Ideas and Inspirations for people who work with kids
Ok. So I started writing this blog post last night and then abracadabra today is a Snowmaggedon day in Georgia. I am posting now because a) if need a lesson for next week… voila, b) if you have kids with cabin fever, this might be just what you are looking for to do with your Read More …
In my district standard transition to middle school protocol is that the students go to the middle schools for a tour and get lots of questions answered. It’s an awesome day that the kids love. But I am always looking for new lessons to help allay the fears and anxieties of our students who are about Read More …
Next week we are having Exceptional Children’s Week at my school. I’ll be going into my first grade classes for lessons, so it’s a natural time to reinforce the “Everyone is Unique” concept (not only a component of Mindset Matters), but a great lesson for every day and age… most especially this day and age. Read More …
Q: How can you help students deal the stress and frustration? A: Teach them about positive self-talk and that mistakes lead to brain growth. While brushing up my “Self-Talk, Making Mistakes and Looking on the Bright Side” lesson, I found many video clips that would be great to use as supplements. These would work great Read More …
Bibliotherapy lessons with winter themed books are great for December lessons. Here is a good list of books to choose from that don’t emphasize any religion (keeping that good ol’ public school separation of church and state) but do have a theme of gratitude for this time of year. Click each title. I’ve linked either a Read More …
Need a great lesson on exploring feelings? Well, thanks to this fabulous video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzp82inXkM0 done by Julie Frost I was inspired to create this lesson. This video can be used in so many ways. Thanks for this great work Julie! Here is the PPT I created that should guide you right through the lesson. Exploring-feelings PPT (click here) Read More …
For the past few years, I have heard about minute meetings. This year I’ve decided to give it a try. So, here is what I have found in my search. WHAT ARE MINUTE MEETINGS? Students meet with a counselor 1:1 in the hallway for a quick check in. Here is what other school counselors have Read More …
I’m humbled (and excited about!!) the many social media requests for seeing samples of Mindset Matters… so here is a peak into the curriculum. (And if you want to order it click here) Click here for the table of contents: table of contents mindset matters *click here* This book has a way of teaching growth mindset Read More …
Mindset Matters (King, 2016) school counseling curriculum is now available! Why am I looking forward to bringing these ideas into the classroom? Because it is a curriculum that is: A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR YOUR YEAR’S WORTH OF LESSONS (some of us like to change it up and have been doing the same things for years. Others Read More …
As the weather warms up and kids play outside more (and as we need some good easy to implement lessons)… now is a great time to do a lesson teaching our students some important safety tips. This week I did a lesson in 2nd grade (which can be adapted for K-3) that’s easy to implement Read More …