Mission Behavior Plan Lesson Plan Mission: Behavior Plan
Individual Tier 3 Coaching Guide
30 Minutes
3rd Grade (Individual)
Why This Mission?
Learning to manage one's own behavior is a crucial life skill that empowers students to take control of their actions, improve relationships, and succeed academically and socially. This lesson helps students build self-awareness and practical tools for positive change.
Learning Objective
Students will be able to identify challenging behaviors and develop personalized strategies to manage them, fostering self-regulation and positive choices.
Mission Equipment
Required Items
Behavior Plan Slide Deck
My Behavior Plan Worksheet
Whiteboard or Chart Paper
Markers (Various Colors)
Prep Checklist (5 mins)
Review the Lesson Plan, Slide Deck, and Worksheet. Ensure you have a quiet, distraction-free space for the individual session. Have whiteboard/chart paper and markers ready for collaborative brainstorming.
Mission Timeline
1. Introduction & Goal Setting
5 Minutes
Greeting & Connection: Greet the student warmly and establish a positive, safe environment. Briefly explain the purpose: "Today, we're going to work together to create a special plan just for you, to help you be your best self in school!"
Introduce Concept: Use Slides 1-2 . Discuss what a 'behavior plan' is: a set of helpful ideas and actions to choose positive behaviors and handle tricky feelings.
Identify a Goal: Collaboratively identify one specific behavior to work on. Write the chosen behavior on the whiteboard.
2. Understanding the Behavior
10 Minutes
Trigger Exploration: Use Slide 3 . Discuss what starts the behavior. "What happens right before you...?" Record ideas on the whiteboard.
Feelings Check: Use Slide 4 . Explore associated feelings. Emphasize that all feelings are okay, but our actions matter.
Impact Discussion: Use Slide 5 . Discuss how the behavior affects learning and friends to build empathy and motivation.
3. Developing Strategies
10 Minutes
Brainstorm Coping Skills: Use Slides 6-7 . Ask: "What could you do instead when you start to feel that way?" Guide them to actionable steps like deep breaths or asking for a break.
Choose Strategies: Help the student select 2-3 realistic strategies for their specific behavior.
Worksheet: Guide the student to fill out their chosen behavior and strategies on the My Behavior Plan Worksheet .
4. Review & Commit
5 Minutes
Review: Go over the completed worksheet together. "Let's look at your amazing plan!"
Practice: Briefly role-play one strategy. "What would it look like if you tried...?"
Encouragement: Offer strong reinforcement. Arrange for a follow-up check-in.
Behavior Plan Mission Slides Top Secret Mission
My Super
Behavior Plan!
A map to help you make great choices and tools for when feelings get big.
Teacher: Welcome the student. Explain this is a plan for their best self.
What's Your Goal?
Think About...
Something that makes school tricky
Something you want to do more often
My Goal Is:
Teacher: Help the student identify one specific behavior to work on.
What Starts It?
Detective Questions:
Where are you?
Who are you with?
How are you feeling?
Before I (tricky behavior), I often see, hear, or feel...
Teacher: Identify 'triggers'—situations or feelings that lead to the behavior.
Feelings Alert!
How do you feel inside?
😠
Mad
😤
Frustrated
😢
Sad
😴
Tired
It is okay to feel these things! We just need a plan.
Teacher: Reassure the student that all feelings are okay. Actions are what we choose.
What Happens Next?
How does it affect...
YOU?
Does it make learning hard?
OTHERS?
How do friends feel?
After I... (tricky behavior), this usually happens:
Teacher: Help the student connect the behavior to its natural consequences.
New Choices, New Tools!
THINK
• Count to 5
• Deep breaths
• Positive talk
MOVE
• Ask for a walk
• Stress ball
• Fidget tool
TALK
• Use words
• Ask for help
• Tell an adult
Teacher: Brainstorm positive coping strategies. Provide examples if they struggle.
My Awesome Tools!
Pick your 3 favorite tools to use:
1
2
3
Let's put them on your plan!
Behavior Plan Mission Script Mission Script
Step-by-Step Facilitation Guide
"Follow the cues below"
1
Introduction & Goal Setting (5 mins)
Teacher Says:
"Hi [Student's Name]! I'm so glad you're here today. We're going to work together on something really special. Today, we're going to create a personalized plan, just for you, to help you be your best self in school! Does that sound like a good idea?"
TRANSITION TO SLIDE 1: "My Super Behavior Plan!"
Teacher Says:
"Look at our first slide! It says 'My Super Behavior Plan!' Think of a behavior plan like a secret map or a special toolbox. It's a map to help you make great choices, and a toolbox full of tools to use when feelings get big or things feel tricky. What do you think a plan is?"
TRANSITION TO SLIDE 2: "What's Your Goal?"
Teacher Says:
"Every plan starts with a goal. A goal is something you want to achieve. What's one thing that sometimes makes school tricky for you? Or, what's one thing you'd like to do more often in class to feel more successful? Let's write that down on our whiteboard. What's your goal for today?"
2
Understanding the Behavior (10 mins)
TRANSITION TO SLIDE 3: "What Starts It?"
Teacher Says:
"Now that we know our goal, let's think about what happens before that tricky behavior starts. This is like being a detective! What do you see or hear, or where are you, or who are you with right before you start to [student's behavior]?"
TRANSITION TO SLIDE 4: "Feelings Alert!"
Teacher Says:
"Great detective work! Now, how do you feel inside when that happens? Do you feel mad? Frustrated? Sad? Tired? Remember, all feelings are okay to have. It's what we do with those feelings that matters. How do you feel when you start to feel like [behavior] might happen?"
TRANSITION TO SLIDE 5: "What Happens Next?"
Teacher Says:
"We're doing such good thinking! Let's think about what happens after you [behavior]. How does it affect you? Does it make it harder to learn? Does it affect your friends? What usually happens next?"
3
Developing Strategies (10 mins)
TRANSITION TO SLIDE 6: "New Choices, New Tools!"
Teacher Says:
"Okay, we've figured out a lot! Now for the exciting part – creating new choices and tools! Instead of [behavior], what could you do when you start to feel that way? What helps you calm down? Maybe deep breaths? Counting to five? Let's brainstorm!"
TRANSITION TO SLIDE 7: "My Awesome Tools!"
My Behavior Plan Mission Worksheet Top Secret
My Super Behavior Plan!
AGENT NAME:
MISSION DATE:
1. My Mission Goal
What is one important thing I want to work on to be my best self at school?
2. Detective Work: What Starts It?
What happens or how do I feel right before the tricky behavior starts?
3. My Awesome Tools
When I start to feel that tricky feeling, what can I DO INSTEAD ? (Choose 2-3 ideas!)
1
2
3
4. My Positive Action Plan
When I use my awesome tools, how does it help me and others?
Champion Commitment
"I promise to try my best to use my super behavior plan and make great choices!"
Agent Signature
Mission Chief Signature
