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Lessons with Penelope Rex: We will Rock Our Classmates

Posted onApril 27, 2023May 8, 20241 Comment

If you don’t do lessons with Penelope Rex, you should. Thank you Ryan T. Higgins for creating these books! They are just perfect for teaching social emotional lessons with kids, and they’re SO MUCH FUN. Last year in kindergarten we read We Don’t Eat Our Classmates (practicing social skills) and this year those same kiddos Read More …

Worry Stones and Other Tools For Managing Anxiety

Posted onApril 5, 2023April 6, 2023Leave a comment

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 …

Best Way to Create a College and Career Fair in Elementary School

Posted onMarch 26, 2023May 21, 20244 Comments

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 …

Top 6 Resources in My Counseling Program

Posted onMarch 17, 2023March 28, 2023Leave a comment

Affordable resources to amp up our counseling program. Read More …

Goal Setting Is Like the Domino Effect: Lesson Ideas

Posted onMarch 9, 2023March 19, 2023Leave a comment

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 …

Kindness Week Ideas: Coffee Sleeves & Secret Missions

Posted onFebruary 23, 2023March 13, 20233 Comments

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 …

Mindfulness and Self-Care Ideas For Educators

Posted onJanuary 29, 2023March 19, 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 …

Add Games to Your Classroom Lessons and Small Groups

Posted onJanuary 25, 2023May 8, 20241 Comment

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 …

A Bunch of Counseling Lessons to Share 2022

Posted onSeptember 22, 2022March 19, 2023Leave 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. So, I’ll use this post as a way to share with you (and Read More …

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

Posted onSeptember 4, 2022March 19, 2023Leave 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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