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Welcome to Creative Counseling Resources! My name is Michelle and I am an Elementary School Counselor turned Curriculum Writer. You have found the go-to resource for School Counselors seeking fresh, interactive, and innovative ideas. I'm here to inspire and empower you with creative lessons that will truly engage and motivate your students. Whether you're looking for interactive activities, unique approaches, or inspiring strategies, I've got you covered! Let's collaborate together!
Michelle is a professional school counselor with over 30 years of experience in elementary and middle schools. She earned her National Board Certification in 2005 and renewed it in 2013. She was honored as the Elementary School Counselor of the Year by the Palmetto State School Counselor Association and represented South Carolina as the nominee for National School Counselor of the Year.
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Red Ribbon Week Healthy Choices & Habits Drug Awareness Animated Game Activity
❤️ Are you looking for a Red Ribbon Week Activity that takes little setup but makes a HUGE impact? Introducing the Wheel of Healthy Choices! This animated, spinning wheel and engaging game will have your students hooked, cheering, and learning all at once! How it Works: Simply hook up your laptop to a projector, grab a microphone, put on your gameshow voice, and let the fun begin! Students Spin the Wheel: We've got a colorful digital spinner that'll add a dash of suspense and anticipation.
K - 5th
Health, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning
Career Day Exploration Awareness, Interest Research, Activity Booklet Worksheet
⭐️Looking for a fun way to boost career awareness and interest? This Career Exploration ActivityBooklet is perfect for Career Day and career research! ⭐️ This resource will guide students through the process of career exploration. Students can research up to three careers, gathering key information such as job details, necessary skills, and workplace environments. The activity is designed to be informative and enjoyable, making career exploration a highlight of your school counseling progra
1st - 5th
School Counseling
Active Listening Skills & Following Directions Body Parts Lesson Activities K-2
Are you tired of students struggling to focus and follow directions, leaving you feeling frustrated? Introducing our Mon-STAR student, a friendly little monster, who shows students how to use their eyes, ears, feet, and more body parts to actively listen and follow directions! From fun hand movements to drawing their own mon"star" listening monsters, this lesson is all about making learning fun while honing those essential listening skills! Get ready to transform your classroom with the incredi
PreK - 2nd
School Counseling, Speaking & Listening
Christmas Holiday SEL Counseling Lesson How Santa Got His Job Career Exploration
❤️ Spark primary students to explore career interests with this engaging Christmas Career Awareness "How Santa Got His Job” holiday lesson & Elf Yourself activity! This fun-filled activity combines Christmas cheer, career exploration, and creative play. Students will meet Santa's elves while discovering how their own interests can lead to exciting future careers! ❤️ In this Career Awareness lesson, students will create Career "s-ELF-ies", envisioning their future professions. This lesson emph
PreK - 3rd
School Counseling
Red Ribbon Week Healthy Choices Scavenger Hunt Halloween Safe vs. Unsafe K-5
Looking for a fun, engaging way to teach your students about safety, healthy choices, and peer pressure strategies? This K-5th Halloween-themed, school-wide Scavenger Hunt is perfect for Red Ribbon Week! With a focus on safe vs. unsafe choices, refusal skills, and making healthy decisions, this scavenger hunt gets students moving and talking about key life skills in an exciting, hands-on way! This resource is designed with three differentiated levels, making it suitable for various grade
K - 5th
Health, School Counseling
Thanksgiving Escape Room Gratitude & Kindness Thankful Turkey SEL Game Activity
Make learning about gratitude and acts of kindness fun this Thanksgiving with Quirky Turkey's Grateful ESCAPE Room Lesson! Join Gobble Groups and help Quirky Turkey earn pieces of his disguise as he learns how to be more thankful, thoughtful, and kind. Your students will love earning pieces of his disguise so he can flee from his Thanksgiving fears in this engaging and interactive Escape Room activity. Students will work in Gobble Groups to solve 5 puzzles as Quirky Turkey seeks advice fr
3rd - 5th
Character Education, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning
Red Ribbon Week Healthy Choices Drug Awareness Halloween Escape Room Puzzles
Looking for a fun Red Ribbon Week lesson focusing on Healthy Choices? Or an exciting and educational Halloween activity that promotes teamwork, problem-solving skills, and a healthy lifestyle? This Healthy Haunts Halloween Escape lesson is a spooky-fun escape room designed specifically for students to explore making healthy choices such as understanding choices in our control, eating healthy, participating in healthy activities, and saying no to harmful things to our bodies. Escape Room F
