4th Grade Lesson Plans

September: Welcome Back

Meet your school counselor

October: Emotions and Empathy

Feelings Lesson

Empathy Lesson

Brene Brown Empathy vs sympathy lesson with videos and standing on desks exercise.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU3QfyqvHk8 Empathy can change the world video
Discuss the two parts of Empathy

1) Think about what the other person is feeling. How would you feel in that situation?

2) Think about what that other person/needs wants. What would you need or want from others in that situation? How do we connect with others?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Evwgu369Jw&list=PLAxr23qNFKCLYtmRq1jIAu03LKCUdFDFC&index=2 Empathy vs Sympathy video
Sit all students in a circle. Call student up to the front and have them sit up high on a desk and have them model a non-empathetic response by not going "down the ladder with them". Then have them demonstrate an empathetic response by getting off the desk and going down with them. Practice using the 2 parts of empathy (from above)
Empathy scenarios: Best empathy scenarios.odt

November: Conflict Resolution/Bullying

“I Messages”

I messages lesson. Recapped Kelso's choice and focused on "talking it out". Discussed the meaning of I-messages and owning feelings while not attacking the person you are having a conflict with. Talk it Out. When doing this, only one person should be talking at a time. It is important to listen to each other. Ask students to use “I” messages when explaining. Add that eye contact and using the person’s name adds positively to what you say.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYf3H70qldI I message video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWTsH7rBffI I message video
Had the students come up in front of the class and practice using I-messages in different scenarios: I message scenarios.doc
We then celebrated with a kid president video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghk-nDJB3Tk&list=PLnELI22kY1mroC03Ov_nDsUUW_U9_5yqY&index=12
I message cards for the classroom: I message cards.odt

Accepting Differences Lesson

December: Kindness and Gratitude

Kindness Boomerang Lesson

Compliments Lesson Plan

January: Mindfulness

Discuss mindful bodies and listening. The force Star Wars
Watch the following videos:
- https://www.gozen.com/go/gotothenow/lesson-1/
- https://www.gozen.com/go/gotothenow/lesson-2/
Practice visual and auditory mindfulness

February: Self Esteem

Mindfulness Lesson #2

Recap mindful bodies, show train of thought video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0SWMICwtm0&list=PLPvZRhr5Kt5s_iy4gGHEwmqNQ7r-678HR&index=11&pbjreload=10 then do mindful minute with this music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmQ1fAby2WA&pbjreload=10
Discuss mind/body connection and do lemon exercise
Dance and calm experiment
Mirror movement

Self Love/Self Bullying lesson

March: Growth Mindset

Growth Mindset Lesson

“What do you do with a Problem?” book and activity

April: Resilience

Growth Mindset Lesson

Negative thoughts Go Zen video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-dMPXBl7yA&t=53s
Did pages 3 and 4 of Growth Mindset packet

May: Anxiety and Transition

Understanding and Managing anxiety

Transition Lesson Plan