Middle School Classroom Lesson Plan

School Counselor:

Dayna Koshar

Date: November 2016

Activity: College Group

Grade(s):7th grade
ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors (Domain/Standard/):
A:B1.1 Demonstrate the motivation to achieve individual potential
A:B2.7 Identify post-secondary options consistent with interests, achievement, aptitude and abilities
A:C1.6 Understand how school success and academic achievement enhance future career and vocational
opportunities
Learning Objective(s):
1. Students will learn about resources available so that they are able to attend college.
2. Students will be able to identify their academic, career, and personal goals.
Materials: pens, college prep BINGO sheets, I Have a Plan! worksheets
Procedure:
1. Warm-up: Intro questions
a. Who has ever been on a college campus?
b. How many of you have researched a career that requires some sort of training
or college?
c. Can anyone attend college?
d. What are some reasons you think people dont go to college?
i. Discuss financial options that are available to make college more
affordable.
ii. Anyone can go to community college, and this is a good way to
prepare yourself for a four year college, if this is your goal.
iii. There are special programs for students with differences.
2. Activity: College Prep Bingo
a. Play a game of BINGO with squares that have college prep words.
3. Activity: I Have a Plan! worksheet
a. Have students complete worksheet which includes: Name, Academic Goal,
Career Goal, and Personal Goal.
4. Wrap-Up
a. Ask students to fill out a post-it note on their way out, writing down
something that they learned from the lesson.