Ideas and Inspirations for people who work with kids
Peter Reynolds’ Dot Day is every year on September 15th-ish and although this is my first year diving in, I know it will now be “a thing”. The Dot is a story that can be used in almost any content area.The themes of creativity, confidence, and growth mindset bring endless lesson ideas. And even if you Read More …
As a school seeking STEM certification, this past May, my principal asked all staff members (including our counseling department) to participate in STEM Day. Since STEM and growth mindset go hand in hand, it was a natural progression of what we had been teaching through our core curriculum about the power of yet, learning from Read More …
When the students are squirrelly at the end of the year, what better review can you do other than a game show? You can do this without the eggspert game, (click blue for link to what I use) but I highly recommend buying this. It is worth every penny of the $50. I split the classes Read More …
Looking for an end of the year (or any time of the year) lesson on peer pressure? This lesson works for 4th grade and up. It’s an interactive no-fail lesson and I’m planning on doing it this week with my students. There is a guessing game element, a move-to-a-corner activity, and a great video that Read More …
Happy National School Counseling Week! This is a week that we as school counselors have an opportunity to let others know what we do and reiterate how appreciative we are to work with a staff that allows us to do this important work. So, last week my counseling partners and I decided (nothing like last Read More …
We all like to get resources funded for our programs, right? So, click here to copy this grant so that you can easily tweak it and submit it to your local PTA, professional organization, or local business asking to support your growth mindset initiative. Depending on how much you are asking for will determine your “items requested” Read More …
October was a great month in the world of school counseling, because many of us had an opportunity to focus on our anti-bullying campaigns. Below are the details in how we celebrated our Place for Hate Week as our school focused on kindness and acceptance. And if you are wondering what exactly does it mean Read More …
Here are some great video clips that are great for teaching Grit and Determination. Let me know if you have more winners in this category and I’ll add them. These are all under 5 minutes so they would be great supplements for your lessons. Enjoy! 🙂 A good one for middle and high school : Read More …
Summer is ….poof gone! Time to get ready for a fabulous school year. This post is for those of you who have thought about infusing growth mindset into your school with some easy steps of how to get started. (Need a refresher on what growth mindset is in a video nutshell? Here is one of Read More …
I love using games and activities to teach a point. It works with staff development as well as in student lessons. Here are some brain teasers that can be used to teach the power of yet. When I show this slide, I ask who can figure these out. Then I ask, who doesn’t get them YET. Read More …