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Unit Plan 26 (Grade 1 Counselor): Respecting Body Boundaries

Teach Grade 1 personal space and body boundaries with safe phrases, respectful listening, trusted adults, and safe school choices.

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Unit Plan 25 (Grade 1 Counselor): Including Others

Teach Grade 1 inclusion with kind invitations, sharing, turn-taking, cooperation, and choices that help classmates feel welcome and belong.

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Unit Plan 24 (Grade 1 Counselor): Apologies and Repair

Teach Grade 1 apology and repair with strong apology steps, feelings, needs, kind words, repair actions, and conflict support.

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Classroom Micro-Museums: Students Curating Learning for the School Community

Create Classroom Micro-Museums where students curate artifacts, captions, QR guides, and exhibits that make learning visible across subjects.

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Unit Plan 23 (Grade 1 Counselor): Solving Friend Problems with Words

Teach Grade 1 students respectful words for friendship conflicts with scripts, safe solutions, turn-taking, compromise, and adult help.

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Unit Plan 22 (Grade 1 Counselor): Handling Anger Safely

Teach Grade 1 anger coping with body clues, calming tools, safe words, respectful conflict choices, and adult help when anger feels too big.

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Unit Plan 21 (Grade 1 Counselor): When I Feel Worried or Scared

Help Grade 1 students understand worry and fear with calming tools, body clues, trusted adults, and help-seeking for big feelings.

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Unit Plan 20 (Grade 1 Counselor): My Calm-Down Plan

Help Grade 1 students create personal calm-down plans with coping tools, trusted adults, and strategies for big feelings and safe choices.

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Unit Plan 19 (Grade 1 Counselor): My Strengths and Interests

Help Grade 1 students name strengths, interests, and growth areas while building self-awareness, belonging, and pride without comparison.

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Unit Plan 18 (Grade 1 Counselor): Safe Choices Around School

Review Grade 1 safe and responsible choices in school spaces with scenario sorting, trusted adults, and safety explanation practice.

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Unit Plan 17 (Grade 1 Counselor): Setting a Simple School Goal

Teach Grade 1 goal setting with small school goals, strengths, action steps, and reflection on learning, friendship, coping, and responsibility.

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Unit Plan 16 (Grade 1 Counselor): How to Join Play

Teach Grade 1 joining play with kind phrases, respectful listening, turn-taking, safe next steps, and adult help when problems continue.

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Parent Tips: Family-School Communication for Busy Parents

Family-school communication tips for busy parents: quick check-ins, weekly routines, and teacher messages that support learning.

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6-8 Lesson Plans Featured

Lesson Plan (Grades 6-8): Meme Logic Workshop - Analyzing Claims, Fallacies, and Persuasion in Digital Media

Analyze memes and digital posts in grades 6-8 with claims, evidence, bias, fallacies, and responsible media creation.

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Unit Plan 15 (Grade 1 Counselor): Listening to a Friend

Teach Grade 1 friendship listening with partner sharing, turn-taking, repeat-back practice, and respectful responses that help classmates feel heard.

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Unit Plan 14 (Grade 1 Counselor): Stop, Calm, Think, Choose

Teach Grade 1 conflict resolution with Stop, Calm, Think, Choose, helping students name problems and choose safe, respectful solutions.

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Unit Plan 13 (Grade 1 Counselor): Small Problems and Big Problems

Teach Grade 1 problem-solving with small and big problem sorting, safe strategies, trusted adults, and clear help-seeking words.

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Unit Plan 12 (Grade 1 Counselor): Mistakes Help Us Grow

Teach Grade 1 growth mindset with mistakes, “not yet,” helpful self-talk, strengths, and still-learning reflection activities.

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Unit Plan 11 (Grade 1 Counselor): Feelings Show Up in My Body

Help Grade 1 students notice body clues, name feelings, choose coping tools, and ask trusted adults for support when emotions feel too big.

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Unit Plan 10 (Grade 1 Counselor): Name the Feeling, Choose a Strategy

Teach Grade 1 students to name feelings, notice clues, and choose coping strategies with a feelings toolbox for safe emotional regulation.

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Unit Plan 9 (Grade 1 Counselor): We Belong in Our Class

Build Grade 1 classroom belonging with kindness, respectful listening, inclusion, and community activities that help every student feel valued.

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Unit Plan 8 (Grade 1 Counselor): Asking for Help Is a Strong Choice

Teach Grade 1 help-seeking with trusted adults, safety scenarios, and clear phrases for asking for support when problems feel too big.

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Unit Plan 7 (Grade 1 Counselor): Calm-Down Tools

Teach Grade 1 coping tools with breathing, counting, self-talk, stretching, breaks, help-seeking, and calm choices for big feelings.

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Unit Plan 6 (Grade 1 Counselor): Taking Turns and Sharing Fairly

Teach Grade 1 sharing and turn-taking with fair phrases, waiting strategies, small problem-solving, and cooperative classroom games.

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Unit Plan 5 (Grade 1 Counselor): Personal Space and Boundaries

Teach Grade 1 personal space, body boundaries, safe touch, sharing, and respectful stop words with movement and role-play activities.