Social/Emotional Lesson Plan

School Counselor: Caitlin Robles Date: November 4-18, 2019

Activity: Attendance Fixes
Grade(s): 11th grade

School Counseling Program Goal(s) addressed:

By the end of school year, Juniors will increase attendance 5% from 76% to 81%.

ASCA Student Standards or ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors standards addressed:

1. Mindset Standards, M 1: Belief in development of whole self, including a healthy balance of
mental, social/emotional, and physical well-being.
2. Behavior Standards, Self-Management Skills, B-SMS 4: Demonstrate ability to delay
immediate gratification for long-term rewards.
3. Behavior Standards, Learning Strategies, B-LS 4: Apply self-motivation and self-

direction to learning.

Learning Objective(s):

1. The students will learn solutions for problems that exist in and outside of school

that cause poor attendance.

2. The students will be able to manage time effectively in order to regularly attend

school.

3. The students will be able to create short terms goals related to regularly

attending school.

Materials:
1. Whiteboard

2. Whiteboard Markers

3. Attendance Handout

Procedure:
1. The students will complete a pre-test that asks students to describe ways in

which to improve attendance.

2. The lesson should begin by reading a short article about the importance of

attendance in the workplace. Located on the back, “Steps for Maintaining Good

Attendance” will be given to help students understand how to maintain good

attendance. The counselor will connect the article to the importance of

attendance at school.

3. Students will take turns reading paragraphs, and then the counselor will go over

the 5 steps (pulled from Fremont Unified School District) that students should do

regularly.

a. Make attendance your highest priority.

b. Know your schedule.

c. Make daily use of your alarm clock.

d. Get enough sleep.

e. Arrange your transportation ahead of time.

f. Inform your supervisor/teacher directly in plenty of time if you are unable

to perform your duties.

4. The school counselor should explain that all of the 5 steps are great ideas, they

are not always possible because of problems at home or issues at school.

5. The counselor will then ask students what might keep a student from attending

class regularly.

a. Students should feel free to call out answer while the counselor writes

them on the whiteboard.

6. The students should then get into a group of 3 to discuss ways that can lead the

students to come closer to fulfilling all 5 steps. The students should work

together to create at least 2 items per step that can help a person achieve that

step.

7. The student will then share their strategies, and students not speaking should be

instructed to take notes.

 8. The counselor will then list some more strategies that help eliminate attendance

issues, including some that can make alleviate stress at home:

a. Mindful Breathing

b. Body Scan

c. Individual Counseling

d. Focus Activities (Cards, board games, puzzles, etc.)

e. Access to free transportation

f. Copy of schedule on phone

9. The class will end with students preparing goals about their own attendance and

including strategies for how they will complete them. This will act as their post-

test.

10. The students will also take a perception survey to provide information about the

effectiveness of the lesson.

Plan for Evaluation:

Process Data: All 11th graders, 423 students, will complete the lesson over the course of 3 days in
their ELA classes.

Perception Data: Perception data will be completed using a pre- and post-test assessing students’
abilities to find and use strategies that improve attendance. Students will also assess the lesson using a
perception survey at the end of the lesson.

Outcome Data: 78% of 423 11th graders will regularly attend classes.

Follow Up: Teachers will provide information about students that regularly miss class or are not
paying attention during class. These students will be pulled into small groups that can receive further
help. These small groups should help improve the overall attendance for the Junior class from 76% to
81%.

Reference
Fremont Unified School District. “Module 1 - LESSON PLAN.” Fremont Unified School

District, n.d., https://www.fremont.k12.ca.us. Accessed 12 Mar. 2019. Class

Handout.