2. Counselor has students write any questions 2. Students write down any questions or they might have about transitioning to concerns they might have at the bottom middle school at the bottom of the activity of the activity sheet. sheet and on index cards. Index cards are given to middle school counselor. 3. At this time or during the next session the 3. Students will share their questions and counselor provides information about concerns at this time. middle school or introduces the middle school counselor/teacher to talk about middle school transition. 4. At the end of class the counselor will have 4. Students complete their Future Plan of students complete the activity sheet - activity sheet. Students will Action to set any goals they implement their plan of action. Future Plan of Action might need to complete before transitioning. Counselor encourages students to implement their as Future Plan of Action they continue to talk about transition to middle school. 5. One student will share a 5th grade 5. Counselor and students bring closure to the memory and then invite someone else to lesson by completing Section 7 of share a memory. activity sheet Transition to Middle School and sharing 5th grade memories using large group process described in Section 1. Teacher Follow-Up Activities The teacher will review the activity Transition to Middle School and Future Plan of Action sheets. Also, the counselor will continue to reinforce skills needed to transition to middle school. Counselor reflection notes (completed after the lesson) TRANSITION TO MIDDLE SCHOOL INSTRUCTION SHEET Developed by: Carolyn Magnuson As each section is completed, prompt students to talk with a partner or larger group. The counselor will use dry erase board/SmartBoard/other visual display during the lesson to collect
2. Counselor has students write any questions they might have about transitioning to middle school at the bottom of the activity sheet and on index cards. Index cards are given to middle school counselor. 3. At this time or during the next session the counselor provides information about middle school or introduces the middle school counselor/teacher to talk about middle school transition. 4. At the end of class the counselor will have students complete the activity sheet - Future Plan of Action to set any goals they might need to complete before transitioning. Counselor encourages students to implement their Future Plan of Action as they continue to talk about transition to middle school. 5. Counselor and students bring closure to the lesson by completing Section 7 of Transition to Middle School activity sheet and sharing 5th grade memories using large group process described in Section 1. 2. Students write down any questions or concerns they might have at the bottom of the activity sheet. 3. Students will share their questions and concerns at this time. 4. Students complete their Future Plan of Action activity sheet. Students will implement their plan of action. 5. One student will share a 5th grade memory and then invite someone else to share a memory. Teacher Follow-Up Activities The teacher will review the Transition to Middle School and Future Plan of Action activity sheets. Also, the counselor will continue to reinforce skills needed to transition to middle school. Counselor reflection notes (completed after the lesson) TRANSITION TO MIDDLE SCHOOL INSTRUCTION SHEET Developed by: Carolyn Magnuson As each section is completed, prompt students to talk with a partner or larger group. The counselor will use dry erase board/SmartBoard/other visual display during the lesson to collect