1st Grade Counseling
The following learning targets represent the major concepts addressed in the Guidance Curriculum.
August - December
Unit 1: Understanding Self as an Individual and as a Member of Diverse Local and Global Communities
- Identify a variety of feelings.
- Identify personal roles in the school
- Recognize personal character traits.
Unit 2: Applying personal safety skills and coping strategies
- Identify steps of problem solving and decision making for personal safety.
- Identify personal safety strategies.
- Recognize the effects of life changes or events related to self.
Unit 3: Applying the skills of transitioning between educational levels
- Identify increased school expectations.
Unit 4: Interacting with others in ways that respect individual and group differences
- Demonstrate the ability to be a friend.
- Identify similarities and differences among students within the school community.
- Express feelings both verbally and non-verbally.
January - May
Unit 5: Developing and monitoring individual career academic plan (ICAP) Goal, setting, education plan
- Demonstrate the skills needed to be a successful learner.
Unit 6: Applying career exploration and planning skills in the achievement of life career goals
- Identify strengths and interests at home and school.
- Identify workers in the local community related to the six career paths.
- Explain the importance of jobs in the family and school.
Unit 7: Knowing where and how to obtain information about the world of work and post-secondary training/education
- Identify and compare roles and responsibilities of workers within the school.
- Identify the skills needed by workers in the school.
Unit 8: Applying skills for career readiness and success
- Identify and develop personal, ethical, and work habit skills needed for school success.
- Understand how helper jobs are assigned in the classroom.
Unit 9: Applying personal safety skills and coping strategies
- Identify steps of problem solving and decision making for personal safety.
- Identify personal safety strategies.
- Recognize the effects of life changes or events related to self.