Creative Counseling Counts

What is more fun than learning about new career options AND playing charades?! Use this lesson plan to teach students about different career choices and also play a fun game. Lesson plan is based off of ASCA National Model

Attendance is a huge part of education- if the child is not present, they are not learning! Use this attendance letter and tweak it to your school/needs. I hold a meeting for parents to come into school and learn about attendance recovery (towards the end of the school year we offer Saturday School--this is where attendance days can be made up!)

This is a fun packed lesson plan that any age from PreK-2nd will love! It discusses the risks of drugs and alcohol in a fun way and includes an activity called, Mr. Big Mouth! Perfect lesson for younger students during Red Ribbon Week. ASCA National Model lesson plan.

This is a great tool to use for your end of the year check or to use throughout the year for your RtI (Response to Intervention) or SST (Student Support Team) to track the students at your school who are in the Tiers of Intervention for extra support. This version is a 3 academic school year tracking device. I use this spreadsheet to create our RtI or SST data for each school year to present to see how we are improving every year by using interventions for students.

The Ugly Duckling is a classic children's book which teaches children to be kind to others. This lesson plan has the option of reading the book or a video link if you prefer to use for a bullying guidance activity. Also as an extra is a coloring sheet of the Ugly Duckling for kids to color and take home or for you to put on display. Lesson Plan is based upon ASCA National Model.

Sesame Street always has wonderful life lessons for children. Use this video on Big Bird being bullied/others treating him unkindly to foster discussion on kindness with younger students. Lesson plan outline based on ASCA National Model

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst has many lessons throughout the book. I used this book to discuss Bullying with my younger students (they LOVE this book!). Lesson plan with an activity to use Lesson plan based on the ASCA National Model

Fun guidance counseling lesson plan on Kindness. Watch youtube video on Hooper Humperdink. Discuss video and have students complete coloring handout of Hooper Humperdink (found on TPT).

Exploring careers for children is so much fun! They really enjoy learning about new careers and sharing what they want to be when they "grow up". This is a fun activity and book for exploring careers with the younger students. Lesson Plan is based upon ASCA National Model.

It is NEVER too early to teach K-2nd grade students about Study Skills and what it means to be a great student. Use this ASCA national model outline for conducting the lesson plan on Study Skills.

What better way to learn about feelings than playing memory?! This is a SmartBoard activity where students are split into teams to play Memory. Feelings memory is fun and educational, the students love to play this!

Fun lesson plan for teaching Kindergarten (through 1st or 2nd grade) about Empathy. Activity included in the lesson plan for students to show how they can relate to others when they are feeling a specific way. Kids love the interactive stories that they use their Popsicle feelings sticks with!

Our school has a weekly "Husky Friday Flyer" that we send home with students every Friday. It has next week's lunch/breakfast options, Helpful Hints for parents, important dates for parents and students to know, and much more! This is the outline that I use and change accordingly every week or when holiday's come, it is fun to spice it up for the kids! Use as a template and make it your own for your school or classroom

I use this door/wall hanging for letting students/administration/parents/or teachers know where I am in the building, or out of the building! I print on card stock, laminate and attach Velcro pieces to the back for easy switching, hole punch, and thread yarn. Simple, easy, and comes in handy!!

Brain Pops Jr. is a GREAT resource for all subject areas-even counseling! There is a wonderful video and activities to use to even ensure that your littlest students understand the severity of bullying and the effects it has on others. Lesson Plan is based upon ASCA National Model.

Students learn from experience about their consequences. By playing this game as a class they get to think fast if the choice is a good choice or bad choice and what kind of consequences could happen. Students really love this game when it is fast-paced and filled with action. I even like to switch it up in the middle of the game and make each question worth more points- if they choose to play it that way!!

This is an editable form for small group counseling-Active Duty Military. Use this form to send home for permission for students to participate in a military support group.

A fun, short 30 minute ASCA national model lesson plan on bullying for K-1st graders. Includes link to youtube video and a coloring activity!

I use this door/wall hanging for letting students/administration/parents/or teachers know where I am in the building, or out of the building! I print on card stock, laminate and attach Velcro pieces to the back for easy switching! This version has a cute owl :)

For elementary aged students-they do not always understand the consequences for their actions. This activity they make choices and learn how some choices can be easy and friends can help but what happens when friends make bad choices? I use this activity for Red Ribbon Week with upper grades.