Hare Grade Level:K-2 Big Idea: AD4. Applying Skills Needed for Educational Achievement AD6. Developing and Monitoring Personal Plan of Study Grade Level Expectations: K- Identify and follow classroom and school routines; Identify the skills needed to be a successful learner. 1 Idenfity and practice steps for completing classroom assignments and activities; demonstrate skills needed to be a successful learner. 2- Demonstrate skills needed to complete classroom tasks independently; Idenfity goals that lead to learner success. ASCA National Standards: A:A1.5 Identify attitudes and behaviors that lead to successful learning. A:A3.4 Demonstrate dependability, productivity, and initiative. Learning Objective: -I can define the word responsibility -I can explain ways to show responsibility at home and at school. Materials Needed: -Computer (to show The Tortoise and the Hare video) -Tortoise and the Hare cards Formative Assessment: Students will be asked to complete an activity where they must show their understanding of being responsible versus being irresponsible. Students will be given situation cards that are either responsible or irresponsible behaviors and they will have to identify them. Lesson Preparation: Essential Questions: -What does is mean to be responsible? -How can you show responsibility? -What are you responsible for at school? Engagement/Hook: Students will watch the video The Tortoise and the Hare Instructional Procedures: Counselor(s): 1. Counselor will explain to students that our topic for today is responsibility. 2. Counselor will ask students to answer essential questions listed above. 3. Counselor will inform students that they are going to watch The Tortoise and the Hare and that they are to pay close attention to which character is showing responsibility and which character is not. 4. After the video, counselor will ask students to share their thoughts about which character showed responsibility and which character did not and why. 5. Counselor will explain the activity to the students -Each student will receive a card with a behavior on the card -They are to read the card and decide if the behavior is responsible or irresponsible. -Once they decide they are to place their card into the appropriately labeled bucket (responsible tortoise, irresponsible hare). 6. Once students have completed the activity the counselor will review their choices and the class will decide whether they agree or disagree with the chosen bucket that the cards were placed in. Students: 1.Students will listen as counselor explains topic for the day. 2. Students will answer the essential questions as the counselor asks them. 3. Students will watch The Tortoise and the Hare being sure to pay attention to which character is showing responsibility and which character isnt. 4. Students will share their thoughts about which character they believe showed responsibility and which character didnt, and why. 5. Students will participate in the activity - Students will receive a card with a particular behavior on it. - Students will decide if the behavior listed on the card is responsible or irresponsible. -Once they decide the students will place their card in the appropriately marked bucket (responsible tortoise irresponsible (hare). 6. Students will decide together if the cards were placed in the correct bucket as the counselor reads them.