Iris Stevens

Students running away from teachers, out of classrooms, and even towards or out of exit doors has been an increasing concern for safety and danger for elementary students. There are many (underlining) reasons for this behavior as well as tools and strategies to help teach expectations and appropriate behavior. But 1 tool that can be used for many, of not all, is an Individual Safety Plan. Especially when student are not currently on any educational plan such as a 504 or IEP as those take time

Once downloading this resource, you can easily ... PRINT-ASSEMBLE-LAMINATE this Ready-To-Go Interactive Folder so that young students can... 1. Identify Emotions 2. Appropriately and (eventually) Independently Self-Regulate 3. Successfully Return to the Learning Activity as their B.E.S.T. Self, all without interrupting the teaching and learning environment. *This can be used (and was intentionally created to use in a) a Kindergarten Classroom Calm Corner. ** STAY TUNED! For a Spanish version

Minute Meetings with the School Counselor Script, Outline, Questions, Proposal, and Form. It is possible! I can be done! Use this to meet with 100% of your student school body.

Everything you need for Early Childhood, Primary, Younger and Older Elementary to use in your classroom, in calm down corners, as a visual aid, or for individual students to use as they work to get back to their best self. Deep breathing (slow breaths in and out), helps the brain to get more oxygen, which then promotes relaxation, and then help with the person returning back to equilibrium (our best self).

A fun activity to do with elementary and middle school students to help facilitate a lesson about choices, consequences, opinions, etc. I actually use this as a Classroom Guidance Lesson where I tell each student they have to make a choice and tell me why they made that choice. Then I group them according to their responses (opposites pair) and have them try to convince their partner to choose differently. We talk about how we all have choices and no matter what we choose, there will be a con

A bookmark for that can be used by Primary and Elementary students to help communicate their feelings in words.  It also helps with explaining each feeling in a language that they will understand.   This is front and back that can be easily printed and laminated. Can also be used as a lesson.

Masked faces are becoming the new normal.  So how can we tell how people are feeling?  We got to reach deep down in our social skills and look at the different details in the face that we can see.  Use this to help talk about feelings with young children.

Recognize students for random acts of kindness

An easy, kid friendly packet to help students learn about feelings. It can be done as a lesson or as independent work depending on the abilities of the student.

A popular and seasonal themed activity to help with calming down

Fun and creative activity for students to have an opportunity to design their own Face Mask.  This can help ease the anxiety  and feelings about returning to school and possibly having to wear a Face Mask.  Make it fun, do it as a contest, offer the creation of a real mask for the winner.  There are several opportunities with this activity.

Use 1 of 2 different worksheets includes to help them return back to their “Best Self” when they experience undesired emotions. This can be used as a tool or strategy to help with calming down when they are upset.

A bookmark for each themed day of the week.  Give them something to do that has to do with the theme.  Great for Primary and Elementary students.

Even our younger students have some anxiety about returning to school (or even going to school for the 1st time) with the reality of COVID-19.  This is an easy way for students to express themselves and communicate their feelings to adults such as teachers, counselors, parents, etc.

First-Then is an intervention that can be used to help with specific students who struggle with following directions or completing tasks. It helps to give a visual to help communicate what the task is and then the concept behind is that students will more likely complete a less desired task when it is immediately followed with a more desired task. Example: I am more than likely to type of my lessons plans for the week, when I enjoy a piece of chocolate when I am done.This particular board, w

Red Ribbon Week activity to help 3rd - 5th grade (or even middle school) learn and think about being drug free now and in the future. This activity comes with theme days and an activity for each day of the week. This is a writing activity that student can do at the beginning of each day.

An activity to give students an opportunity to express kindness towards each other.

Good Choices vs. Bad Choices