3rd Grade Guidance Lessons
Lesson #1 Botvin Social Skills
Powerpoint: How to Make Friends/Qualities of a Friend/ Friendship Conflicts
Read, The Hate Book by Charlotte Zolotow
Botvin Workbook activity:
#16 What makes or does not make you a friend
Lesson #2 Character Traits Tree:
Students learn about positive and negative character traits in the classroom
Art activity: Make a class character traits tree:
decorate and share one positive and negative character trait.
Lesson #3 Botvin Self Esteem
Self Esteem video
Botvin workbook activity:
#1 Things I Can Do
#2 Look What I Can Do!
Read, The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig
Lesson #4 Botvin Communication: How to Join In/How to Make a Conversation
Video on joining in
Model conversation step
Practice conversation
Botvin workbook activity:
#14 What is Communication
Lesson #5 Botvin: Decision Making
Learn skill Stop Think Go
Botvin workbook activity:
#4 What Decision Would You Make
Lesson #6 Sportsmanship: What is good sportsmanship vs. bad sportsmanship
Read, Winners Never Win and Quitters Never Quit by Julia Cook
Sorting Game of Good Sportsmanship vs. Bad Sportsmanship
Video on sportsmanship
Lesson #7 Botvin Smoking
Introduction to smoking
Botvin Workbook activity
#6 To Smoke or not to Smoke
Lesson #8 Teasing vs. Bullying: Learn when is it teasing and when is it bullying
Read, Tease Monster by Julia Cook
Sorting game of good and bad tease
Lesson #9: Using Your Social Filter: Learn when we should share our thought, filter it, and keep it in our heads
Powerpoint, Social Filter
Read, Helpful Hank by Donna Earhardt
Sorting Game of scenarios when we should share our thought, filter it, and keep it in our heads
Lesson #10 and #11 Botvin Stress Management
Powerpoint, Introduction to stress
Read, Wilma Jean the Worry Machine by Julia Cook
Botvin workbook activity:
#11 How do You Feel
#12 High Stress Survey
Practice stress management skills: deep breathing, happy place. tighten the tension
Lesson #12 Botvin Assertiveness Skills
Powerpoint, Assertiveness
Read, Simon Hook: A story about teases and put-downs
Instead of Biting:Ways to Respond to Bugs instead of biting
1. Do Little or Nothing (don't react)
2. Agree with the hook
3. Distract the Fisherman (change the subject)
4. Laugh or Make a Joke
5. Stay Away from the hooks
(swim to another part of the sea)
Botvin Workbook activity:
#20 No Copying Allowed
Lesson #13 Bullying
Powerpoint, Bystanders are a part of the Solution
Videos: Bystanders are a Part of the Solution
Read, Say Something by Peggy Moss
Sorting activity:Part of the Solution vs. Part of the Problem
Career Lessons
Lesson #14 Personal Responsibilities and Habits at Home and School
Personal Responsibilities Questionnaire
Worksheet activity What are your responsibilities?
Lesson #15 Career Clusters
Career Interest Survey
Powerpoiint of career options based on interest categories