Skits, Raps, And Poems For The School Counselor · PDF fileSkits, Raps, And Poems For The School Counselor Written By David S. Young, Ed.S. Children’s Illustrations by Terry Sirrell

Skits, Raps, And PoemsFor

The School Counselor

Written By David S. Young, Ed.S.

Children’s Illustrations by Terry Sirrell

Skits, Raps, And Poems For The School Counselor

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Table Of COnTenTs

Words from The author ............................................................................................... 6Introduction ..............................................................................................................................8

Part One skits ....................................................................................................... 11 AWordAboutTheUseOfDramaWithStudents…....................................................13

MeetAndGreetTheFifth-GradersLesson(A Skit About Peer Relations)...................14 MeetAndGreetTheFifth-GradersSkit......................................................................16 ImpulseAnonymousLesson(A Skit About Impulse Control) .........................................25 ImpulseAnonymousSkit.............................................................................................27

HexagonHelpLineLesson(A Skit About Careers)........................................................35 HexagonHelpLineSkit...............................................................................................38

TheHumanServicesReunionLesson(A Skit About Jobs In Teaching, Counseling, Law, And Other Occupations Needing Employees With People Skills).......................46 TheHumanServicesReunionSkit..............................................................................48 TheTryoutLesson(A Skit About Character Education).................................................55 TheTryoutSkit............................................................................................................57

TheAlienReportLesson(A Skit About The Dangers Of Tobacco, Alcohol, And Drugs) .....................................................................................66 TheAlienReportSkit..................................................................................................68 TheNewMemberOfTheFamilyLesson(A Skit About Inclusion, Tolerance, And Welcoming Those Who Are Different) ..................................................................75 TheNewMemberOfTheFamilySkit........................................................................77

TheZooTestLesson(A Skit About Test-Taking Skills) ....................................................84 TheZooTestSkit.........................................................................................................86

Part Two Raps .......................................................................................................97AWordAboutTheUseOfRapWithStudents…...............................................................99

TheTechnicalAndEngineeringRapLesson(A Rap About Careers In The Technology Field) ...............................................................................................100 TheTechnicalAndEngineeringRap.........................................................................103 ActivitySheet:EngineeringJobsWordScramble.....................................................104

WeDon’tDoBullyingAtOurSchoolLesson(An Anti-Bullying Rap)........................105 WeDon’tDoBullyingAtOurSchoolRap—Traditional..........................................108 WeDon’tDoBullyingAtOurSchoolRap—Edited.................................................109 ActivitySheet:BullyingQuestionnaire.....................................................................110

IAmMe,That’sThePersonToBeLesson(A Self-Esteem Rap)................................111 IAmMe,That’sThePersonToBeRap...................................................................113 ActivitySheet:MyPersonalSelf-EsteemScale........................................................114

KnowWhatItFeelsLikeLesson(A Rap About Empathy)...........................................115 KnowWhatItFeelsLikeRap....................................................................................117 ActivitySheet:EmpathyAward.................................................................................118 TimeOutIsForTheBirdsLesson(A Rap About Avoiding Time Out)........................119 TimeOutIsForTheBirdsRap—Traditional............................................................122 TimeOutIsForTheBirdsRap—Edited...................................................................123 ActivitySheet:TimeOutDeskPoster.......................................................................124 GetOnTheBusLesson(A Rap About Safety On The School Bus)...............................125 GetOnTheBusRap.................................................................................................127 ActivitySheet:BusSafetyBookmarks......................................................................128 GottoBeWorry-FreeLesson(A Rap About Dealing With Stress And Worry)............129 GottoBeWorry-FreeRap—Traditional...................................................................131 GottoBeWorry-FreeRap—Edited...........................................................................132 ActivitySheet:GoodWorryvs.BadWorry..............................................................133

Ask,Brainstorm,Choose,andDoItLesson(A Rap About Decision-Making)...........134 Ask,Brainstorm,Choose,andDoItRap—Traditional.............................................137 Ask,Brainstorm,Choose,andDoItRap—Edited....................................................138 ActivitySheet:Decision-MakingSentenceCompletion...........................................139 MotivateYourselfLesson(A Rap About Motivation And Goal-Setting).......................140 MotivateYourselfRap—Traditional..........................................................................143 MotivateYourselfRap—Edited.................................................................................144 ActivitySheet:Goal-Setting/MotivationWordSearch.............................................145 ActivitySheet:Goal-Setting/MotivationWordSearchAnswerKey.........................146

