Life on the Fly School Counselor
860 Followers
Davidson, North Carolina, United States
About the store
I am in my 18th year as an elementary school counselor in the great state of NC! I have my national board certification, supervise school counseling interns, and frequently present workshops to my fellow school counselor colleagues. I am active in the NC School Counselors Association and American School Counselor Association. Most importantly, I love my job as a professional school counselor and connecting with other school counselors to share great ideas! Please check out the ideas that have inspired these TPT products at lifeontheflycounselor.com.
Read more
All resources
Filters
Grade
Subject
Resource type
New Student Group
This new student group is a 9 page PDF that includes the following:
- One group lesson plan
- 2 Icebreaker activities to choose between (New student bingo or candy game)
- New student welcome certificates
- New student question cards
- Parent letter
I typically do new student groups for 2nd-5th grades at my elementary school, but it could also be used with 6th grade in elementary or middle school. Enjoy!
2nd - 6th
School Counseling
The Girls Book Club Activity Pack
Looking for a more long-term intervention for your girl drama??? This 35 page PDF book club activity pack has been created to use with the book, The Girls, by Amy Goldman Koss. This book is a fantastic resource to use with upper elementary or middle school girls when discussing themes of relational aggression, bullying, conflict, effective problem solving, and communication skills. The activity pack includes a theme/question guide, a session planning guide, and student activities that also inco
4th - 7th
Literature, School Counseling
Report Card Conference Reflection Sheet
Be proactive and organized with your individual student planning by using a report card reflection sheet. Each nine weeks you can meet with students in academic conferences to create goals for the next nine weeks OR use the forms in small groups to create an accountability system. Copies can be shared with teachers and/or parents to keep them informed about current goals.
2nd - 6th
School Counseling
Mediation Report Form
Use this PDF form with students during conflict resolution mediation. Peer mediators could also use it during their sessions. It is easy to use and documents the solutions that students brainstorm together.
K - 8th
School Counseling
QR Code Holland's Theory Scanvenger Hunt
This QR Code "Scanvenger Hunt" utilizes QR codes to teach students about the six personality types of Holland's Theory: Realistic, Social, Investigative, Artistic, Enterprising, and Conventional. Students will scan the QR codes with a smart device (iPod, iPad, Smartphone) to learn about each personality category including education required in a job example, personality characteristics, job outlooks, famous people in the personality category, and much more! The 18 page PDF includes written res
4th - 8th
Computer Science - Technology, School Counseling
Diversity Lesson K-5, BUNDLE DISCOUNT, 3 LESSONS
Promote a school climate of respect, acceptance, and tolerance with K-5 diversity lessons. There are THREE lesson plans and materials in this bundle. The books Sandwich Swap by Queen Rania and Odd Velvet by Mary Whitcomb and Terry Calahan King are required. Lessons are:
Diversity Friend Venn: Exploring similarities and differences between classmates, 1st-4th
Diversity of Strengths and Talents: K-1
Diversity of Interests: 3-5
Each lesson has ASCA Mindset and Behavior Standards as well as pre/p
K - 5th
School Counseling
Beautiful....Oops! Courage Activity Pack
This 7-page activity pack should be used with the book Beautiful...Oops! by Barney Saltzberg, which is a fantastic addition to any elementary character education program! It may also be used with the Beautiful....Oops! Smartboard lesson found on the Life on the Fly TPT site but can also be used alone. The pack includes student handouts, a K-2 lesson plan, and references the Guidance Essential Standards covered.
Beautiful...Oops! Courage Activity Pack by Angela Poovey is licensed under a Crea
K - 2nd
Character Education, Literature, School Counseling
Focus Small Group
Do you need an intervention for students who have been diagnosed with ADHD or display characteristics of a busy, unfocused learner? This eight session small group plan contains all the activities, student work pages, and pre/post surveys you need to run a successful group. The following topics are covered in the 24-page PDF packet: -Goal setting/Expected and Unexpected Behaviors -Growth Mindset -Word/Body Control -FOCUS work behaviors -Organization -Calm Down Strategies/Mindfulness This resource
3rd - 6th
School Counseling
FAIRNESS Combo Pack- Skits and Board Game
Add these FAIRNESS activities to your upper elementary/lower middle school classroom lessons or small group lesson plans! The higher-order thinking activities provide a chance to check student comprehension and have students apply what they have learned about Fairness. Included are:
**Five FAIRNESS skits that present different situations and strategies students can use to be fair in problem solving. Have your students act them out and let the rest of the class guess what strategy they used.
3rd - 6th
Character Education, School Counseling
Origami Yoda Book Club Activity Pack
Origami Yoda is a great book club title for upper elementary and middle school boys. Explore topics of social skills, accepting self, developing self-confidence, peer relationships, and bullying/conflict. The 29 page activity pack includes student job sheets, pre and post tests, a session guide, a theme/question guide, and student activity worksheets that can be used to create student workbooks.
4th - 8th
School Counseling
Sample School Counseling Annual Calendar & GES/ASCA Standards Combo Pack
Are you trying to organize your comprehensive school counseling program and incorporate character traits, the three ASCA domains, and all your Guidance Essential Standards and ASCA objectives? Is it driving you crazy?! Download this 5-page PDF file that will give you a sample calendar complete with schoolwide programs, character traits, and lesson ideas for K-5. The lessons are then further broken down to include ASCA and GES objectives. This document can be used with the GES/ASCA crosswalk f
K - 5th
School Counseling
Individual Counseling Feelings "HeART" activity
Check out my blog for a full post about using this worksheet in individual counseling sessions at your school. http://lifeontheflycounselor.blogspot.com/2016/04/whats-inside-your-heart.html
It provides great pre/post data on your individual sessions and helps students track their growth in a concrete, visual way...enjoy!
