1. 6th Grade Classroom Guidance
Objective: Students will make connections between current school attitudes and skills and determine how they relate to future success in high school, college, and the workplace.
School to work skills
6th Grade Classroom Guidance

2. Skills and behaviors
What skills and behaviors are important for students to demonstrate?
Hard Worker
Good Attendance
On Time
Stays focused on tasks
Communicates well with others
Organized

3. Skills and Behaviors
What negative behaviors may lead to lack of success at school?
Does not put forth effort
Poor Attendance
Tardy
Never completes tasks (or incomplete often)
Does not admit mistakes
Poor Communication Skills
Disorganized

4. Skills and Behaviors: Side by side
Can you think of a place where these same skills are important other than school?
POSITIVE
Hard Worker
Has good attendance
Punctual
Stays focused on tasks
Communicates well with others
Organized
NEGATIVE
Does not put forth effort
Poor Attendance
Tardy
Does not/rarely completes tasks
Poor Communication Skills
Disorganized

5. Self-Assessment Complete the self-assessment. Always Sometimes Never
Always
Sometimes
Never
I am able to stay calm in difficult situations.
I work hard and do my best.
I have good attendance and I am on time for school, class, and other events.
I have a positive attitude.
I stay focused on tasks and complete what I have started.
I ask for help when I do not understand.
I communicate well with others. I show respect for those who are different than me.
I am organized.
I follow rules and directions.
I am honest.

6. Rewards of Good Habits
What are some of the rewards for good habits at school?
Good Grades
A/B Honor Roll and other recognitions
Scholarships
Respect of peers/teachers
What are some of the rewards for good habits at work?
Pay raise
Promotion
Positive relationships
Reputation

7. Consequences of Bad Habits
What are some negative consequences for these bad habits in school?
Silent lunch
ISS
Bad grades
Before or after school detention
What about if you had a job?
Suspension
Pay-cut
Fired/termination

8. The following slides have a few “real life” scenarios that could occur in anyone’s work day. Based on the positive and negative work habits we discussed, we will determine together what the best response for each scenario is!

9. You work at a fast food restaurant
You work at a fast food restaurant. A customer approaches you and loudly declares, "I don't know why you people can never get my order right. I did NOT want cheese on my burger!" What is the appropriate way to respond?
You calmly apologize and get the correct item for the customer.
You tell the customer that apparently they ordered incorrectly.
You walk away from the customer and tell someone else to handle the situation.

10. You work in a retail store
You work in a retail store. While unpacking a new shipment of merchandise, you drop and break a vase. What should you do?
Sweep it up and hope that no one notices
Let your manager know what happened
Tell the manager that it was already broken in the package

11. You overslept and have arrived late to work
You overslept and have arrived late to work. This has happened a couple of other times recently. Your supervisor asks why you have been late.
Say "I was only 5 minutes late. What's the big deal?"
Tell your supervisor that it was not your fault that you were late because the traffic was bad.
Acknowledge the problem, apologize and state that you will be on time from now on (and come up with a plan to make that happen)

12. A co-worker shares that she has been having some family problems at home. What is an appropriate response?
Tell everyone in the office about what you heard
Let the co-worker know that you are there for them.
Tell your boss about the issue.

13. You work at TGI Fridays. You are required to have your name tag on each time that you work. You keep forgetting your name tag. Your supervisor talked to you for not having your name tag. What is an appropriate response?
Point out that a few of your co-workers also forget their name tags.
Say "It's just a name tag- I tell my tables my name anyways"
Acknowledge the problem, apologize and make a plan to remember your name tag.

14. Review
Why is it important to begin developing and practicing good habits in middle school?
Why are these skills and habits important to your future?