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Understanding Why Kids Behave The Way They Do

Posted onNovember 14, 2024November 16, 20242 Comments

Indiana School Counselors Association Conference is coming up and I can’t wait to present a session on “Why Kids Behave The Way They Do”. As we head into the holiday season, we are all seeing some behaviors ramping up and I thought I’d share some of the resources from this workshop for anyone interested. First, Read More …

Bilingual Buddies: A Mentoring Program

Posted onJuly 25, 2024July 25, 20241 Comment

Bilingual Buddies is a peer mentoring program I started at my school to help our ESOL students who enter school speaking limited or no English. I know you have these students too, and it has to be a scary experience for these little ones. This program was born to increase their level of comfort and Read More …

Great Songs For Your Lessons and Brain Breaks

Posted onApril 28, 2024August 28, 2024Leave a comment

You know that more than ever, we need to pull out all the student engagement tools and tricks. So the questions is, “Do you need a song for your lessons or brain breaks?” And the answer is “YES!”. Make it fun, change it up, and if you can make it relevant to your lesson…. BONUS! Read More …

3 Growth Mindset Lessons For Elementary Grades

Posted onNovember 23, 2023December 3, 2023Leave a comment

As many of you know, teaching growth mindset is my jam. While I use the framework of Mindset Matters, I tweak lessons a bit each year. This year these are the 3 lessons I taught in 4th grade this year. Don’t forget to click on the links for the resources including PowerPoints and worksheets. Growth Read More …

Parent Workshops “On Demand”: Easy Way To Increase Participation

Posted onAugust 24, 2023May 20, 2024Leave a comment

Have you ever planned a Parent Workshop and spent hours of planning only to have 3 or 4 parents attend? I have…. and it’s a bummer to invest all that energy and have a small turn out. During the pandemic, I discovered a great way to increase participation in parent workshops and post-pandemic it’s proven Read More …

MENTAL HEALTH IN SCHOOLS: Strategies for Connection and Wellness

Posted onAugust 13, 2023August 24, 2023Leave a comment

I think we can all agree that we are seeing an increase in student mental health issues in schools post-pandemic at a level that we’ve never seen before. Right? Like things we used to see once or twice a year we see every other week. Elopement, Severe Anxiety, Behavior Problems, Suicidal Ideation. And more. It Read More …

Presentation: Self-Advocacy (Teaching Kids To Be Their Own Hero)

Posted onJuly 10, 2023January 24, 2024Leave a comment

This past summer, I was honored to present at ASCA is in my hometown of Atlanta. My presentation on SELF-ADVOCACY seemed to resonate with people b/c now more than ever we need to teach our students about communication and finding a way to be heard. And we need to practice those skills too in the Read More …

Lessons with Penelope Rex: We will Rock Our Classmates

Posted onApril 27, 2023May 8, 20241 Comment

If you don’t do lessons with Penelope Rex, you should. Thank you Ryan T. Higgins for creating these books! They are just perfect for teaching social emotional lessons with kids, and they’re SO MUCH FUN. Last year in kindergarten we read We Don’t Eat Our Classmates (practicing social skills) and this year those same kiddos Read More …

Worry Stones and Other Tools For Managing Anxiety

Posted onApril 5, 2023April 6, 2023Leave a comment

To say that student anxiety and worry have increased in schools, is an understatement, right? Let’s look at some creative ways to tackle this issue and teach kids that stress and worry are natural and there are many ways to address our worries that will help us deal with life’s ups and downs in a Read More …

Best Way to Create a College and Career Fair in Elementary School

Posted onMarch 26, 2023May 21, 20244 Comments

A few years ago, I introduced a new way for our 4th/5th graders to experience Career Day in a College/Career Fair format. This format is waaayyyyy better than what we were previously doing. It’s more fun, and teachers, students, and parents love it! Here is a bundle of some helpful forms… read below how to Read More …

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