Help students understand the importance of honesty and building trust in their relationships with this engaging 6-Week Honesty Small Group Curriculum! This low-prep school counseling group helps students explore why people lie, recognize the consequences of dishonesty, understand how lying can impact trust, and practice communicating honestly—even in difficult situations.

This research-based, data-driven small group includes detailed session outlines, ASCA-aligned objectives, pre- and post-group self-assessments, and six weeks of engaging games and activities designed to make running a Tier 2 counseling group simple and effective.

Students will learn how to:

⭐ Understand the importance of honesty

⭐ Recognize the difference between honesty and dishonesty

⭐ Explore common motives for lying

⭐ Identify the consequences of dishonesty

⭐ Understand how lying can impact trust

⭐ Practice replacing lies with truthful statements

⭐ Practice telling the truth in difficult situations

⭐ Build communication skills for initiating tough conversations

This resource includes:

✔ 6 weeks of engaging games and activities

✔ Detailed session outlines with ASCA-aligned objectives

✔ Pre- and post-group self-assessments for data collection

✔ Group Rules and Feelings Check posters

✔ Tangled Web movement-based icebreaker

✔ Tower of Trust game

✔ Spot the Lie scavenger hunt

✔ Truth or Tale movement activity

✔ Why Lie? matching game with 18 cards

✔ Truthful replacement statement activity

✔ Lies & Consequences flip book

✔ Scenario cards for practicing truthful responses

✔ Make-your-own dice game

✔ Brave Beginnings activity for practicing tough conversations

✔ Truth Acronym reflection activity

6-Week Group Outline:

Week 1: Honesty Introduction

Students participate in movement-based activities, including a Tangled Web icebreaker and Tower of Trust game, while discussing the foundation of honesty.

Week 2: Defining Dishonesty

Students go on a Spot the Lie scavenger hunt to search for different signs of dishonesty and participate in a movement-based activity where they stand up when they hear a lie.

Week 3: Lying Motives

Students play a matching game to explore different motives for lying, then practice replacing lies with truthful statements.

Week 4: Consequences of Lying

Students create a Lies & Consequences flip book to explore and review potential consequences of dishonesty.

Week 5: Practicing the Truth

Students work through different scenarios and practice how they could respond honestly. They’ll also roll a die to discuss related feelings.

Week 6: Reflect and Practice

Students use the Brave Beginnings activity to practice initiating tough conversations and complete a Truth Acronym to reflect on what truth means to them.

Research-Based & Standards-Aligned:

This honesty small group is aligned with ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors, including effective communication and listening skills and positive, respectful, supportive relationships.

It also aligns with the CASEL Self-Awareness competency, including identifying emotions and demonstrating honesty and integrity.

Why You'll Love This Group:

⭐ Low prep and easy to implement

⭐ Simply print and use

⭐ Clear instructions for each session

⭐ Built-in data collection helps you measure student growth

⭐ Engaging games, movement activities, scavenger hunts, crafts, and discussion

⭐ Research-based and ASCA aligned

⭐ Reuse the curriculum with future groups

⭐ Everything you need to run a structured honesty small group with ease

Whether you're supporting students who struggle with telling the truth or helping students understand how honesty builds trust, this 6-week honesty counseling group gives students engaging, practical opportunities to explore honesty, dishonesty, consequences, trust, and truthful communication.