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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
