interested in doing and what they are good at doing. 6. Students will generate responses 6. Looking at the 2 job charts (classroom and indicating: home), ask the students which jobs are Consequences of no one doing a important. What would happen in the specific job. classroom if we didn’t have people to do Using strengths to do a job well. the jobs? Example: Paper Passer: If we Consequences of no one doing jobs didn’t have the paper passer everyone would at home. get up at once and to get paper, or the teacher would have to take time out of the lesson to pass out all of the papers and lose learning time. What would we see if the job of paper passer was done well? Follow this up by explaining that we would recognize this as being a person’s strength. What would happen at home if people Example: If someone didn’t do their jobs? didn’t do the job of washing the dishes then there would be dirty dishes stacked all over the cabinets. 7. Students will give final thoughts if asked. 7. Summarize the lesson by stating that people have different strengths and interests which help them do their jobs well. Reinforce that all jobs are important to help our homes and schools smoothly.” “run 8. Students will ideas. 8. Close lesson with a Using the Sharing “”: Circle Ball, ask students to tell the class one idea they will remember about interests or strengths or job (Remember: 1st graders need help staying focused on topic. Teacher Follow-Up Activities When the teacher assigns classroom jobs, she/he might reinforce the strengths and interests that students are bringing to those tasks. Counselor reflection notes (completed after the lesson)
interested in doing and what they are good at doing. 6. Looking at the 2 job charts (classroom and home), ask the students which jobs are important. What would happen in the classroom if we didn’t have people to do the jobs? Example: Paper Passer: If we didn’t have the paper passer everyone would get up at once and to get paper, or the teacher would have to take time out of the lesson to pass out all of the papers and lose learning time. What would we see if the job of paper passer was done well? Follow this up by explaining that we would recognize this as being a person’s strength. What would happen at home if people didn’t do their jobs? Example: If someone didn’t do the job of washing the dishes then there would be dirty dishes stacked all over the cabinets. 7. Summarize the lesson by stating that people have different strengths and interests which help them do their jobs well. Reinforce that all jobs are important to help our homes and schools “run smoothly.” 8. Close lesson with a “”: Using the Sharing Circle Ball, ask students to tell the class one idea they will remember about interests or strengths or job (Remember: 1st graders need help staying focused on topic. 6. Students will generate responses indicating: Consequences of no one doing a specific job. Using strengths to do a job well. Consequences of no one doing jobs at home. 7. Students will give final thoughts if asked. 8. Students will ideas. Teacher Follow-Up Activities When the teacher assigns classroom jobs, she/he might reinforce the strengths and interests that students are bringing to those tasks. Counselor reflection notes (completed after the lesson)