Part Three Poems ........................................................................................... 147

AWordAboutTheUseOfPoemsWithStudents…...................................................149

It’sTimeForSchoolLesson(A Poem About The First Day Of School).......................150 It’sTimeForSchoolPoem........................................................................................152

LoadUpTheBusLesson(A Poem About Field Trips).................................................153 LoadUpTheBusPoem.............................................................................................155

IJustDon’tWantToGoToSchoolLesson(A Poem For Kids Who Just Don’t Want To Be In School On A Particular Morning)......................................................156 IJustDon’tWantToGoToSchoolPoem.................................................................158

Oh,It’sWinterBreakAtOurSchoolhouseLesson(A Poem About Winter Break)....159 Oh,It’sWinterBreakAtOurSchoolhousePoem......................................................161

Hey,It’sSpringBreakTime,MyFriend!Lesson(A Poem About Spring Break)......162 Hey,It’sSpringBreakTime,MyFriend!Poem........................................................164

EvilMonsterTestLesson(A Poem For Kids Experiencing Test Anxiety).....................165 EvilMonsterTestPoem.............................................................................................167

TheAngerSongOfTheRepublicLesson(A Poem About Anger Management).........168 TheAngerSongOfTheRepublicPoem...................................................................170

TimeForSummer!Lesson(A Poem About The Last Day Of School)..........................171 TimeForSummer!Poem...........................................................................................173

Special Thanks To ..................................................................................................................................174References ......................................................................................................................................................175Instructions For Using The SR092-EB.zip File .........................................176

8Skits, Raps, And Poems For The School Counselor © 2009 Mar*co Products, Inc. 1.800.448.2197

Introduction

Skits, Raps, And Poems For The School Counselor is designed for use withstudentsinGrades4-8.Butyoungerelementary-agestudentswithgoodreadingskillsmightdojustfine,andhighschoolstudentsusuallyenjoyactivities thatinvolveactingorrapping.Infact,kidsandadultsofallagesenjoyperforming!Researchhasshownthatthecreativeartssuchasdramaandmusiccanbeveryeffectivecounselingtools(Gladding,2004).Useyourownjudgmentas to theagesofstudentsforwhomtheseactivitiesareappropriate.

Althoughthisbookwaswrittenprimarilyforusebyschoolcounselorsinclassroomguidanceorsmallgroups,awidevarietyofeducatorswillfindituseful.Healthandscienceteacherswillenjoyworkingtheanti-tobacco/alcohol/drugsskit(TheAlienReport)intotheirlessonplanstoincreaseclassparticipation.Alltheskitsandrapsinthisbookcanbeaffectivelycombinedwitheveningpresentationskidsmaketotheirparents,forPTAmeetings,classroomthemenights,church/schoolactivities,andawidevarietyofotheractivities.Thepoemsreflectspecialtimesintheschoolcalendar.

Theeducatormay,athis/herdiscretion,assignvariouspartsoftheskitsandrapsbasedonreadingability,actingtalent,orothercriteria.Mostpartsareappropriateformaleorfemalestudents.Feelfreetoadaptthenamesasneeded.Theworksmaybeperformed“asis,”orblockedoutandperformedasplayswithpropsorcostumes.It’sagoodideatocopy/printtheparts,highlightingeachperformer’slines.Makingcopiesfortherestoftheclasstoreadalongwiththestoryhelpseveryone in the room better understand the skit’s concept. Printing multiplecopiesiseasywiththeincludedPDFfiles(seeinsidebackcover).Thesepagesmaybeprintedincolororblackandwhite.Choosetheappropriatesettingonyourcomputer.Discussion questions for the skits and raps, include teaser questions to getthestudentsthinkingaboutthetopic,andsummaryquestionsthatcanbeusedfollowingtheperformance.Students,teachers,andcounselorswillgetintosomeinterestingdiscussionsaboutthevarioustopics.Youmayusetheworksinthisbookas“stand-alone”guidancelessonsoraddspecificskits,raps,orpoemstothebeginningorendofexistinglessons.


THe TRYOUTa skit about Character education

CAST

Coach GirloraboyAssistantCoach GirloraboyRitaCheetah LikestocheatLarryLiar Justcan’tseemtotellthetruthRonnieRude NotveryrespectfultoothersIrvingIrresponsible UndependableCaryCharacter Kidwithgoodcharactertraits

SETTING:ASOFTBALLTEAMDUGOUT

(Coach and assistant coach are sitting on the bench.)

