This post contains affiliate links It is both a blessing and a curse that there are so many great books out there. Lots of options, hurray! Tricky decisions, boo! I was in this situation for my 4th grade gossip/rumors lesson and it got me to really delve into the options. I’m a lucky lady that […]
Personal Space Camp Lesson
It’s been awhile, friends! I returned back to the wonderful world of school counseling at the end of March after a wonderful 9 weeks of baby snuggles. First up: 2nd grade and personal space. We’d originally planned on doing a “what to do when someone says mean words to you” lesson…but then we found ourselves […]
The Best Reason to Be MIA
Some of you that visit my blog on a regular basis may have noticed I haven’t posted as often, here’s my excuse: I had my second son at the end of January and while he’s really been an easy baby (KNOCK ON ALL THE WOOD), my “spare time” is being spent elsewhere. Still have some […]
Personal Values Lesson Plan
While the bulk of 4th grade’s Life Skills curriculum this year is on positive communication, there’s a personal identity/awareness component as well. We kicked off 2017 with a lesson about personal values (with some mention of reputation thrown in). Due to a few scheduling issues, I ended up doing this lesson before the “Staying True […]
“But It’s Not My Fault!” Companion Lesson on Problem Solving and Taking Responsibility
The kiddos learned about problems inside vs. outside of their control and now it’s time for them to start problem solving/taking responsibility for those inside/pipe cleaner problems! Last year I used the book But It’s Not My Fault! (Responsible Me!) (affiliate link) with my 3rd graders for this topic, but it was such a hit […]
Mini SEL Classroom Libraries
This post contains affiliate links. Last spring, I applied for and was awarded a grant within the district whose parameters were basically that it have to do with bullying and/or SEL. Being a bibliophile, I jumped at the chance to get more books in the classrooms. I wrote the grant for getting a mini-SEL library […]
“Drama” Mini Lunch-Bunch Group
This post contains affiliate links. I had a 3rd grade homeroom that was struggling a little bit. They had a long term sub and a lot of kiddos who just need a lot of extra love and structure. There’s a group of 5 in particular who were constantly finding themselves involved in drama with […]
Perspective Taking With “Hey, Little Ant!” – 2nd Grade Lesson Plan
This post contains affiliate links. Our second graders this year are at lots of drastically different levels…both academically and socially. And in their English fluency! It means that 1) we’re having to differentiate lessons by classroom way more than usual and 2) we’re needing to break concepts down a bit more. This, paired with the […]
Goal Setting in 4th Grade – Part 3 – Setting Goals
You can see part 1 of this unit here and part 2 of this unit here. For the third and final lesson in 4th grade’s goal setting unit, it was time to set some goals! We started off with reviewing what we’d already learned about goals, including the three components of a good goal […]
