Procedures Instructor Procedures/Instructional Strategies: Student Involvement/Instructional Activities: Discuss examples of life-changing events, Students listen and participate in discussion. using the fictional character as a reference. What was out of the character’s control? What could that character control? Divide students into small groups. Give Students get into groups to read their each group a piece of chart paper and a scenarios and to brainstorm how to handle different colored marker. Give each group the situations. If time allows, students may a life-changing situation slip. They will begin developing skits. brainstorm ways to deal with the situation and record responses on the chart paper. Groups will begin preparing a skit to present their ideas to the remaining class members. Circulate around the room ensuring that Students will continue to formulate plan for they are all on task. Warn students when coping with a life change scenario and they are close to wrap-up time. develop a skit to illustrate their ideas. Remind students that they will present Students finish up and go back to their their ideas during the next lesson. seats. Teacher Follow-Up Activities Remind students of the things they can and cannot control. Work with students to develop – – effective coping skills when life-changing events occur. Counselor reflection notes (completed after the lesson) Lesson 1 Materials
Procedures Instructor Procedures/Instructional Strategies: Discuss examples of life-changing events, using the fictional character as a reference. What was out of the character’s control? What could that character control? Divide students into small groups. Give each group a piece of chart paper and a different colored marker. Give each group a life-changing situation slip. They will brainstorm ways to deal with the situation and record responses on the chart paper. Groups will begin preparing a skit to present their ideas to the remaining class members. Circulate around the room ensuring that they are all on task. Warn students when they are close to wrap-up time. Remind students that they will present their ideas during the next lesson. Student Involvement/Instructional Activities: Students listen and participate in discussion. Students get into groups to read their scenarios and to brainstorm how to handle the situations. If time allows, students may begin developing skits. Students will continue to formulate plan for coping with a life change scenario and develop a skit to illustrate their ideas. Students finish up and go back to their seats. Teacher Follow-Up Activities Remind students of the things they can – and cannot – control. Work with students to develop effective coping skills when life-changing events occur. Counselor reflection notes (completed after the lesson) Lesson 1 Materials
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