K - 5th
School Counseling
Mr. Terupt Book Club Activity Pack
Purchase this PDF book club activity pack to address anxiety, bullying, or friendship themes with upper elementary or middle school students.
This 22-page PDF book club activity pack includes:
o Mr. Terupt Session Overview
o Mr. Terupt Themes/Question Guide Sheet
o Group Name and Rules Sheet
o Student Job Sheets
o Miracle Scale
o Anxiety Trigger Pictures
o Perspective-Taking Sheet
o Recycled vs Trashy Thought Cards
o “What’s in Your Head” worksheet
o My Favorite Things Pocket Card
o Nervous
5th - 8th
Literature, School Counseling
Middle School Rules- Boys' Leadership Book Club
What do you get when you combine a high-interest topic with a book that focuses on good choices and character? A Boys' Leadership Book Club! The Middle School Rules by Brian Urlacher is the story (based on his real life) of Brian Urlacher, former Chicago Bears' lineman for 13 years, MVP, and pro-bowl player. The 34- page (biggest yet!) book club activity pack uses football analogies to discuss good choices, coping strategies for conflict, role models, and character in a fun, engaging way. Best
5th - 8th
School Counseling
A Hat for Ivan Lesson Plan- Connecting Interests to Future Careers
Enjoy this fun lesson plan for K-3 students that explores interests that could match with future jobs. You will need the book, A Hat for Ivan, for this lesson. You may also use the Hat for Ivan Smartboard lesson also found in my TPT store. A student hat decorating activity sheet is included with the lesson plan.
K - 3rd
School Counseling
Career Lesson- Educational Degrees, Budgeting and Lifestyle Choices
Incorporate the character trait of Responsibility and teach your students how education affects future career success. Let your students practice budgeting with assigned "salaries" as they differentiate between needs and wants. The 7-page PDF file includes salary cards, the lesson plan, and group budgeting sheets. Use with the SMART board "Budgeting" file also found in the TPT store. You need to download the SMART board software to use the SMART board file.
4th - 7th
School Counseling
Compassion- Ability Awareness Lesson Plan and Center Cards
This 13 page PDF file includes a Compassion lesson plan, task cards/materials for five centers, and a student accountability sheet for center completion. The sixth center can be found in the Compassion Smartboard file also found in the Life on the Fly Store, or I have given directions on how you can use it without a Smartboard in the lesson plan. The compassion lesson emphasizes caring about others with differences, especially differences related to disabilities. I have taught this lesson to fo
4th - 7th
School Counseling
The One and Only Stuey Lewis Book Club Activity Pack
Are you looking for a way to boost reading for your second graders before they make that HUGE leap to third grade? Use The One and Only Stuey Lewis: Stories from the Second Grade to address social/emotional themes AND improve literacy skills. This 24-page PDF activity pack includes student job sheets, pre and post tests, a session guide, a theme/question guide, and student activity worksheets that can be used to create student workbooks. You can also collect your pre/post reading data on a stu
2nd
School Counseling
Big Deal Problem Scale- Individual Counseling
This scale is a great perspective-taking tool to use in individual counseling sessions. Use the 16 included problem cards (2 are blank and can be printed multiple times) and the 1-10 numbers to help students address irrational thoughts and avoid catastrophizing about smaller problems. This exercise can be adapted to any student's problems and provides a great structure for focusing in on behavior goals for students.
3rd - 8th
School Counseling
S.T.E.M. Centers Activity Pack
Develop creativity, problem solving, critical thinking, and teamwork with this innovative S.T.E.M. centers activity pack. There are five center task cards and the documentation sheets are differentiated for K-1 versus 2-5.
What’s Included?
- Five S.T.E.M. center task cards
- K-1 Center Documentation Sheet
- 2-5 Center Documentation Sheet
- Teamwork Checklist
I used the building materials of Magnatiles, Legos, plank wooden blocks, Solo cups, and Gears! to create these centers. You can find
K - 5th
Math, School Counseling, Science
Showing 1-20 of 47 results
About the store
Experience
I am in my 18th year as an elementary school counselor in the great state of NC! I have my national board certification, supervise school counseling interns, and frequently present workshops to my fellow school counselor colleagues. I am active in the NC School Counselors Association and American School Counselor Association. Most importantly, I love my job as a professional school counselor and connecting with other school counselors to share great ideas! Please check out the ideas that have inspired these TPT products at lifeontheflycounselor.com.
Teaching style
Passionate, Enthusiastic, Purposeful, and FUN! I want students to love learning!
Awards & shining teacher moments
Emerging Leader- NCSCA
Bright Ideas Grant Recipient- South River Electric Cooperative
Leading with the Heart- JCSS
Employee of the Month- JCSS
Graduate Merit Award- UNC-CH
My own education history
UNC- Chapel Hill- Undergraduate and Graduate School
Additional biographical information
Blogger at lifeontheflycounselor.blogspot.com
TPT is the largest marketplace for PreK-12 resources, powered by a community of educators.
IXL family of brands