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Circle of Control SEL Lesson (Free PPT and worksheet)

Posted onSeptember 24, 2020September 24, 20203 Comments

This is an SEL lesson appropriate for anytime of the year, but definitely at this uncertain time where there are so many things we cannot control. I love teaching this lesson (as it’s a good reminder for us grown ups too). For digital learning, you can send the students a worksheet to print, but most Read More …

Virtual Learning/Digital Lessons for Counselors (free, downloadable, PPTs)

Posted onSeptember 4, 2020September 24, 20202 Comments

Now is the time for sharing! Here are some of the lessons I’ve done virtually this year and some I intend to do. (They can all be done F2F or for digital/remote learning.) I will add lessons as I go. Introduction to Counselor K-3 Introduction to Counselor Grades 4-5 (Can be adapted for Middle School) Read More …

Read-Aloud List about the Pandemic: Starting School with Real Conversations

Posted onAugust 7, 2020August 7, 20202 Comments

When classes resume, we can’t ignore the elephant in the room. THINGS ARE REALLY STRANGE THIS YEAR! Here is a list of read-aloud books (with video links) that teachers/counselors might want to use to create open communication in the classroom. Also, if you’d like to copy of the email I sent to teachers, feel free Read More …

5 Free Virtual Classroom Lessons for Be Your Own Hero (plus other resources)

Posted onJuly 24, 2020August 15, 20204 Comments

Teaching face to face or virtually? These FREE SEL lessons are for you! The lessons are great for Back-to-School and can be an all-in-one lesson or 5 separate lessons. These virtual classrooms go along with my book Be Your Own Hero, and will be a great framework for your classroom norms. Students can click on Read More …

Bitmoji Classrooms for Virtual Lessons

Posted onJuly 14, 2020September 25, 20202 Comments

When I saw educators posting their awesome Bitmoji Classrooms in March, I was in awe… but had no head space to try and create one. This week I’ve found some time and I’ve learned it’s really not hard. And I think will be so helpful!! Warning, it is addictive and will suck the time right Read More …

Classroom Lessons To Use for Re-Entry: Be Your Own Hero

Posted onJune 29, 2020July 16, 2020Leave a comment

Going back to school this year is not going to be easy. That’s pretty much the only thing we can guarantee. I hope that the lessons provided within this book will help educators. These are the social/emotional skills we’ll need to focus on before academics can even start to be addressed. You can cover these Read More …

Talking About Racism with Colleagues

Posted onJune 12, 2020June 12, 20202 Comments

We hear it, we know it, and we feel it. Racism is a a difficult subject to talk about, and it’s a past due conversation that many of us have avoided (or watered down) because it is uncomfortable. We cannot ignore it any longer. As educators, we must engage in some active learning and active Read More …

Zoom Lunch Bunches

Posted onApril 28, 2020September 11, 20203 Comments

One of the primary ways we are reaching out to our students during school closure, is through lunch bunch zoom meetings. We are inviting students by grade level and it is an open group to anyone who wants to attend. Here is a draft of lesson plan. We always divide the lunch bunch into 3 Read More …

How YOU Doin’? : A Staff Check-In

Posted onApril 15, 2020April 15, 20202 Comments

My counseling partner and I have been chatting about supporting our staff during this school closure/COVID-19/new normal/surreal Spring of 2020. Thank goodness (is an understatement) for having a wonderful work wife and counseling partner to brainstorm with during these stressful times. (Shout out to Shannon Scepaniak…whoot!) We came up with this after days of collaborating. Read More …

Zoom Career Lesson for Grades 3-5

Posted onApril 3, 2020May 7, 2020Leave a comment

As many of you requested via Instagram… here is the lesson plan for Grades 3-5 Zoom. My counseling partner and I did two Meet Ups this week via Zoom for our Virutal College and Career Week. We did one Zoom Career Lesson with our K-2 Students and this one described below for our students in Read More …