1. Group Curriculum
Surviving Middle School
Group Focus
The group will be comprised of 7th
/8th grade students.The groupwill focusonteachingstudentsthe
skillsneededtosucceedinthe Middle School level.The goal of the groupis to strengthentheirsocial
skillssothattheycan put theminpractice inthe classroomand outside of the classroom. The
curriculumisbasedon the fundamental skillstaughtinthe book “Mindfulnessforteen anger”byMark
C. Purcell,Med,PsyDandJasonR. Murphy, MA.
MissionStatement
The missionof the groupis to provide asafe environmentwhere the studentswill be able toreinforce
whattheyhave alreadylearnedandobtainnew knowledge of the social skillsthatare crucial to get
throughtheirMiddle School years.All instructionandactivitieswill be gearedtowards 7th
/8th grade
understanding.
Confidentiality
All informationandrecordsobtainedinthe course of the groupshall be keptconfidential unlessthe
followingapply:
 Whenstudent’sorothers’ safetyisinjeopardy
 Whenthere issuspicionof childabuse
Group Rules
The followingruleswillapplytoall groupmembers
1. No fighting
2. Respectothersandtheirbelongings
3. No foul language

2. Group Curriculum Outline
Week 1
Day 1: Introduction:Group focus,rules,confidentiality,andgroupmembers
a) Introductionof groupmembers
b) Establishgroupgoalsandexpectations
Week 2
Day 1: Read the book“Duck The Farmer”
a) Discussionof storyandhow to apply inthe classroom
b) Drawingof tasks theyare responsible forinthe classroom
Day 2: Differentenvironments:Playground,Crossingthe street,Ridinginacar, Library
a) Discussionof environmentsandrulestobe followed
b) Drawingof an environmentthatrequiresrules.
Day 3: Read “A Children’sBookAboutBeingGreedy”
a) Discussionof story
b) Studentresponsesof how beinggreedyisnegative
Day4:Video:Listen:WeHaveSkills:SocialSkillsforSchoolSuccessK-3
a) Discussionof video
b) Studentsmodel howtolisten
c) Drawingof themselveslisteninginthe classroom
Week 3
Day 1: Introductionof School Rule:Schooltube.comvideo: RaiseYourHand and Wait to
Speak
a) Discussion:Identifyingschool rules“Raise YourHandand Waitto Speak”
b) Make a listof behaviorsfollowingthe rule vs.behaviorsnotfollowingthe rule
c) Studentstomodel behaviorshowingthattheyare raisingtheirhandandwaitingto
speak
Day 2: IdentifyingBehaviors:RaiseYour Hand and Wait to Speak
a) Reviewof rule discussedyesterday
b) IdentifyingImagesof “Raise YourHandand Wait to speak”vs.“NotRaisingYour Hand
and WaitingtoSpeak”

3. c) Studentstoorganize imagesaccordinglyontheirown
Day 3: ModelingBehaviors:RaiseYour Hand and Wait to Speak
a) Facilitatortomodel “Raise YourHand and Waitto Speak”
b) Studentstomodel afterfacilitator
c) Studentstopractice the rule “Raise Your Hand and Waitto Speak”duringMemory game
Day 4: Implementationofthe Rule: Raise YourHand and Wait to Speak
a) Discussionof rule discussedthisweek
b) Each studentto demonstrate thattheylearnedthe rule bymodeling
c) Group will make azipperposterforthe rule “Raise Your Hand and Waitto Speak”
Week 4
Day 1: Introductionof School Rule:Schooltube.com video:Walk,Don’tRun
a) Discussion:Identifyingschool rules“Walk,Don’tRun”
b) IdentifyingBehavior:Identifyimagesof “Walk,Don’tRun”vs. “NotWalking”
c) Studentstomodel behaviorshowingthattheyare walking,notrunning
Day 2: ModelingBehaviors:Walk,Don’tRun
a) Facilitatortomodel “Walk,Don’tRun”
b) Implementationofthe Rule:Studentstomodel afterfacilitator
c) Game: Studentstofindobjectsinthe roomwhile modeling “Walk,Don’tRun”rule
Day 3: Introductionof School Rule:Schooltube.comvideo:Be Nice,Don’tBully
a) Discussion:Identifyingschool rules“Be Nice,Don’tBully”
b) IdentifyingBehaviors Studentstomodel behaviorshowingthattheyare beingnice and
not bullying
Day 4 : ModelingBehaviors:Be Nice, Don’tBully
a) Facilitatortomodel “Be Nice,Don’tBully”
b) Studentstomodel afterfacilitator
c) Implementationofthe Rule:Studentswill make acard foranotherstudentto showthat
theyare beingnice andnotbullying

4. Week 5
Day 1: Introductionof School Rule:Schooltube.comvideo:KeepHandsandFeettoYourself
a) Discussion:Identifyingschool rules“KeepHandsandFeettoYourself”
b) IdentifyingBehaviors:IdentifyingImagesof “KeepHandsandFeettoYourself”vs.
“Not KeepingHandsandFeettoYourself”
Day 2: ModelingBehaviors:Keep Handsand Feet to Yourself
d) Facilitatortomodel “KeepHandsandFeetto Yourself”
e) Studentstomodel afterfacilitator
f) Implementationofthe Rule:Studentswill make acollage of theirownthatshowsthe
rule “KeepHandsand FeettoYourself”inpractice
Day 3: Introductionof School Rule:Schooltube.comvideo:CleanUpall the Time
c) Discussion:Identifyingschool rules“CleanUpall the Time”
d) IdentifyingBehaviors:IdentifyingImagesof “CleanUpall the Time”vs.“Not
CleaningUpall the Time”
Day 4: ModelingBehaviors:Clean Up all theTime
g) Facilitatortomodel “CleanUpall the Time”
h) Studentstomodel afterfacilitator
i) Implementationofthe Rule:Studentswill make acraftand will model how to“Clean
Up all the Time”

5. Week 1
Day 1: GroupObjective
Group focusand ruleswill be explained.Groupfacilitatorwill introduce self.Groupmemberswill
introduce themselves.
Activity
Group introductionswill be done.Groupfocusandruleswill be explained.Group memberswill engage
indiscussiononthe importance of havingschool rules.
Week 2
Day 1: GroupObjective
Studentswill learntoidentifythe differenttypesof rulesthattheyare expectedtofollowinthe
classroom.
Activity
Facilitatorwill read the book“DuckThe Farmer” and will engage studentsindiscussionof how the story
relatestothe studentsfollowingrules.Discusshow the duckfollowedthe rulesdailyalthoughsome
taskswere difficult.Relatedittohowsometimesclassworkisdifficult butstudentsstill needto
complete tasks.Studentsdrawapicture of the tasks theyare responsibleforinthe classroom.
Materials:1. Book
2. Paper
3. Crayons
Day 2: GroupObjective
Studentswill learntoidentifythe rulesthatneed tobe followedindifferentenvironments.
Activity
Facilitatorwill showthe groupimagesof differentenvironments:Playground,Crossingthe street,Riding
ina car, Library.Each studentwill provide the rulesenforcedforeachenvironment.Studentswho
cooperate withprovidingthe ruleswillreceive asticker.Studentswill draw anenvironmentthat
requiresrules.Studentswhocompletedactivitywithoutbeingdisruptiveor fightingreceive aprize.

6. Materials:1. Images
2. Drawingpaper
3. Crayons
Day 3: GroupObjective
Studentswill learnthat“Greedy”breaksaschool rule.
Activity
Facilitatorwill read “A Children’sBookAboutBeingGreedy”.Groupwill engage indiscussionof how
beinggreedybreaksaschool rule.Connectmeaningof “greedy”withnotwantingtoshare withothers.
Studentsplaywithplay-dohwhilepracticinghow toshare.Studentswhoexhibitedbeing“greedy”do
not getrewarded.Studentswhoshare andmodel itduringthe activitywillreceive aprize.
Materials:1. Book
2. Play-doh
Day 4: Group Objective
StudentswillbeintroducedtoaSocialSkill:listeningandhowitisrelatedtofollowingaschoolrule.
Activity
Video:Listen:We HaveSkills:SocialSkillsforSchoolSuccessK-3.Videoisdiscussedandstudentswillmodelhow
to“listen”.Studentswhocooperatewillreceiveasticker. Groupwilldrawthemselves“listening”inthe
classroom.Studentswhocooperatewithactivityanddo notdisruptthegroupwillreceiveaprize.
Materials:1. Video,constructionpaper
Week 3
Day 1: GroupObjective
To introduce school rule:raisingyourhandandwaitingtospeakthroughintroducingthe rule andhaving
studentspractice the rule.
Activity
School rule isintroducedthroughavideo:Schooltube.com:RaiseYourHand and Wait to Speak.Afterthe
video,facilitatorengagesstudentsin a discussion abouttherule in the video. On a sheetof paper,
facilitatorwill make twocategories“Raise YourHandand Waitto Speak”vs. “NotRaisingYour Hand”.
Facilitatorwill provide withbehaviorsandstudentswill decide whatlisttheygounder.Studentswith
correct answerswill receive asticker.Afteractivity,rule will be putintopractice byhavingstudents
showme the behaviorsthatare on the listof “Raise Your Hand and Waitto Speak”.Studentswhomodel
appropriate behaviorwill receiveprize fromprize box.

7. Materials:1. Sheetof paper
Day 2: GroupObjective
To teach studentshowtoidentifytheirownbehaviorswhenrequiredtofollow the rule: Raise Your
Hand and Waitto Speak.
Activity
Facilitatorwill review the rule beinglearnedforthe week:Raise YourHandand Wait to Speak.
Facilitatorwill provide studentswithdifferentimagesshowing“Raise YourHandandWait to speak”vs.
“Not RaisingYourHand and WaitingtoSpeak”.Studentswill needtoorganize imagesonthe wall under
each categoryto showthat theycan identifywhenthe rule isbeingfollowedandwhenitisnot.
Studentswhoare able to identifythe appropriate imageswill receive aprize fromthe prize box.
Materials:1. Imagesof “Raise Your Hand and Wait to Speakvs.NotRaisingYour Hand andWaitingto
Speak”
Day 3: GroupObjective
To have studentsmodel the rule learned:Raise YourHandand Waitto Speak throughobservingthe
facilitatorandputtingthe rule intopractice.
Activity
Facilitatorwill create ascenariowhere facilitatorismodelingthe rule “Raise YourHand andWait to
Speak”.Afterfacilitatormodels,ascenariowillbe givenwhere studentswill modelthe rule.Students
whomodel appropriate behaviorwillreceive asticker.Studentstopractice the rule “Raise YourHand
and Waitto Speak”duringMemory game.Studentswhoputrule intopractice duringgame will picka
prize fromthe prize box.
Materials:1. Memorygame
Day 4: GroupObjective
Studentswill learntoimplementthe Rule:Raise YourHandand Waitto Speak throughbeingable to
explainthe rule of the weekandmodel the rule.
Activity
Studentswill be askedtogive the name of the rule thatis beinglearnedforthe week.The studentswho
can give the correct rule will receiveasticker.Studentswill be askedtomodel the rule while creatinga
zipperposter.
Materials:1. Posterboard,zippers

8. Week 4
Day 1: GroupObjective
To introduce school rule:Walk,Don’tRunthroughintroducingthe rule andhavingstudentspractice the
rule. Studentswillidentifythe rule.
Activity
School rule isintroducedthroughavideo:Schooltube.com:Walk,Don’tRun.Afterthevideo,facilitator
engagesstudentsin a discussion abouttherulein thevideo. Facilitatorwill provide studentswithimages
showingthe rule “Walk,Don’tRun”vs. “NotWalking”.Studentswill place imagesonthe wall according
to where theybelong. Studentswithcorrectanswerswill receive asticker.Afteractivity,rule will be put
intopractice by havingstudentsshowme the rule whenaskedtogetinline toleave.Studentswho
model appropriate behaviorwill receive prizefromprize box.
Materials:1. Sheetof paper,images
Day 2: GroupObjective
Studentswill learntomodel the Rule:Walk,Don’tRunthroughbeingable toexplainthe rule of the
weekandmodel the rule. Studentswill be able toimplementthe rule.
Activity
Studentswill playa“seek”game.Facilitatorwill explainthatstudentsare toseekthe objectgivenby
facilitatorsomewhere inthe roomwithoutrunningwhile beingtimed.The studentswhoare able tofind
the objectwithoutrunningwill receive aprize fromthe prize box.
Materials:1. Timer
Day 3: GroupObjective
To introduce school rule: Be Nice,Don’tBullyandhave studentspractice the rule. Studentswill be able
to identifythe rule.
Activity
School rule isintroducedthroughavideo:Schooltube.com:BeNice,Don’tBully. After thevideo,
facilitatorengagesstudentsin a discussion abouttherule in the video.Facilitatorwill provide students
withimagesshowingthe rule “Be Nice,Don’tBully”vs.“Bullying”.Studentswill place imagesonthe wall
accordingto where theybelong Studentswithcorrectanswerswill receive asticker.Afteractivity,rule

9. will be putintopractice by havingstudentsshow me the rule inaction.Studentswhomodel appropriate
behaviorwill receiveprize fromprize box.
Materials:1. Sheetof paper,images
Day 4: GroupObjective
To have studentsmodel the rule learned:Be Nice,Don’tBullythroughobservingthe facilitatorand
puttingthe rule intopractice.Studentswillimplementthe rule.
Activity
Studentswill thenmake acard foranotherstudent(canbe a friendoutside of the group) toshow that
theyare modelingthe rule Studentswhoare able torecognize the imagesthatshow thattheyare
followingthe rule willreceive aprize fromthe prize box.
Materials:1. Crayons,constructionpaper
Week 5
Day 1: GroupObjective
To introduce school rule:KeepHandsandFeettoYourself andto have studentspractice the rule.
Studentswill identifythe rule.
Activity
School rule isintroducedthroughavideo:Schooltube.com:Keep Handsand Feetto Yourself.Afterthe
video,facilitatorengagesstudentsin a discussion abouttherule in the video.Facilitatorwill provide
studentswithimagesshowingthe rule “KeepHandsandFeettoYourself”vs.“NotKeepingHandsand
Feetto Yourself”. Afteractivity,rule will be putintopractice byhavingstudentsshow me the rule in
action.Studentswhomodel appropriate behaviorwillreceive prizefromprize box.
Materials:1. Sheetof paper,images
Day 2: GroupObjective
Studentswill learntomodel the rule: KeepHandsandFeetto Yourself through observingthe facilitator
and puttingthe rule intopractice. Studentswilllearntoimplementthe rule.
Activity
Students will reviewthe rule indiscussion.Studentswill practice the rule duringthe makingof theirown
collage.

10. Materials:1. Sheetsof paperfor collage
Day 3: GroupObjective
To introduce school rule: CleanUpall The Time and to have studentspractice the rule. Studentswill
learnto identifythe rule.
Activity
School rule isintroducedthroughavideo:Schooltube.com:Clean UPall The Time. Afterthe video,
facilitatorengagesstudentsin a discussion abouttherule in the video.Facilitatorwill provide students
withimagesshowingthe rule “CleanUpall The Time”vs.“Don’t CleanUp all The TIme”. Studentswith
correct answerswill receive asticker.Afteractivity,rule will be putintopractice byhavingstudents
showme the rule inaction. Studentswhomodel appropriate behaviorwillreceive prize fromprize box.
Materials:1. Sheetof paper,images
Day 4: GroupObjective
Studentswill learntomodel the rule: CleanUpall The Time throughobservingthe facilitatorandputting
the rule into practice. Studentswill implementrule.
Activity
Facilitatorwill create ascenariowhere facilitatorismodelingthe rule “CleanUpall The Time”.After
facilitatormodels,ascenariowill be givenwhere studentswill model the rule.Studentswhomodel
appropriate behaviorwill receiveasticker.Studentstopractice the rule duringthe makingof theirown
collage.
Materials:1. Craft supplies