Communicate with your students and let them know where their Counselor is with this Where Is The Counselor? Dry Erase Poster. Printed on high quality, heavy cardstock and UV coated for the ability to write on and wipe off.
So much Twitter love from my post about my walls this year. Y’all know how to make a girl feel good! I don’t have my lesson plans ready, and am not entirely sure what I’m doing on…
5 Tips to setup a beautiful and effective school counseling office! I've pulled together ideas and links for things to make your office rock!
Are you wondering how to do centers in school counseling? Read how a fellow counselor used centers in classroom guidance for the first time!
Welcome to my elementary school counseling office tour! Tips and tricks for how you can make your office fun and functional!
Environment matters. From the office walls to your desktop, what you put in your school counseling office sets the tone for your relationship with your students. How do you make your students feel welcome? What do you want your students to be doing and thinking when they come into your office? For me, it's all
The Bad Seed activity: The Bad Seed is a moving and heartbreaking book that belongs on every single counselor's bookshelf! This post contains ideas for classroom guidance lessons or small group counseling activities using this title to promote kindness and acceptance in every classroom.
I'm always looking for guidance lessons that will engage students, keeping their interest throughout. I absolutely LOVE incorporating book...
Career Exploration Activity for In Person or Digital Learning: This career counseling classroom guidance lesson gives students the chance to examine their own interests with a brief career interest inventory (available in paper or Google Slides form). Students gather in groups to discuss their common interests and hobbies and brainstorm careers that relate to their interests. Reinforce that career interest inventories do not dictate future careers but point students in directions of careers to investigate! What's included: Lesson plan Career interest inventory (paper and Google Slides versions) Group handout Career cluster review handouts Optional interactive notebook fitted interest inventory Click here to be the first to know about new resources and updates in my store! Terms Copyright © Counselor Keri, Keri Powers Pye. All rights reserved by author. This product is to be used by the original downloader only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Clipart and elements found in this PDF are copyrighted and cannot be extracted and used outside of this file without permission or license. Intended for classroom and personal use ONLY. See product file for clip-art and font credits.
I've been meaning to post my school counseling office tour. Here's my furniture, artwork, and organization that makes my office tick!
Starting the 2020 school year has been challenging. Create a school counseling office that makes students feel calm & connected! See how..
Help your students refocus on their goals and identify the strengths they have that will help them persevere and finish the school year strong with this fun perseverance activity!
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Too many classroom icebreakers require students to take big social risks with people they barely know. Or they don't really help students get to know each other. Or they are just plain cheesy.
“SHE BULLIED ME.” You know the problem. Your sweet, sweet students using the word “bullying” to describe any kind of conflict that results in their hurt feelings. Too much TV? Well-meaning but overbearing parents? Who knows. The struggle is real though. A couple of years ago I stumbled upon the concept of the “rude moment” […]
two fun games to use in classroom guidance lessons or small group counseling to teach and practice self control strategies -Counselor Keri
Quick, fun, no-prep SEL lesson activities that are perfect for before and after breaks or any time you need an extra fun guidance lesson
When it comes to being a rockstar counselor, your school counselor office space is simply a resource in your tool belt. You already have the training and skill set to do this job well. Your office space won't make or break your success as a counselor; however, thinking intentionally about the space you have can certainly be an asset as you prepare to care for staff, students, and families in all the best ways possible. Keep reading for some office space hacks to make your life easier and more enjoyable as a school counselor.
A subscriber wrote in once to ask me about company culture and said, “I just want to work with healthy adults.” You’d think it shouldn’t be too hard to find a workplace with mature, fair adults who function well as a team, but there’s a lot of nonsense out there. The trouble is that bad […]
Help students understand the importance of courage in the classroom. This post shares a wide variety of tools you can use to teach courage.
Ladies and Gentleman... we officially have the first week down in the books!! And what an AMAZING week it was!! #BestFirstWeekEver!! My kiddos are just awesome. We learned a lot and laughed a lot! My own children also had a great week (aside from a quick bout of a stomach bug that kept one home for a day!). My oldest, Drew, started 1st grade. My middle, Quinn, started Kindergarten. And my toddler twins, Addy and Chase, began two-mornings-a-week preschool. Additionally, Mr. Musings from the Middle School (my husband Dennis), started a new school year, too! Phew!! My head is spinning! Anyway, I hope everyone is having a great weekend and recovering from this busy time of year. This post is mainly a pictorial of some of the goings on in my classroom this week. As we settle into our routine, I'll be back with more "meaty" posts (and hopefully some new videos, too!). One of my favorite activities from the week was this Growth Mindset lesson that I adapted from here. Basically, the kids had to create the image on top using just a piece of paper and scissors. It was NOT easy... but that's exactly the point! As the kids worked, I wrote down some of the comments I heard. Things like, "this is impossible," and "I give up!" After I let them struggle for a while, I brought them back together and discussed the activity with them. It was eye-opening to see their words. They all agreed that their attitude was too negative so of course they would never have been successful. Then we read the Growth Mindset posters hanging in our room and discussed what each one meant. I closed with this video from Khan Academy. It was a fun and powerful lesson. One of the BEST purchases I made from TpT for this school year is the Icebreakers that Rock bundle from Cult of Pedagogy. This product contains three PowerPoint activities that allow students to talk to each other in an easy, comfortable way. What is great about these is that you can use them as one, big activity, or you can break them up, showing just a few slides here and there, as "brain breaks" through out the day. That is how I used them. So, on the first day, I did a big "Find Someone Who" activity with them. This allowed all the kids to learn each other's names. Next, I assigned them all their lockers and we practiced opening the combination locks (super-stressful for these first time locker users)! After that, we did a few slides from Icebreakers that Rock. Then, we went over the syllabus. Next, a few more Icebreakers that Rock slides. After that, I handed out and went over all the paperwork that had to go home and be signed (oh, the paperwork!!!). Then, a few more slides right before lunch. And then a few more right after lunch. Next up, a tour of the building. Then a few more slides before trying our lockers again. Finally, another slide right before dismissal. It was the perfect break/filler/attention-getter/distraction to use throughout the day... actually, I used the slides throughout the whole week! Run to TpT and pick this product up today! Totally worth every penny. (Some of the slides can be done silently. I LOVED these slides!!) Of course, we had to number our notebooks to get ready for ELA next week. I always tell kids that this is the easiest, most difficult task that we do all year :) I really the love smell of a Mr. Sketch anchor poster in the morning! This year, I'm starting with Reading Nonfiction: Notice and Note Stances, Signposts, and Strategies. My thinking is that it will really help with getting started with Article of the Week. Here is one of several of the posters I'll be using to teach these strategies. I'm jumping on the #ObserveMe bandwagon! Read more about it here. I'll keep you updated on how this goes throughout the year! Okay... that is enough for now! The beach is calling my name... nothing beats September here at the Jersey Shore! Hope the back-to-school season is treating you well! I'd love to hear how your school year is going so far. Happy Teaching!!
This photo is a powerful representation of the love and mercy of Jesus Christ. It shows a hand reaching up from the depths of the water, symbolizing the struggles and challenges we face in life, and a hand coming down from the light, symbolizing the help and guidance that Jesus offers us. The photo is a reminder that we are never alone, and that we can always trust in Him to save us. The photo is a digital download, you can print in any size and frame and display in your home or office. This photo is a perfect gift for yourself or someone you love who needs a boost of hope and faith.
Express the importance of instruction and guidance with this mentorship wallpaper mural that’s perfect for businesses, coach’s offices, schools and more.
