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Creating a College/Career Fair in Elementary School

Posted onMarch 26, 2023March 28, 2023Leave a comment

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! Setting up a Career Fair For the event, we start planning about Read More …

Top 6 Resources in My Counseling Program

Posted onMarch 17, 2023March 19, 2023Leave a comment

Affordable resources to amp up our counseling program. Read More …

Goal Setting Is Like the Domino Effect: Lesson Ideas

Posted onMarch 9, 2023March 19, 2023Leave a comment

This year when I talked about GOAL SETTING with 3rd grade, I used the metaphor of the domino effect. I did a lesson using this PPT. In this lesson, I show this video showing how a tic tac size domino is all that is needed to start the domino effect where eventually a 100 pound Read More …

Kindness Week Ideas: Coffee Sleeves & Secret Missions

Posted onFebruary 23, 2023March 13, 2023Leave a comment

This year we amped up our Kindness Week. Thank you to social media and those creative people I stole from! Here is the overview that we gave to teachers this year. Secret Missions: This was the fan favorite addition. Only teachers who wanted to do it, signed up to participate. We had about 15 classes Read More …

Mindfulness and Self-Care Ideas For Educators

Posted onJanuary 29, 2023March 19, 2023Leave a comment

Need some resources for teaching mindfulness for your student? Want some ideas to encourage self-care for your staff? Below are some resources! There are lesson ideas and video clips listed that I hope will be useful. Shout out to the counselors of Irving, TX who I’ll be joining in a few weeks to do a Read More …

Adding Games to Lessons

Posted onJanuary 25, 2023March 25, 2023Leave a comment

I was prepping for lessons this week while also prepping for a new PD I’m pitching on Gamifying Lessons… and I realized my lessons didn’t have games in them. Well, I fixed that real quick and immediately upped the ante in student engagement. I’ve always used games in teaching the “Power of Yet” in Mindset Read More …

A Bunch of Counseling Lessons to Share 2022

Posted onSeptember 22, 2022March 19, 2023Leave a comment

I realize that although I use this space to share with others, I also use it as a digital portfolio of sorts. There are times when I can’t find a lesson, but I know it’s on my blog, so I search here. So, I’ll use this post as a way to share with you (and Read More …

Free Lesson: Where Oliver Fits (Inclusion, Self-Worth, Fitting In)

Posted onSeptember 4, 2022March 19, 2023Leave a comment

I created a new lesson for my first one of the year. I did this lesson with 3rd grade, but I’d say you can adapt K-5. This is a great lesson for inclusion, fitting in, class dynamics, teamwork, and being true to yourself. Could be used for start of year, end of year… or anytime Read More …

#ASCA22 Presentation: Navigating the New Normal via Growth Mindset

Posted onJuly 3, 2022March 19, 2023Leave a comment

ASCA 2022 in Austin, TX…. here we come! (Or depending on when you read this, here we are). This session will have lots of practical ideas of how to teach growth mindset AND have a growth mindset as we enter a new normal again. and again. and again. The world is moving fast and I Read More …

Lego Challenge: An Anytime 30-minute Lesson

Posted onMay 7, 2022May 7, 2022Leave a comment

If you can find enough lego to use, you have an engaging classrom or group lesson for every grade level (K-5… maybe even middle school). I have been doing this lesson for my end-of-year lesson in 2nd grade this week and I’m bringing it to 4th grade next week. Of course, for noise control… you Read More …

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