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Ball Junior High School: Go BEYOND 2.

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Introduction Lesson

Counseling Interns​: Carlyn Morones and Blair Nelson

Grade Level​: 8th grade

Time Required​: 45 minutes

Goal​: Closing the Gap - By May 2020, the percentage of English Learners that received
three or more Ds or Fs on the 2nd semester report card will decrease from 32% (SY
2018-2019) to 22% (SY 2019-2020) on the 2nd semester report card.

ASCA Mindset Standards​:


● M3 Sense of belonging in the school environment
● M5 Belief in using their abilities to their fullest to achieve high quality results and
outcomes
● M6 Positive attitude toward work and learning

ASCA Behavior Standards​:


● B-LS6 Set high standards of quality
● B-SS2 Create positive and supportive relationships with other students
● B-SS3 Create relationships with adults that support success

Motto of the Week: ​Believe in yourself

Materials/Resources​:
● Pre-test (print)
● Talking piece
● Sign-In Sheet (print)
● Nametag Papers/Writing Utensils (markers, pens, pencils)
● Social Contract Poster Board
Activity (45 Minutes)​:
● Introduction (5 Minutes)
○ Sign-In Sheet
○ Distribute Pre-Test as they walk in (make sure they put their name)
○ Facilitator Introductions
○ Explain purpose of group
■ Explain talking piece
● Let’s practice! Tell us something good.
■ Inform students that we will be checking in on their grades every
week (We’re not checking their grades to get them in trouble, but
rather to encourage and support them)
■ Explain call slip procedure
■ Explain mottos of the week
● This week is “Believe in yourself.” For the next five weeks,
we ask that you believe in yourself to go beyond who you
are now. We will learn a lot and you are capable of learning
these things.
○ Cover limits to confidentiality (professional secret keepers)
● Introduction and Icebreaker (10 minutes)
○ Name Tag Activity → Name, symbol
■ Students will receive a small colored sheet of paper.
■ Model and fold “hot dog style” where the student will write their
name on the outside, along with a small picture of something
important to them or something they like.
■ Have each student say their name and explain their symbol
■ On the other side, students will write one thing they need from the
group in order to feel comfortable and safe sharing and
participating (One facilitator will start writing these on the Social
Contract-see below)
● Important Examples: Respect; No talking over each other;
Honesty; Transparency; Phones/Electronics away
● Social Contract (20 minutes)
○ Once all of the students words are written, transition to a discussion of
other things we need in the group and why they are important
○ Make use of examples when students are stuck (i.e. “Say you are with
your friends at lunch and want to tell them something really cool that
happened, but another friend keeps interrupting”--Taking Turns)
● Closing (5 Minutes)
○ What’s one thing you’re excited for?
Ball Junior High School: Go BEYOND 2.0
Lesson #1: Organization/Time Management

Counseling Interns​: Carlyn Morones and Blair Nelson

Grade Level​: 8th grade

Time Required​: 45 minutes

Goal​: Closing the Gap - By May 2020, the percentage of English Learners that received
three or more Ds or Fs on the 2nd semester report card will decrease from 32% (SY
2018-2019) to 22% (SY 2019-2020) on the 2nd semester report card.

ASCA Mindset Standards​:


● M2 Self confidence in the ability to succeed
● M5 Belief in using abilities to their fullest to achieve high quality results and
outcomes

ASCA Behavior Standards​:


● B-LS3 Use time management, organizational, and study skills
● B-SMS1 Demonstrate ability to assume responsibility
● B-SMS8 Demonstrate the ability to balance school, home, and community
activities
● B-SS5 Demonstrate ethical decision-making and social responsibility

