Alexa Merrell

Students will play charades and have to problem solve how to act out a word without using their voices. This will also include discussion questions about bullying and problem solving. Includes a pre/post test to collect data.

Students will build a sense of community by play a game called Zip, Zap, Zoom. They will then go into a restorative circle to learn about what anger means to each participant, a scenario of when someone felt anger, and what you would say to that person that made you angry if you could turn back time. There is also a closing question for comprehension.

Teach students K-6 about perseverance. Students will be able to define perseverance and have the ability to make their own Google Slide of what it means to them. Add this resource to your google classroom for students to access. They will watch a video and in their slide be asked to write a sentence about what they learned and insert a photo to match. Lastly, there are sentence starters for students to answer about a time they used perseverance and how it made them feel.

Students will face conflicts at school. Read the scenarios and have students act out what they would do. Great for SEL morning meetings and working in groups.

Students can be visual learners. This body chart provides images and statements for students to follow when someone is presenting like a teacher or school counselor. You can refer to this chart before each presentation.

Have students practice writing out what they are thankful for. You can relate this to what students are thankful for at school or in the community. Students could also give this to the people they chose.

Students will define what fixed and growth mindset are. They will have to complete the chart by changing the fixed mindset to a growth mindset.

Pair this activity with the book "WEIRD!" by Erin Frankel. It is a story about dealing with bullying in schools. In the middle of the diagram, students will write their name. In between the lines, students will write down what makes them feel "weird" or unique. Maybe a student eats something different or has hobbies or interests that may be different from their classmates.

Do you need some resources to provide to families that pertain to the school counseling field? This hand out provides resources for hygiene, self-care, anxiety at school, and ways to be successful at school. You could even add a personalized QR code to make it easy for parents to scan directly to the resources.