The “Back-to-School” season is upon us and after a well-deserved and much needed summer recharge, I’m ready to be back. This post will be filled with random things that hopefully will be helpful for some fresh ideas for the start of school. Idea #1 “Who is Your Counselor” Coloring Booklet Just print this out back Read More …
Erin’s Law requires that all public schools in each participating state to implement a prevention-oriented child sexual abuse program. 38 states have passed this law that requires students in preK – 12th grade to be taught age-appropriate techniques to recognize child sexual abuse and tell a trusted adult. All districts have different curricula they use, but Read More …
Here are some new ideas and lessons to accompany these fabulous children’s books to teach SEL. Out of a Jar: Feelings Identification/ Letting Feelings Out in a Healthy Way Kid Tested and Approved! I’ve done this one the past two years and it’s a hit. Easy to implement and a worksheet the kids get really Read More …
Welcome Back Everyone! It’s a PD day??? Seems awfully early to have our brains fully on, so I thought I’d create this blog post so that all of you CCSD folks (and anyone else who wants to follow along) can check back here once you are ready for some fresh ideas for your career awareness Read More …
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 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 …
As you know, we need to pull out ALL of the student engagement tricks. Turn it up a notch by using songs in your lessons or brain breaks? Freeze dance, follow the leader, & sing and dance with them (even if you are tone deaf… like me). Here is a list I know that I Read More …
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 …
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 …
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 …
