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 …
Now is the time for sharing! This will be a growing page that I will continue to edit. Click on the lesson title which will take you to the PPT. Click here for Tools to Increase Engagement for Virtual Lessons (check-ins, games, etc.) –Listening Skills and Games (K-2) –Positive Thinking vs. Garbage –Thoughts/ Mistakes are Read More …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
My counseling partner and I have been chatting about supporting our staff during this school closure/COVID-19/new normal/surreal Spring of 2020. We came up with these realizations: Everyone is overwhelmed We wanted to connect while not being “lecture-y” and being sensitive to different needs. Thank goodness (is an understatement) for having a wonderful work wife and Read More …
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 …
