PPBF: My Heart
Oh. My. Heart. Look at this captivating bulletin board.Goodbye Silence is Golden; hello Kindness is Golden.Never have I thought to ...
PPBF: Top Notch
Today I'm grateful for the close of another incredible week; Wednesday night we were treated to this brilliance on an ...
Winsome B2S Resources
Today was our first day of school; what fun I had volunteering as a hallway monitor and welcoming new-to-district students, ...
PPBF: Our Classroom Rules
would want to share this reflection about student agency.Over the years, I've come to learn that our students know themselves ...
National Screen Free Week SEL Activities
The first week of May is National Screen Free Week! It’s a great time to encourage families to put the ...
6+ Children’s Books About Grudges
As a part of my conflict resolution unit in second grade, I always include a lesson on letting things go ...
4 Hands-on Strategies to Help Kids Let Things Go
When working with students on conflict resolution, a big part of what I cover is letting things go. Students can ...
What They’ve Taught Me
So I was recently on jury duty, for FOUR long days, so mystudent teacher sent me this picture of my ...
Topics to Teach During Mental Health Awareness Month
Planning ahead for Mental Health Awareness Month? Me too! I try to focus on specific, actionable skills that students can ...
Earth Day Activities for School Counseling
If you love integrating holidays into your school counseling lessons, I have some great ideas for you! In this post, ...
3 Fun Activities for Test Day Self Talk
Standardized testing can be scary for some of our students! They feel the weight of their scores and go into the ...
DISCOVERING OURSELVES–PART OF THE CAREER EXPLORATION PROCESS – Counseling Essentials
Career Exploration is a process. It isn’t a one time event, there are lots of things to consider, and it ...
THE IMPORTANCE OF SETTING SMART GOALS – Counseling Essentials
I am excited to go to the 5th grade classes soon! I have my tennis balls ready and a great ...
GOAL SETTING FOR YOUR FUTURE–8TH GRADE LESSONS – Counseling Essentials
I had the opportunity to spend 3 days in the 8th grade classrooms. Teachers had asked if I could talk ...
FRIENDSHIP BINGO – Counseling Essentials
We have been talking about the qualities of a good friend in Lunch Bunch for the past two weeks, and ...
Calming Strategies for Test Taking
As my students get ready to take standardized tests, I always focus on strategies they can use during the test ...
Test Day Self Talk
Standardized tests can be stressful for students of all ages, but when it comes to helping kids do their best ...
PPBF: Yazzy’s Amazing Yarn
Today's I'm excited and grateful for this hand-knit colt,something I ordered from my friend Audrye for the classroom butthink now ...
IT’S ALL ABOUT CONNECTING–TRAINING FOR PARAPROFESSIONALS – Counseling Essentials
Yesterday I had the opportunity to do some training with our school social worker for the paraprofessionals in our school ...
Helping Kids Learn to Apologize
Conflict resolution is always a unit I teach every year. The hardest part for some of my students? Apologizing when ...
12 Strategies to Support Kids with Anxiety in the Classroom
So many of our students are dealing with anxiety. This can show up in the classroom in a lot of ...
Recognizing Anxiety in the Classroom
The thing about kids who feel anxious is that they don’t always look or act how we expect them to! ...
USING MINECRAFT TO HELP BUILD ACADEMIC SUCCESS – Counseling Essentials
I have a student who LOVES Minecraft. OK, make that MANY students who love Minecraft. However, there is one in ...
PPBF: Peaceful Me
Happy #SELday 2023; where do YOU find yourselfI know that these young ladies instantly felt more peaceful once I gave ...
TALKING ABOUT BULLYING–MY 7TH GRADE LESSON – Counseling Essentials
Recently, I showed my 7th grade classes a PowerPoint on bullying. (Here is the link to request access! 7th Grade ...
