Classroom Guidance Connection
Hello W.E. Families!
This newsletter highlights our classroom guidance topics & materials for the month of January starting the first full week back at school. You can also access this newsletter on the “Counseling” portion of Mount Vernon’s ES Website. February’s Guidance Connection can be found on the back.
A classroom’s guidance lessons may be adjusted due to special events. If you have any questions or would like to discuss something further, please email me at or call me at (319)895-6251 extension 2011.
Week / Kindergarten1
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4 / Kindness: Roses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink by Diane De Groat
Being a Good Citizen: A Book About Citizenship by Mary Small
Citizenship: 10 Things I Can Do to Help the Earth
Cause and Effect: If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Numeroff
Week / 1st Grade
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4 / Respect: Hey, Little Aunt by Phillip Hoose
Empathy: A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Phillip Stead
Citizenship: What if Everybody Did That? By Ellen Javernick
Citizenship: Horton Hears a Who by Dr. Seuss
Week / 2nd Grade
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4 / Rumors: Mr. Peabody’s Apples
Ophelia Project: Let’s Be Friends, The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig
Ophelia Project: Using I messages
Ophelia Project: Make a Difference
Week / 3rd Grade
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4 / Modern Day Heroes
My Self-View: Who I Want to Be
Bully B.E.A.N.S. by Julia Cook
My Secret Bully by Trudy Ludwig
Week / 4th Grade
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4 / Empathy
Ophelia Project & Pre-assessment: Classmates and Friends
Ophelia Project: How Do We Treat our Friends and Classmates?
Ophelia Project: What is Relational Aggression?
MVCSD Opt Out Policy: Mt. Vernon is an opt out district. If you would like to have your child removed from a lesson, please contact Nicole Elliott or Kate Stanton.
The focus of February guidance is on kindness and embracing our differences.
A classroom’s guidance lessons may be adjusted due to special events. If you have any questions or would like to discuss something further, please email me at or call me at (319)895-6251 extension 2011.
Week / Kindergarten1
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4 / The Family Book by Todd Parr
It’s Okay to be Different by Todd Parr
Princess Boy by Cheryl Kilodavis
My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss
Week / 1st Grade
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4 / The Great Big Book of Families by Mary Hoffman
Jacob’s New Dress by Sarah and Ian Hoffman
I Like Myself by Karen Beaumont
All I Want to be is Me by Phyllis Rothblatt, Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon by Molly Lovell
Week / 2nd Grade
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4 / Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts
Call Me Tree by Llamame Arbol
Do Unto Otters by Laurie Keller
Week / 3rd Grade
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4 / Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson
MBTI Personality Codes: No formal assessments will be one, discussion and activities related around MBTI Codes. For more information on codes go to http://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-basics/
MBTI Codes Cont., Respecting our Differences
Teammates by Peter Golenbock
Week / 4th Grade
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4 / Families by Susan Kuklin, Circle of Caring Community Activity
Looking Like Me by Walter Myers, “I am” Poems
Challenging gender stereotypes activity
Holland Personality Codes To find out more on Holland Codes go to https://www.careerkey.org/choose-a-career/holland-personality-types.html#.WFm8rLYrLq0
MVCSD Opt Out Policy: Mt. Vernon is an opt out district. If you would like to have your child removed from a lesson, please contact Nicole Elliott or Kate Stanton.
Warmest Wishes,
Nicole Elliott
School Counselor, Washington Elementary