Classroom Guidance Lesson – 5th (Virtual) *Updated*

School Counselor: Michelle Jenkins

School Counselor Intern: Megan Paradise
School: Thoroughgood Elementary School
Title of lesson: Let’s be Kind! (Virtual)
Date: February
Domain: Social-emotional
Grade Level: 5th
Time required: 35-40 minutes

ASCA Mindset and Behavior (s):

M3. Sense of belonging in the school environment

B-LS 1. Demonstrate critical-thinking skills to make informed decisions
B-LS 5. Apply media and technology skills
B-SS 2. Create positive and supportive relationships with other students
B-SS 4. Demonstrate empathy
B-SS 5. Demonstrate ethical decision-making and social responsibility
B-SS 6. Use effective collaboration and cooperation skills
B-SS 8. Demonstrate advocacy skills and ability to assert self, when necessary
B-SS 9. Demonstrate social maturity and behaviors appropriate to the situation and environment

State Standards (School Counseling if applicable and Academic):

State Counseling Standard:

EP9. Understand decision making and problem solving strategies,

EP11. Use strategies for managing peer pressure, and
EP12. Use strategies for handling conflict in a peaceful way.

State Standards:

5.1 The student will use effective oral communication skills in a variety of settings.
a) Listen actively and speak using appropriate discussion rules with awareness of verbal and
nonverbal cues.
c) Summarize information gathered in group activities.
d) Orally express ideas clearly in pairs, diverse groups, and whole class settings.
h) Work respectfully with others and show value for individual contributions.

Materials and Resources:

- Let’s be Kind! PowerPoint

- Chromebook or computer
*Updated* Goal:

Students will learn that it is okay to have a different opinion from someone else and that opinions
can be voiced in a kind manner.

Possible pre/posttest (thumbs up or down)– Is it okay if opinions are different from your
own? Do you know how to kindly voice your opinion?

Activity:

1. Introduce the topic of the guidance lesson. Ask students - how can you positively make a
difference in the world? Students can type their answer in the chat box. Provide time to discuss
some of the answers provided.

2. Tell students that they will be watching the following video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTsvSAItPqA&t=7s. Before the video, ask students to think
about what they believe the message of the video to be. Allow students to answer this question
after the video through a brief discussion.

3. Provide the Let’s be Kind! PowerPoint link in the chat box. Before each student opens this
link provided, explain the directions.

Directions: Each student will click on the link, which will open a new tab with the
PowerPoint. Students are to be looking at this PowerPoint in the new tab, while
remaining on the Google Meet or Zoom meeting on another tab so that discussion can
continue with the class and school counseling intern. Students are to find the slide that
has their name on it (example of slide in picture one). Once they find their slide, they
are to stay and write only on their slide. They will write their answers to how they can be
kind for all four of the questions on the slide. Allow students 5-10 minutes to complete
this activity.

4. Choose a few students to share one or more of their answers to the four questions. Allow time
for discussion.

5. With 5-10 minutes left in the classroom guidance lesson, ask students to proceed to the final
discussion question located on the last slide of the PowerPoint (example of slide in picture two).
The question is stated as follows: how could you kindly voice your opinion when it’s different
from someone else’s? Put students into 2-3 breakout rooms and allow them to discuss this
question for 2-3 minutes. Bring students back to the main room and ask students to share
something that someone else in their breakout room had shared in relation to the discussion
question.

6. Recap the importance of kindness and allow for final thoughts to be shared.
Picture one:

Picture two: