Objectives and Lesson plans

Since I'm a counselor my lesson plans and objectives for my groups are different than for most general ed teachers. I begin each group by discussing the topic of the group with all of the members. Together we set out our own objectives and goals for that group. I then use different activities to teach the skills necessary to reach those goals. This means that things may change a lot, and that sometimes I have to redirect an activity while we're in the middle of it. But since my goals are not concrete literacy objectives, there's more flexibility. Also I don't have to implement district academic objectives so that allows for more freedom.