School counselor lessons elementary

20 school-wide kindness initiatives for elementary school counseling. Get students engaged in kindness activities with these fun ideas!

Starting off the year (or even just the quarter!) with your curriculum already mapped out? Huge time saver! This FREEBIE is a yearlong counseling curriculum map for K-5th grade with 16 social-emotional learning lesson ideas listed for each grade level. Love this but want it EDITABLE? Find that here: School Counseling Curriculum Maps EDITABLE […]

Make a worry monster! Help kids manage worries with this worry group counseling curriculum activity. These worry activities are perfect for elementary school counseling groups. These worry lessons for kids will help students understand worry and build coping skills to deal with their worry. These activities are perfect for individual counseling sessions or small group counseling sessions to help kids manage worry. -Counselor Keri

As school counselors, we know that the demands on our time can be intense. Between individual sessions, group work, and administrative tasks, it can seem impossible to keep up with everything – let alone find time for classroom visits! But don’t despair! In this blog post, we’ll explore tips on how to efficiently plan and prioritize your classroom counseling visits so you can continue making a difference in the lives of more students each day. Let’s dive in!

Middle school minds are truly a work in progress. Kids and teens in middle school need extra support learning and applying social-emotional skills every step of the way. Learn how to use strategies and techniques to build SEL skills with your learners that are fun, engaging, and meaningful.

Social Emotional Learning | Free | Use this free SEL activity in your character development lessons to teach students tolerance empathy and create a strong classroom community. This free low prep activity can be used with 5th grade elementary and middle school students to help decrease bullying. It can also serve as a reminder as a classroom poster to increase self awareness among the kids in your classroom. #sel #free #bullying

I'm sharing all of my elementary school counselor must haves in this blog post! This list includes my favorite items, such as fidget toys and small white boards, resources, and even furniture! Whether you're a new school counselor or just looking for some great tips and advice, this is a helpful blog post for all school counselors. Read my list of school counselor must haves now!

Check out 11 easy confidence building activities for kids that you can use in counseling or in the classroom today.

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This post contains a free lesson and game to teach impulse control to your elementary students. The lesson helps students practice self control and ignore distractions. Educators will lead a discussion about scenarios in which kids will have to use impulse control, and then take part in a freeze dance game. Great resource for social workers, school administrators, and school counselors!