3rd - 5th
Health, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning
Red Ribbon Week Drug Awareness Healthy Choices Editable Daily Announcements
Looking for an effortless way to celebrate Red Ribbon Week? Our editable daily morning announcements are perfect for promoting drug awareness and healthy choices. You'll love how easy it is to engage your students with ready-to-use content that makes a big impact. These announcements are designed to be customizable, allowing you to tailor each message to fit your school's unique theme days and activities. Each day, you'll have engaging content that encourages students to make healthy choices
K - 5th
Health, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning
Thanksgiving Escape Room Gratitude Random Acts of Kindness Calendar Digital Game
A no-prep interactive Thanksgiving SEL escape room K-2 lesson that teaches gratitude & kindness through puzzles, storytelling, & teamwork! In Quirky Turkey’s Thankful Tale, students work together to help a nervous turkey build his disguise and escape Thanksgiving dinner — but there’s a twist! They'll have to solve gratitude- and kindness-themed puzzles to unlock each costume piece. Perfect for school counselors, classroom teachers, or SEL lessons — this no-prep resource builds social-emotiona
K - 2nd
Character Education, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning
Red Ribbon Week Virtual Room, Healthy Choices, Drug Awareness Activities BUNDLE
Are you ready to create an unforgettable Red Ribbon Week experience for your students? Imagine a Virtual Room packed with engaging games, informative videos, and printable activities that highlight healthy choices and drug awareness and prevention. Perfect for spirit week announcements and more, this resource makes planning a breeze and ensures your students have fun while learning. This comprehensive resource includes everything you need to promote a drug-free lifestyle. With five immersi
PreK - 5th
Health, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning
Healthy Choices Halloween Escape Room Lesson Red Ribbon Week Safety Puzzles
Looking for an exciting and educational Halloween-themed lesson focusing on Healthy Choices? Or a fun Red Ribbon Week activity that promotes teamwork and a healthy lifestyle? This no-prep, digital Halloween Escape lesson is a spooky-fun escape room designed specifically for primary students with animated slides to explore making healthy choices such as eating healthy, participating in healthy activities, and saying no to harmful things to our bodies. Escape Room Fun with a Purpose: In thi
1st - 3rd
Health, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning
Thanksgiving Escape Room Gratitude Kindness Social Skills Activity SEL Lesson
Make learning about gratitude and acts of kindness fun this Thanksgiving with Sloppy Joe the Scarecrow's Grateful ESCAPE Room Lesson! Help Sloppy Joe the Scarecrow earn leaves as he learns how to be more thankful, thoughtful, and kind. Your students will love this engaging and interactive Escape Room activity. Students will work in teams to solve 5 puzzles as Sloppy Joe the Scarecrow seeks advice from other animals in the field. The puzzles include using a Sunflower Solver, sorting Gratef
3rd - 5th
Character Education, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning
Red Ribbon Week Peer Pressure Healthy Choices Halloween ESCAPE ROOM Puzzles 3-5
Looking for a new Peer Pressure lesson that teaches the difference between direct & indirect pressure, strategies & refusal skills, as well as, standing up for friends? This lesson is perfect for Red Ribbon Week focusing on Healthy Choices or an exciting & educational Halloween activity that promotes teamwork, problem-solving skills, & a healthy lifestyle. This Peer Pressure Potion Halloween Escape lesson is a spooky-fun escape room designed specifically for students to conquer peer pres
3rd - 5th
Health, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning
Color by Code Halloween Fall Feelings and Emotions SEL Counseling Activity
Ready for some spooky fun learning about? Our Color by Code Halloween SEL Activity is perfect for the fall season. Teach your students about 4 basic feelings and vocabulary to describe those feelings with this fun coloring activity. Reinforce your lessons covering social-emotional competencies of self-awareness and emotional identification, as well as social awareness skills in recognizing other people's feelings. This resource offers a colorful activity teaching four basic feelings. Each prin
K - 3rd
School Counseling, School Psychology, Social Emotional Learning
Healthy Habits Hiking Escape Room Team-Building Health Drug Awareness SEL Lesson
An escape room adventure that combines healthy choices, teamwork, and fun! Students hike their way through five engaging puzzles designed to get students “hiking the trail” toward better choices—like understanding what’s in their control, eating healthy, staying active, and saying no to harmful substances. Escape Room Fun with a Purpose:In this classroom guidance lesson, students will set out on a hiking adventure. But there’s a challenge—they must work together to solve puzzles and complete
