Lesson Plan

School Counselor: A. Shanahan

Lesson Plan Title: Extracurricular Exploration

□ Single Classroom Lesson

□ Unit of Classroom Lessons: Lesson _____ of _____
□ Small-Group Session Lessons: Lesson _____ of _____
Target Audience:

Evidence Base:
⬜ Best Practice (commonly used and believed to be of high quality)
⬜ Action Research (individual investigates own practice to improve content/delivery)
⬜ Research-Informed (a review of research provides foundation for content/delivery)
⬜ Evidence-Based (highest level of evidence, results published in peer-reviewed journal)

ASCA Student Standards Targeted: Student Learning Objectives:

Identify 1–2 student standards relevant for this For each of the selected student standards, write
targeted group and goal: or select 1–2 learning objectives
(Best practice = select one)
M&B# Mindsets & Behaviors Statement Student Learning Objectives
B-LS 10 Participation in enrichment and Student(s) will:
extracurricular activities learn about the academic and social benefits
Balance of school, home and associated with extracurriculars.
B-SMS community activities be able to participate in activities that fit their
8 schedules

Materials:
Paper Pamphlet with Extracurricular Information
Space for students and parents to sit (Auditorium)

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Describe how you will:
Introduce Lesson
Topic/Focus: ● Introduce the data gathered that 63% of students indicate they
would like assistance in learning about extracurricular activities.
● Make extracurriculars appealing by stating the following:
o Extracurriculars have positive social and academic benefits
associated with them
o A wide variety of extracurriculars means they can fit any
schedule
o You can lobby to make your own if you don’t see one you
like
Communicate the By the end of the presentation/fair, a large portion of the students will
Lesson Objective: have found an extracurricular that works for them and joined it or are
exploring it further.

Teach Content: ● Have Clubs/Activities/Sports booths set up in a large area for a

fair, with information available for those who are interested
● Have guides available for students who have questions or are
unsure of what they want to do

Practice Content: Questions for Students:

● What Extracurriculars did you look into?
● Which ones did you join/are you thinking of joining?
● If none to both of the above, what are you interested in?

Summarize/Close: ● Complete sign ups/extracurricular proposal sheets

● Ask students to share what they have joined
● Follow-up scheduled for students

Data Collection Plan – For multiple lessons in a unit, complete this section only once for the unit.
Participation Data Plan: 
Anticipated number 50
of students:
Planned length of 1-2 Hours
lesson(s):
ASCA Student Standards Data Plan:
For each lesson/unit/small group, school counselors will administer pre-/post-assessment aligned with the selected
ASCA Student Standards and student learning objectives.

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Pre-/Post-Assessment items are:
1. Pre-Assessment of the students who are interested in current extracurriculars and which
ones. This will allow us to set up the fair more effectively.
2. Pre-Assessment of the students who are interested in starting new extracurriculars/clubs.
3. Post-Assessment of the amount of extracurriculars/clubs at the school to see if they have
gone up.
4. Post-Assessment of the participant numbers of extracurriculars/clubs.
Outcome Data Plan: (choose one and describe specific data point to compare)
Examples:
Achievement: School counselor will compare reading levels of students before and after delivery of lesson.
Attendance: School counselor will compare number of absences last year to this year.
Discipline: School counselor will compare total number of disciplinary reports for peer-on-peer conflict first quarter
with second quarter
⬜ Achievement (describe):

⬜ Attendance (describe): We will review the number of students involved in extracurriculars

this year and compare them to the previous school year. In addition, we will compare the
amount of extracurriculars to the previous year to see if there is any change.

⬜ Discipline (describe):

Follow-Up Plans
Explain your plan for students who missed the lesson.

● All students are welcome to sign up for any/all extracurriculars they are interested in.
● Every student in the school will be sent a copy of the Extracurricular Pamphlet.
● The counselor will follow up with any student who did not attend via email and will
attempt to gauge interest in extracurriculars in them.
Explain your plan for students who did not demonstrate mastery on the pre-/post-assessment
of student standards (M&B)/student learning objectives.

Students who attend the fair/show interest in it but do not join any extracurriculars or make
one of their own will be met with by a counselor. The counselor will discern why the student
did not join any of the listed extracurriculars or inquire about creating one of their own. This
will allow the counseling department information to use towards bettering extracurriculars and
education about them. The counselor will also serve as a point of contact for students with any
other questions or concerns.

Updated, June 2021