Rock PLUS Curriculum

Rock PLUS Counseling Curriculum – is an evidence-based 12-week elementary counselor curriculum that comprehensively address issues vital to developing healthy choices. The curriculum is based on the national standards and guidelines for effective practice known as CASEL (which stands for the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning guidelines). The curriculum meets educational goals in several disciplines: personal and social skills; academic achievement; parental involvement; career development; self-awareness; health and wellness; alcohol, tobacco, and drug awareness; character education; media literacy; anger management; problem solving; violence prevention; and positive school climate. Rock PLUS curriculum is implemented at level I in Grades 3-4, level II in Grades 4-5, and level III in Grades 5-6. There is an Instructor Manual Kit and Student Workbook Kit for each level. Each kit contains a CD of the songs that are incorporated as teaching tools. The Rock PLUS curriculum contains the lesson objective, rationale, materials, discussion questions, song lyrics, and in-class activities. A school-home link integrates the weekly lesson, with parents and children working together. Parents sign and kids return the completed school-home link. This provides data regarding parental involvement in their children’s education. Educational research documents that parental involvement does help to improve academic achievement. These assignments give families the …
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