This post contains affiliate links. **In the last couple of years, I’ve updated these plans quite a bit and added more visuals to them so they would work for younger grades as well! To find them ready-made, check them out here in my store. Last year I really scrambled to put together a college week; this […]
Career Day Speakers – Nitty Gritty Details
Last school year I attempted to orchestrate career speakers for the first time. I’d found some other posts that wrote about how they did it, but every school is really different and I found that no one else’s logistics matched our needs. In the event that what we did may work for you, here’s some […]
My Brain is Awesome – Academic Confidence Lesson
This post contains affiliate links. The same month I did multiple intelligences with 4th grade, I did academic confidence with 3rd grade. This is a breakdown of our lesson: · Read A Walk in the Rain with a Brain to the students. · Discussion Qs: o What lesson(s) is Fred the brain trying to teach […]
Space Protectors vs. Space Invaders
This post contains affiliate links. The idea of teaching kids the social skill of personal space through space protectors and space invaders is nothing new – but I’m going to share the worksheet I used and how I did this with my group in case anyone is looking for additional inspiration. I co-ran a social […]
Test Taking Skills Exhibit
It seems like there is never enough time in the year to hit every topic in every room, so I have to get a little creative. Something I became interested in last year is programming that delivers the core school counseling curriculum without me doing classroom lessons (though this could absolutely be done as a […]
‘The Self-Esteem Game’ Board Game Review
This post contains affiliate links. Improved self-esteem is a goal of most groups I run, and many of my individual sessions as well. When a found a children’s board game that focused on this, for less than $35, I jumped on it. Here is The Self-Esteem Game Players roll the die which instructs them […]
Coping Cards
One of my 3rd graders became somewhat of a frequent flyer in my office about a particular anxiety she was having. We weren’t able to lessen the anxiety or get rid of the worry thoughts after 2 or 3 sessions (and it wasn’t severe enough to warrant an outside referral), so I suggested that we […]
Multiple Intelligences Lesson – Part 2
Part 2 of the Multiple Intelligences lesson is here! See Part 1 here. -Review the 8 kinds of “smarts”. First asking students to list which ones they remember, then read the descriptions below and ask them to identify which smart they go with. o Enjoys solving difficult word problems, likes to work with numbers, likes […]
In vs. Out of Our Control
One of my 4th grade classrooms had a ton of conflict between a handful of the girls. One of them really struggled with appropriate social skills and was often being rude/mean. The other girls struggled between being frustrated by her and still wanting to be her friend. A couple of them self-referred and together we […]