3rd - 5th
Health, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning
Learning Styles Inventory Seeing, Hearing & Doing Learners Study Skills Lesson
Unleash your inner monster & discover your learning style with this exciting study-skills lesson! Complete with a monster learning styles inventory and study tips tailored to visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learners, students will have a blast while discovering how they learn best. In this comprehensive lesson, students will begin with a dynamic Monster Learning Styles Inventory. After identifying their learning style, students will get a handout with study tips specifically designed for t
2nd - 5th
School Counseling
SEL Christmas Kindness Activity Quest Gnome Winter Holiday Scavenger Hunt K-5
Looking for a winter-themed kindness scavenger hunt to teach kindness, empathy & respect? This Christmas Gnome Kindness Quest is best as this holiday scavenger hunt is filled with engaging clues and scenarios for K-5th graders that promote kindness, respect, and social emotional learning (SEL). This resource is thoughtfully differentiated into three developmental levels, making it easy to use for various age groups. K-1 Level emphasizes respect and kindness for K-1st graders. 2-3 Level buil
K - 5th
School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning
Beginning of the Year Goal Setting Book Back to School SEL Coloring Journal 2-5
Looking for a fun way to kick off the beginning of the new school year? This engaging Back-to-School, Goal-Setting booklet gets students thinking, reflecting, drawing, and sharing from day one. You'll love how easy it is to print, fold, and use while students build friendships, identify positive habits, and set meaningful goals for the year ahead!What's Inside This Lesson⭐ Interactive foldable booklet for students in grades 2-5⭐ Reflection prompts focused on:🟢 Making new friends🟢 Including oth
2nd - 5th
Classroom Community, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning
Build a Red Ribbon Spirit Week with Daily Activities Editable Template Poster
Feeling overwhelmed by planning Red Ribbon Week? Discover a time-saving solution with our editable templates, offering a variety of daily activities and customizable posters to effortlessly create an unforgettable and engaging Spirit Week. Choose from a range of themes to keep each day exciting and unique! Customize your Red Ribbon Spirit Week by selecting the activities you want to participate in. Add a text box with the dates of your Spirit Week. Adjust the days if your celebration spa
PreK - 8th
School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning
Making Healthy Choices Drug Awareness Puppet Script Red Ribbon Week Lesson
❤️ Looking for a fun, engaging way to teach drug awareness during Red Ribbon Week? This Healthy Choices Puppet Script Lesson is just what you need! It's packed with interactive activities that teach refusal skills in a memorable and exciting way. Your students will love the playful puppet, and you’ll love how easy it is to present this important topic! ❤️ This 4-page puppet script includes a lively conversation between the counselor and puppet, covering topics like the dangers of drugs, hea
PreK - 2nd
Health, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning
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About the store
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Welcome to Creative Counseling Resources! My name is Michelle and I am an Elementary School Counselor turned Curriculum Writer. You have found the go-to resource for School Counselors seeking fresh, interactive, and innovative ideas. I'm here to inspire and empower you with creative lessons that will truly engage and motivate your students. Whether you're looking for interactive activities, unique approaches, or inspiring strategies, I've got you covered! Let's collaborate together!
Michelle is a professional school counselor with over 30 years of experience in elementary and middle schools. She earned her National Board Certification in 2005 and renewed it in 2013. She was honored as the Elementary School Counselor of the Year by the Palmetto State School Counselor Association and represented South Carolina as the nominee for National School Counselor of the Year.
Teaching style
Student centered
Awards & shining teacher moments
Palmetto State Elementary School Counselor of the Year, 2017
Renewed National Board Certification, 2013
ADEPT Trained, SAFE-T Evaluator Certified, 2013
RAMP certified School Counseling Program, 2009
National Board Certified, 2005
My own education history
University of South Carolina-Columbia
Masters, Educational Psychology
University of South Carolina-Columbia
Bachelors, Psychology
Additional biographical information
Michelle is the author of The Creative Counselor Blog at http://thecreativecounselor.blogspot.com/
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