Motto of the Week: ​Even you can do it

Materials/Resources​:
● Sign-In Sheet (print)
● Talking piece
● M&Ms for Icebreaker (print)
● Student Planners
● Writing Utensils (Pens/Markers/Pencils/post it flags)
● Whiteboard Marker
● Whiteboard or Posterboard
Activity​:
● Review Expectations & Norms (3 minutes)
● Check-In and Icebreaker (10 minutes)
○ MnM Activity (see attached)
● Introduce Organization Skills/Time Management
○ What is one thing that stresses you out?
○ Have you ever felt like you had so much to do and couldn’t do it-you can!
● Planner Activity (25 minutes)
○ Have all students take out their planners
○ How would your teachers grade your use of your planner? Think on a
scale from 0% to 100%...
○ Break into two small-groups and discuss what’s working (what do you like,
how do you use it, what parts do you actually use) and what’s not working
(what are some reasons you don’t use your planner)
○ As appropriate discuss the planner parts, have them write their classes
next to the period margins and talk about using bullets/dashes/etc. to write
their tasks.
○ Have highlighters and different materials available for students to use.
○ Consider token/reward system?
● Closing
○ If you could choose your school’s mascot, what would it be?
○ How are you going to go beyond? → Write it in your planner!
• ​Red​- What’s your favorite food or restaurant
• ​Yellow​-​What’s your favorite book, movie, or TV show
• ​Green​- What’s your favorite summer activity
• ​Brown​-If you could travel anywhere in the world, where
would you go
• ​Orange​- What is something you are good at
• ​Blue​-​What do you want to be when you grow up
Ball Junior High School: Go BEYOND 2.0
Lesson #2: Identifying Main Ideas

Counseling Interns​: Carlyn Morones and Blair Nelson

Grade Level​: 8th grade

Time Required​: 45 minutes

Goal​: Closing the Gap - By May 2020, the percentage of English Learners that received
three or more Ds or Fs on the 2nd semester report card will decrease from 32% (SY
2018-2019) to 22% (SY 2019-2020) on the 2nd semester report card.

ASCA Mindset Standards​:


● M2 Self confidence in the ability to succeed
● M5 Belief in using their abilities to their fullest to achieve high quality results and
outcomes
● M6 Positive attitude toward work and learning

ASCA Behavior Standards​:


● B-LS3 Use time management, organizational, and study skills
● B-LS4 Apply self-motivation and self-direction to learning
● B-SMS1 Demonstrate ability to assume responsibility
● B-SMS2 Demonstrate self-discipline and self-control
● B-SS8 Demonstrate advocacy skills and ability to assert self, when necessary

Motto of the Week: ​You have the power

Materials/Resources​:
● Sign-In Sheet (print)
● Talking piece
● Toilet Paper for Icebreaker
● Writing Utensils (Pens/Markers/Pencils)
● Note-Taking Vignettes (print)
● Abbreviation Sheets (print)
● Whiteboard Marker
● Whiteboard or Posterboard
Activity​:
● Check-In and Icebreaker (10 minutes)
○ Sign-In
○ If you were some sort of weather forecast what would you be?
○ Toilet Paper Activity (attached)
● Transition: You had the power to choose how many sheets you wanted, and you
had to deal with the outcome of that. When it comes to studying, you have the
power to make your own choices.
● Activity: Highlighting Main Ideas (30 minutes)
○ Discussion: What is your hardest class? What makes it so challenging?
○ Give each student one vignette and ask them to silently read the article
and highlight main points. When they are finished reading/highlighting, ask
each student to write down one question they have regarding the content
of the article. They may also circle any words that they don’t know
○ Once done, have a few students share what they found and discuss how it
turned out.
○ Give students abbreviations sheet
● Check Out (5 minutes)
○ If you could bring a friend on vacation, who would you bring and where
would you go?
○ How are you going to Go BEYOND? Write it in your planner.
Toilet Paper Icebreaker

Description: ​This icebreaker is a quick way to have groups learn new things about their
peers and get familiar with each other.

Materials:
● 1 roll of toilet paper

Procedure:

1. Have the group sit in a circle.

2. Hold up a roll of toilet paper. Tell the students you’re going to pass it around the
circle, and they can take off between 1-5 sheets.

3. After the roll has gone all the way around the circle, share with them the “twist” to
the game: For each sheet that they took, they have to tell the group something
about themselves.

4. EXAMPLE: If Isabel took five sheets, then: 1) I like to dance 2) My favorite color
is purple 3) I have a dog named Sammy 4) This summer I went to Hawaii 5) I’m
really afraid of snakes.

5. Not only will the group learn from the information each student shares, but you
will also learn personalities based on who took a lot of sheets and who took only
a few

6. OPTION: Afterwards, have everyone throw their sheet into the center. This
represents all the new information we now know about each other.

Limitations/Challenges/Considerations:

● This would difficult for students who are not comfortable sharing with new people

● The facilitator needs to model before the students go around. Model that they
can be trivial facts about them, not serious things.

● This could be adapted for any age group

● Perhaps for people in group with motor skill problems who would have trouble
ripping the paper, a peer or facilitator can help rip it for them.