Coach: OK,guysandgals!You’vealltriedoutforoursoftballteam,andallfiveofyouhavetheskillswearelookingforonthefield.

AssistantCoach: Youcanallhit,catch,field,pitch,andrunthebaseswiththebestofthem.

Coach: Right.But,asyouallknow,wehaveonlyonepositionlefttofillontheroster,sowecantakeonlyoneofthefive of you for our team. The last part of your tryoutis the interview.We’ll talkwitheachofyou fora fewminutestogettoknowyoualittlebitbetter.

AssistantCoach: Thenwe’llmakeourdecisionastowhomakestheteam.Whowantstogofirst?

RitaCheetah: Oooh! Oooh!Me!PickME!

Coach: Allright,then,let’sstartwithRita.

RitaCheetah: Yippee!


THe ZOO TesTa skit about Test-Taking skills

PURPOse anD RaTIOnale:

Todiscussavarietyof test-takingskillsand techniques inorder to improveacademicsandreducetest-takinganxiety

asCa sTanDaRDs:

AcademicDevelopment

Standard A: Students will acquire attitudes, knowledge and skills that contribute to effective learning in school and across the life span.

A:A2 AcquireSkillsforImprovingLearningA:A2.1 Applytime-managementandtask-managementskillsA:A2.2 Demonstratehoweffortandpersistencepositivelyaffectlearning

GRaDe leVels: 5–8

lenGTH Of lessOn: 30Minutes

PRe-PResenTaTIOn PRePaRaTIOn:

ReproducetencopiesofThe Zoo Test(pages86-96orprintedfromPDFfiles).

Acquireandsetuptheprops:alargebook,10chairs(oneforeachcastmember),apairofglassesforBettyBat,ifdesired.

lessOn:

Introducethelessonwiththefollowingteaser questions:

1. Howdoyoufeelabouttakingtests?

a Word about The Use Of Raps With students …Rapisnotmyfavoritekindofmusic.IstillfeelmorecomfortablewatchingmyPinkFloydDVDthanturningonarapstation,althoughIdolikethewayalternativebandssuchastheRedHotChiliPeppersand311goinandoutofrapintheirsongs.MytwosonshaveexposedmetosomeverycreativehiphopartistssuchasK’NaanandGiantPanda.Bottomline,though:Rapisthemusicoftoday’syouth,andyoucangetakid’sattentionmuchmorequicklywitharap-orientedmusicactivitythanwithanyotherstyleofmusic.

Thisisnotanewidea.Elligan(2004)haswrittenanexcellentworkonhowclinicalpsychologistscanuserapwiththeirpatientsandkidsingeneral.Whilerapmusicingeneralandhiphopobviouslycanincludelyricsandsubjectmaterialnotsuitableforkids,therearemanywaystoincorporatethestyleintopositiveuse.Kwon(2007)writesabouttheuseofhiphopmusicwithChristianmusicalgroups.AphysicianinNewYorkCity,Dr.JohnD.Clarke,usesrapmusictoteachchildrenhealthinformation.(Formoreinformationabouthisprogram,“Health-Hop,”gotohttp://www.healthhopmusic.com/dr.htm)

Awordofcaution:Somekidsmaygetveryexcitedaboutperformingrapsandmightwanttoshareotherrapswiththegroup.Useyourjudgmentinthisarea.Inappropriatelyricsandsubjectmatterexist inallstylesofmusic,ofcourse.Butbeespeciallycareful ifakidsays“Hey,canIperformarapthatIknow(orwrote)?”Idon’tknowaboutyou,butIdonotenjoyphonecallsfromangryparents.

Ifyouareafanofrapmusic,youwillhavenoproblemjumpingrightinandgettingthekidsgoing.Ifnot,givethefirstoneatry.Youwillbesurprisedhowquicklytoday’syoungpeoplefallrightintothegroove.Enjoy!

YouwillnoticeIhaveincludedtwodifferentversionsofseveraloftheraps.“TraditionalRap”isclosertoactualhiphopandrapsongs.“EditedRap”hasbeenrewrittentousecorrectEnglishandgrammar.Educatorsmaychoosewhicheverversiontheyfeelwouldbemosteffectiveorappropriateforspecificstudentpopulations.

Thereareworksheetsthatgoalongwitheachrap,shouldyouwanttoextendthelesson.



