Smoother Sailing Group Lesson Plans

Smoother Sailing Group Lesson Plans Fall 2014- 8 weeks

Session Lesson Plan/Activity Materials

1.  Introduce group purpose and develop group rules  Group booklets  Pass out group booklets  Pre assessment  Pre assessment  Group promise parent letter  Topic: Cooperation and working together (ice-  Spot-It game breaker activity) 2.  Yelling Out  Volcano model, baking soda, vinegar  Conduct volcano experiment and facilitate (with red dye) conversation about how our mouths are like a  “My Mouth is a Volcano” book volcano  Scenarios  Read “My Mouth is a Volcano” by Julia Cook  Scenarios  Discuss how it affects our friendships with others and our ability to listen and focus on what others are saying/teaching 3.  Listening behaviors- Play Simon Says/listening to  Song lyrics and music direction activity (draw a picture)  Define active listening  Discuss what it looks like to engage in active listening using visual  Have students fill in the blanks on worksheet-listen to song and look at lyrics 4.  Personal Space  “Personal Space Camp” book  Read “Personal Space Camp” and use hula hoops  Hula hoops  Talk about personal space circles and identify who belongs in each circle 5.  Leader vs. Boss-what is the difference?  Markers  Complete T-chart activity  T-chart  Facilitate conversation about “worry about myself”

6.  Organization  Unorganized desk  Desk mapping activity-what does my desk look  Masking tape like vs. what the desk should look like (on the  Markers inside and top)  Dump a messy desk and reorganize 7.  Empathy-Filling buckets  Cup, water, utensil to poke holes with  Self-esteem cup activity  Read “Fill a Bucket” and facilitate follow up discussion 8.  Taking Control-Stop, Think, Choose  Materials to create paper stop lights  Discuss each step and the importance of thinking  Post assessment about possible outcomes before making a choice  Board game  Creating own stop light to use as a visual reminder  Post assessment  Play “The Self Control Patrol” board if time allows  Wrap up and send folders home with students