● Maybe inappropriate for young students who might want to throw the toilet paper
across the room and lack impulse control. In this case, before you start you want
to model how to properly pass it to the next peers.
A team of paleontologists in France found the bone of one of 
the largest dinosaurs that ever lived. The bone is 6 ½ feet 
long and weighs 1102 pounds. This makes it taller than the 
average human and heavier than the average horse. Experts 
say the bone is 140 million years old.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
July 2019 was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth. The 
average worldwide temperature for July was 62.1 degrees 
Fahrenheit. The heat has caused a lot of problems like 
wildfires, melting Arctic ice, and more air pollution. So far, 
2016 remains the hottest full year on record. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Millions of people in Ethiopia planted more than 350 
million trees in 12 hours. They are trying to plant as many 
trees as they can to increase the amount of forest coverage. 
Planting the trees can help absorb carbon emissions, which 
pollute the air.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Simone Biles won her 6th national United States 
Gymnastics title and she is only 22 years old. She became 
the first woman ever to perform a triple-double in the floor 
section of the competition. Over the two days she scored 
118.5 points. Next year she will be going to the Olympics in 
Tokyo, Japan.  
 
 
Ball Junior High School: Go BEYOND 2.0
Lesson #3: Learning Styles

Counseling Interns​: Carlyn Morones and Blair Nelson

Grade Level​: 8th grade

Time Required​: 45 minutes

Goal​: Closing the Gap - By May 2020, the percentage of English Learners that received
three or more Ds or Fs on the 2nd semester report card will decrease from 32% (SY
2018-2019) to 22% (SY 2019-2020) on the 2nd semester report card.

ASCA Mindset Standards​:


● M2 Self confidence in the ability to succeed
● M5 Belief in using their abilities to their fullest to achieve high quality results and
outcomes
● M6 Positive attitude toward work and learning

ASCA Behavior Standards​:


● B-LS4 Apple self-motivation and self-direction to learning
● B-SMS6 Demonstrate ability to overcome barriers to learning

Motto of the Week: ​Opportunities are all around you

Materials/Resources​:
● Sign-In Sheet (print)
● Talking piece
● Chromebooks/Internet
● Writing Utensils (Pens/Markers/Pencils)
● Learning Styles Tip Sheets (print)
Activity​:
● Check In and Icebreaker (10 minutes)
○ “If you could choose any celebrity to be your teacher who would it be and
what would they teach you?”
● Learning Styles Inventory (30 minutes)
○ Give a brief explanation of what learning styles are:
■ Ask students about when they watch a scary movie. Do they cover
their eyes or ears?
■ Ask about slime. Do they like touching it? Does it gross them out?
○ Use chromebooks and log on to ​www.tinyurl.com/quiztolearn
■ Original website:
http://www.educationplanner.org/students/self-assessments/learnin
g-styles.shtml
○ Explain connection to motto: Know that you know what your top two styles
are, you know where your strengths lie. These can help you see more
opportunities to learn and grow (how you do things, how to learn, how you
express yourself)
○ Once students have their style, group them accordingly, give them the
suggested study tips (handout) and have them highlight in their groups
anything they think are useful. They can also cross off what they think is
not useful.
● Check Out (5 minutes) (get learning styles from all students)
○ Name your learning style. Look at the careers listed on the bottom of your
sheet. Are there any that interest you? If not, what would you like to do?
○ How are you going to go beyond? Write your learning style in your
planner.
Ball Junior High School: Go BEYOND 2.0
Lesson #4: Social Skills for Learning

Counseling Interns​: Carlyn Morones and Blair Nelson

Grade Level​: 8th grade

Time Required​: 45 minutes

Goal​: Closing the Gap - By May 2020, the percentage of English Learners that received
three or more Ds or Fs on the 2nd semester report card will decrease from 32% (SY
2018-2019) to 22% (SY 2019-2020) on the 2nd semester report card.