I am me, THaT’s THe PeRsOn TO bea self-esteem Rap

PURPOse anD RaTIOnale:

Tohelpstudentsunderstandtheconnectionbetweenself-esteemandmotivation/goal-setting

Studentswhohavestrongself-esteemtendtosethighergoalsforthemselvesandaregenerallymoremotivatedthanthosewithalowerself-concept.

asCa sTanDaRDs:

Personal/SocialDevelopment

Standard A: Students will acquire the knowledge, attitudes and interpersonal skills to help them understand and respect self and others.

PS:A1 AcquireSelf-KnowledgePS:A1.1 DeveloppositiveattitudestowardselfasauniqueandworthypersonPS:A1.10Identifypersonalstrengthsandassets

GRaDe leVels: 4–8


PRe-lessOn PRePaRaTIOn:

MakeeightcopiesofI Am Me, That’s The Person To Be Rap(page113orprintedfromPDFfiles).

Writeonachalkboard:

Iamme,that’sthepersontobe.Andnobodyelseisexactlylikeme.Believeinyourself,andyou’llfindthatit’strue,there’snothingbetterthanjustbeingyou.

Optional:ReproduceMy Personal Self-Esteem Scale(page114orprintedfromPDFfiles)foreachstudent.

GOT TO be WORRY-fReea Rap about Dealing With stress and Worry

sTUDenT OneAll of us worry from time to time,

’bout goin’ to school, ’bout savin’ a dime.We fret and we fuss and never let go.

Lose sleep, get nervous from head to toe. But you …

Class CHORUsGot to be worry-free. Listen to me!

Yeah you got to be worry-free, naturally. You got to slow down. Take a big deep breath.

Just be worry-free, be just like me!

sTUDenT TWOMind’s covered up in racing thoughts,

and you start to sweat ’bout the things you bought.Your muscles get tense, getting harder to breathe. Your heart pumps fast, your chest starts to heave.

But you …

RePeaT Class CHORUs

sTUDenT THReeHere’s how you do it: Pay me some mind.

You gotta find the best way to unwind.Go exercise, jog down the street.

Or swim a few laps. Get up off your seat.

RePeaT Class CHORUs

sTUDenT fOURGive yourself credit for the things you do well.

Don’t beat yourself up ’bout the times that you fell. Everybody messes up now and then.

If you make a mistake, that ain’t no sin.

RePeaT Class CHORUs

sTUDenT fIVeFind yourself a hobby, something makes you feel good.

And laugh and laugh ’till you feel that you could just explode then and there. But you wouldn’t really care,’cause you feel really good when you let down your hair.

RePeaT Class CHORUs

sTUDenT sIXThat’s my story ’bout dealing with stress.

Got to find the way that works for you best.Find someone who will help you sort it out.

Like a friend, teacher, family member—give ’em a shout!

RePeaT Class CHORUs

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TRADITIONAL RAP


I JUsT DOn’T WanT TO GO TO sCHOOla Poem for Kids Who Just Don’t Want To be

In school On a Particular morningPURPOse anD RaTIOnale:

Toteachstudentstomakethebestofanunwantedsituation

asCa sTanDaRDs:

AcademicDevelopment

Standard C: Students will understand the relationship of academics to the world of work and to life at home and in the community.

A:C1 RelateToLifeExperiencesA:C1.3 Understandtherelationshipbetweenlearningandwork

GRaDe leVels: 4–7


PRe-lessOn PRePaRaTIOn:

Optional:MakeacopyofI Just Don’t Want To Go To Schoolpoem foreachstudent(page158orprintedfromPDFfiles).

lessOn:

Introducethelessonwiththefollowingteaser questions:

1. TellaboutadaywhenyoujustdidNOTwanttogotoschool.Whatwashappeningwithyouthatday?

2. Wasthereeveratimewhenyouwereafraidtogotoschool?(Many students will admit there was.) Whathappenedthatday?

eVIl mOnsTeR TesT

In the school right down the street,there’s a test I have to take.

It’s important and it’s very long,and I hope I don’t make a mistake!

It’s an Evil Monster Test.Guess I’ll have to try my best.

Tell myself I’ll be OK,and I can make it through this day.

All of my friends must take it, too.And so with our pencils of number two,

we’ll fill in a bubble here and a bubble there,take a deep breath, and won’t get scared.

It’s an Evil Monster Test, and I am trying to do my best .

Telling myself it’ll be OK.I can make it through this test today.

In the end, the test was not too bad.I did well, so I’m not sad.But I’m glad, I get to rest

from that Evil, Monster Test.

It was an Evil Monster Test,on which I did my best.Now I know I’ll be OK

to face a test another day.

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