Emily Hong Daniel

June 25, 2016

School Counseling Core Curriculum

Problem Solving Skills Series

Lesson: How Do You See It?

Grade Level: 2nd Grade

ASCA Domain: Personal/Social Development

ASCA Student Standards:
PS: A2.8 Learn how to make and keep friends
PS: B1.1 Use a decision-making and problem-solving model
PS: B1.2 Understand consequences of decisions and choices
PS: B1.3 Identify alternative solutions to a problem
PS: B1.6 Know how to apply conflict resolution skills
ASCA Mindset Standards:
Self-confidence in ability to succeed
Belief in using abilities to their fullest to achieve high-quality results and outcomes
ASCA Behavior Standards:
Self-Management Skills
Demonstrate ability to assume responsibility
Demonstrate self-discipline and self-control
Demonstrate effective coping skills when faced with a problem
Social Skills
Use effective oral and written communication skills and listening skills
Create positive and supportive relationships with other students
Demonstrate ethical decision-making and social responsibility
Use effective collaboration and cooperation skills

Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to how to
Define point of view.
Provide an example of two people having differing points of view
Explain why understanding point of view is important in creating strong friendships

Materials Required:
Perspective optical illusions in whatever medium is available

Lesson Delivery:
Introduction
Show optical illusions to students.
Activity Details
Ask students to silently think for a few minutes about what causes arguments between
friends.
What are some reasons that friends argue?
What kinds of differences lead to arguments between friends?
Let students turn to their neighbors and share what kinds of arguments they thought of.
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Then ask for students to share something that they talked about with their partners.
Choose a scenario from Arguments Between Friends to use as an example with the class.
Use Problem Solving Strategies to work through it.
Using the rest of the scenarios, have students work in pairs or small groups to come up
with solutions for the other scenarios.
**If time available, then have students act out their scenarios.
Wrap-Up Activity
Debrief.
Some questions could be:
What does a peaceful solution feel like for the characters?
How do you know when a solution is peaceful?
How can we apply this lesson to our classroom/school/playground/etc.?
End the time with having students compliment one another on special qualities or something they
did. Allow students to pass, so there are no forced compliments.

RESULTS DATA COLLECTED:

Process Data (Projected number of students affected)
Perception Data (Collect pre/post data from at least two questions)
Outcome Data (Identify if it is achievement or behavioral data and how it is to be collected; if
no Outcome Data is being collected, delete the words Outcome Data)