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Mindfulness and Self-Care Ideas For Educators

Posted onJanuary 29, 2023January 29, 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 …

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Adding Games to Lessons

Posted onJanuary 25, 2023January 26, 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 …

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A Bunch of Counseling Lessons to Share 2022

Posted onSeptember 22, 2022November 23, 2022Leave 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. Which makes me to want to post more lessons. So, I’ll use this Read More …

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

Posted onSeptember 4, 2022September 5, 2022Leave 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 …

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#ASCA22 Presentation: Navigating the New Normal via Growth Mindset

Posted onJuly 3, 2022July 9, 2022Leave 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 …

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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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Counseling Centers: Lessons That Are Interactive and Fun

Posted onApril 19, 2022April 20, 2022Leave a comment

I love teaching my lessons in counseling-based centers. I had lots of questions on Instagram about how I implement these… so here are some details. Below is a video giving a quick overview and then read further for more details. https://youtube.com/shorts/yftWI8NTJBg?feature=share How does this work? I have four centers set up in the corners of Read More …

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New Career Exploration Lessons/Activities

Posted onMarch 15, 2022March 15, 2022Leave a comment

After 2 years of not having Live Career Days…. we’re baaaaaaaaack. We have a Career Day for K-3 in the form of Careers on Wheels and for Grades 4-5, we do a College/Career Fair and College Day. Leading up to our events we do Career Exploration lessons. This week I’m in grades K-2, so here Read More …

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Growth Mindset Ninja Lesson/Craft

Posted onFebruary 14, 2022February 14, 2022Leave a comment

Need a new growth mindset lesson for K-3? Growth Mindset Ninja by Mary Nhin is a great book to introduce the power of yet and I found a great craft to go with it. I used it this year in 2nd grade but this can be a K-3 activity. The book is short and sweet Read More …

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KINDNESS WEEK: Ideas for School Wide Programming

Posted onJanuary 9, 2022January 10, 2022Leave a comment

I’ve had several requests lately for details about our Kindness Week we do each year. (We do ours in October to align with Bullying Awareness week, but I know schools do it at different times). I hope these resources will help save you time and/or inspire other ideas for you. First of all, here is Read More …

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