Monthly Classroom Guidance Topics
Monthly Classroom Guidance Topics
(Topics cover different grade levels and may change according to
immediate needs of students)
August Welcoming one another
Introduction of the WES Guidance and Counseling Program/School Counselor
Using “I Care” language (Recognizing appropriate & inappropriate behaviors)
September Positive self-esteem (Everyone is special and unique.; Values, attitudes and beliefs)
Personal strengths/assets
Listening skills
Expression of feelings
Respecting personal space
Tattling (When is peer support or adult help needed?)
October Red Ribbon Week
Understanding need for self-control
Healthy choices and consequences
Making decisions
Problem-solving (alternative solutions to problems)
Changing personal and social roles (Friendships – qualities of a friend, maintaining friendships, setting boundaries, etc.)
Communication (Verbal/Non-verbal)
November/ Being grateful (Thanksgiving - appreciating the people and the world around us, our history and country)
December Recognizing and appreciating individual differences, ethnic and cultural diversity. (Each one is a gift. Gift-giving of ourselves)
Respecting alternative view points
January Conflict resolution
Peer pressure and decision-making
Long and short term goals
Alternative ways to achieving a goal
Myers Briggs Inventory (Careers – 5th and 6th grades)
February Personal safety (when and how to ask for help)
Taking responsibility for actions
Learning from mistakes
Working cooperatively in groups
Learning styles (5th and 6th grades)
March Careers (Parents’ careers; traditional/non-traditional occupations; community helpers; what I want to be when I grow up?)
Classification of careers
Applying learning styles and Myers-Briggs personality profile to choice of interests/careers (5th and 6th grades)
April School success and academic achievement (getting ready for the next grade level)
Relationship between hardwork and school success
Test-taking skills ACT Aspire Global Scholar Testing (Grades 3 – 6)
May Grade level transition activities
ACT Aspire Global Scholar Testing (Grades 3 – 6)