ASCA Mindset Standards​:


● M3 Sense of belonging in the school environment
● M5 Belief in using their abilities to their fullest to achieve high quality results and
outcomes

ASCA Behavior Standards​:


● B-LS4 Apple self-motivation and self-direction to learning
● B-LS9 Gather evidence and consider multiple perspectives to make informed
decisions
● B-SMS6 Demonstrate ability to overcome barriers to learning
● B-SMS7 Demonstrate effective coping skills when faced with a problem
● B-SS2 Create positive and supportive relationships with other students
● B-SS3 Create relationships with adults that support success
● B-SS8 Demonstrate advocacy skills and ability to assert self, when necessary

Motto of the Week: ​Now is the time

Materials/Resources​:
● Sign-In Sheet (print)
● Talking piece
● Writing Utensils (Pens/Markers/Pencils)
● Social Scenario (What Should You Do?) Vignettes (print)
Activity​:
● Check-In and Icebreaker (10 minutes)
○ Start termination discussion
○ “What is your favorite donut?” (Be as specific as possible, this will be the
donut you receive at next week’s meeting!)
○ Before starting Ungame: Emphasize listening to others and speaking
clearly → good social skills
■ Play a few rounds of Ungame
● Small-Group Activity (20-25 minutes)
○ Count students off into 2 groups and distribute a scenario to each student
○ In the small group
■ “Who is one adult on campus that you can ask for help? On a scale
from 1-10, how comfortable are you asking an adult on campus for
help? How likely are you to go to that person in real life?”
○ Using vignettes (see attached)
■ Have them think about what they would do, say who they might
approach for help, etc.
■ Connect to motto: now is the time to start advocating for yourself.
Explain advocating. Speaking up, doing the right thing, being a
good role model, connecting to your resources (adults around you
who care and can help)
● Check Out (5 minutes)
○ Readdress termination discussion
○ How are you going to go beyond? Write it in your planner.
What Should You Do?

● You leave your favorite pencil in music class during lunch and the gates are
locked.

● You are walking down the hall after lunch and find a $5 bill on the floor.

● You are in history class, doing silent work, and your classmate is tapping their
pencil on their desk. The tapping is making it hard to concentrate.

● During language arts class, you are daydreaming and your teacher calls on you.
She asks you a question you don’t know the answer to because you weren’t
paying attention

● You have a math test on Friday, you are feeling unsure about how you’ll do, but
your best friend has a good grade in the same class.

● You ask your neighbor in science class for an extra pencil, they tell you no rudely
and tell you to leave them alone.
Ball Junior High School: Go BEYOND 2.0
Closing Lesson

Counseling Interns​: Carlyn Morones and Blair Nelson

Grade Level​: 8th grade

Time Required​: 45 minutes

Goal​: Closing the Gap - By May 2020, the percentage of English Learners that received
three or more Ds or Fs on the 2nd semester report card will decrease from 32% (SY
2018-2019) to 22% (SY 2019-2020) on the 2nd semester report card.

ASCA Mindset Standards​:


● M1 Belief in development of whole self, including a healthy balance of mental,
social/emotional & physical well-being
● M2 Self-confidence in ability to succeed
● M3 Sense of belonging in the school environment
● M5 Belief in using their abilities to their fullest to achieve high quality results and
outcomes
● M6 Positive attitude toward work and learning

ASCA Behavior Standards​:


● B-LS6 Set high standards of quality
● B-SS2 Create positive and supportive relationships with other students

Motto of the Week: ​Decide to make a change

Materials/Resources​:
● Donuts
● Sign-In Sheet (print)
● Post-Test Assessment (print)
● Talking piece
● Writing Utensils (Pens/Markers/Pencils)
● Post-It
● Balloons
● Reflective question prompts (print)
Activity​:
● Check-In and Icebreaker (15 minutes)
○ Sign In & Icebreaker question
● Review past lessons
○ Discuss each of the past lessons
○ Give each student two post-it notes
■ What is one thing that is going well in school?
■ What is one thing you would like to get better at in school?
● Administer post-test (complete as a group)
● Go outside and eat donuts
● Balloon Activity
○ Have students scramble to keep balloons off of the floor (30-45 second
intervals). Repeat as appropriate.
○ Students will pick a filled balloon that has an introspective question in it
and will answer for the group.
○ See attached for question prompts.
● Check-Out
○ Thank students for attending and putting forth their best effort!
○ Connect to “Decide to make a change” and “Go Beyond!”: know that
you’ve been with us the last 6 weeks we hope that you’re walking away
with something new and useful for you to be successful.
○ Let them know we are on campus for support and the counseling office is
a resource.
Balloon Activity Prompts

One thing that surprised me about Go BEYOND was…

One thing that I learned in Go BEYOND was…

One thing that I am proud of is…

One thing I would like to get better at is…

After being in Go BEYOND, I am excited about...

One thing that surprised me about Go BEYOND was…

One thing that I learned in Go BEYOND was…

One thing that I am proud of is…

One thing I would like to get better at is…

After being in Go BEYOND, I am excited about...

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