To say that student anxiety and worry have increased in schools, is an understatement, right? Let’s look at some creative ways to tackle this issue and teach kids that stress and worry are natural and there are many ways to address our worries that will help us deal with life’s ups and downs in a Read More …
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! Here is a bundle of some helpful forms… read below how to Read More …
Affordable resources to amp up our counseling program. Read More …
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 …
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 …
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 …
I was prepping for lessons this week … and I realized these lessons didn’t have games embedded in my plans. Well, I fixed that real quick and immediately increased student engagement. Games are great for lessons and groups of course. I’ve always used games in teaching the “Power of Yet” in Mindset Matters, but the Read More …
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 …
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 …
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 …
