Counseling Program/School Counselor

                        Using “I Care” language (Recognizing appropriate & inappropriate behaviors)

 September      Positive self-esteem (Everyone is special and unique.; Values, attitudes and beliefs)

                        Personal strengths/assets

                        Listening skills

                        Expression of feelings

                        Respecting personal space

                        Tattling (When is peer support or adult help needed?)

 October          Red Ribbon Week

                        Understanding need for self-control

                        Healthy choices and consequences

                        Making decisions

                        Problem-solving (alternative solutions to problems)

                        Changing personal and social roles (Friendships – qualities of a friend, maintaining friendships, setting boundaries, etc.)

                        Communication (Verbal/Non-verbal)

November/     Being grateful (Thanksgiving - appreciating the people and the world around us, our history and country)

December        Recognizing and appreciating individual differences, ethnic and cultural diversity. (Each one is a gift. Gift-giving of ourselves)

                        Respecting alternative view points

January          Conflict resolution

                        Peer pressure and decision-making

                        Long and short term goals

                        Alternative ways to achieving a goal

                        Myers Briggs Inventory (Careers – 5^th and 6^th grades)

February        Personal safety (when and how to ask for help)

                        Taking responsibility for actions

                        Learning from mistakes

                        Working cooperatively in groups

                        Learning styles (5^th and 6^th grades)

March             Careers (Parents’ careers; traditional/non-traditional occupations; community helpers; what I want to be when I grow up?)

                        Classification of careers

                        Applying learning styles and Myers-Briggs personality profile to choice of interests/careers (5^th and 6^th grades)

April               School success and academic achievement (getting ready for the next grade level)

                        Relationship between hardwork and school success

                        Test-taking skills ACT Aspire Global Scholar Testing (Grades 3 – 6)

May                Grade level transition activities

                        ACT Aspire Global Scholar Testing (Grades 3 – 6)