Lesson Plan

School Counselor: Elyse Wisniewski

Lesson Plan Title: Balance Your Life
 Single Classroom Lesson
 Unit of Classroom Lessons: Lesson _____ of _____
 Small-Group Session Lessons: Lesson _____ of _____
Target Audience: High School Freshman
Evidence Base:
 Best Practice (commonly used and believed to be of high quality)
 Action Research (individual investigates own practice to improve content/delivery)
 Research-Informed (a review of research provides foundation for content/delivery)
 Evidence-Based (highest level of evidence, results published in peer-reviewed journal)

ASCA Student Standards Targeted: Student Learning Objectives:

Identify 1–2 student standards relevant for this For each of the selected student standards, write or
targeted group and goal: select 1–2 learning objectives
(Best practice = select one)
M&B# Mindsets & Behaviors Statement Student Learning Objectives
M 1. Belief in development of whole self, including Student(s) will:
a healthy balance of mental, social/ emotional and
physical well-being Learn about the wellness wheel. This wheel
demonstrates how it is important to care for the
whole self. Students will learn about what areas
of their life are important to them and reflect on
if they are living a balanced life.

Student(s) will:

Materials:
Wellness Wheel (enough for each student to have a copy) markers and paper. See below for
wellness wheel example.
Describe how you will:
Introduce Lesson The school counselor will start a discussion about what they think self-
Topic/Focus: care entails and what it means for them.

Communicate the We have many things that going on in our lives and it is easy to lose track
Lesson Objective: of what you need to do in order to take care of yourself. Sometimes
people only realize they need to take some time to relax after they have
lashed out on a family member or have burned themselves out to a point
where activities that were once enjoyable seem like a burden. It is
important to recognize that self-care is not just about relaxing. It is about
balancing your life consistently to make the stress of our lives easier to
manage.
Teach Content: The Wellness Wheel has seven different examples of ways our lives can
be divided up to create a balanced life. These areas include emotional,
social, intellectual, environmental, financial, physical and spiritual. Some
weeks, you may need to spend time completing school work and some
days it is important to spend time with a friend. It is important to know
that sometimes we get caught in focusing on one or two areas of our
lives. By creating a more balanced life, we can less stressed and feel
better to take on our responsibilities.

Practice Content: Make a pie chart using four of the seven examples from the wellness
wheel showing how much time you spend in each area. Then make a pie
chart showing how you can balance your life a little more in a way that
may bring less stress.
Summarize/Close: Self-care is about actively doing what you and your body needs to
maintain a balanced life.
Data Collection Plan – For multiple lessons in a unit, complete this section only once for the unit.
Participation Data Plan: 
Anticipated number 20 students
of students:
Planned length of 35 min
lesson(s):
ASCA Student Standards Data Plan:
For each lesson/unit/small group, school counselors will administer pre-/post-assessment aligned with the selected
ASCA Student Standards and student learning objectives.

1. The school counselor will compare the pre and post survey asking questions about self-
care and balanced life styles
 What is self care?
  What does it mean to life a balanced life?
 When is it important to practice self-care?

2. Demonstration of a pie chart that shows an accurate representation of a balanced for

themselves can help the school counselor identify the students who grasped the concept and
those who did not.
3.
4.
Outcome Data Plan: (choose one and describe specific data point to compare)
Examples:
Achievement: School counselor will compare reading levels of students before and after delivery of lesson.
Attendance: School counselor will compare number of absences last year to this year.
Discipline: School counselor will compare total number of disciplinary reports for peer-on-peer conflict first quarter
with second quarter
 Achievement (describe): School counselor will compare pre and post lesson responses to
identify if students know what it means to have a balanced life and if they believe it is
important to have a balanced life.

 Attendance (describe):

 Discipline (describe):

Follow-Up Plans
Explain your plan for students who missed the lesson.

School counselor will meet with the students during a free period to give them the wellness
wheel and an overview of the lesson.

Explain your plan for students who did not demonstrate mastery on the pre-/post-assessment
of student standards (M&B)/student learning objectives.

School counselor will have a conversation with the student about the topics discussed in the
lesson and give the student time to ask questions. Then the student can communicate verbally
or written what a balanced life looks like for them.