The Elementary Counseling Office

Two cut-and-paste worksheets for young elementary students to help them distinguish between small problems and big problems. The first sheet is appropriate for late kinder-1st grade students; the second sheet is appropriate for 2nd-3rd grade students.

Julia Cook's A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue reminds young elementary students what the difference is between tattling and reporting. Check your students' understanding of the book and their knowledge of the difference between a tattle and a report with this cut and paste worksheet. This is most suitable for grades 1 and 2. Enjoy!

Included here are worksheets that correspond with Sorry!, My Secret Bully, and Trouble Talk. These worksheets are suitable for grades 3-5. They promote deeper understanding of the material explored in these books and encourage students to see themselves as "upstanders" as opposed to "bystanders." My students liked these worksheets and I hope yours do, too!

Reading the Weird series written by Erin Frankel and illustrated by Paula Heaphy is an excellent way to talk about bullying and self-esteem. These tried-and-true worksheets will help you delve deeper into these subjects and encourage students to do some deep thinking and reflection, promote classroom conversation, and increase participation.

Use this worksheet with the book LMNO Peas. Great for kinder and 1st grade students as they begin to explore all the careers available to them when they grow up!

Use this resource with Trouble Talk by Trudy Ludwig. Help solve the issue of spreading rumors and encourage classroom conversation!

The Juice Box Bully is a great book to teach students about the problems with being a bystander and how important it is to stand up for others and yourself. This sheet introduces the idea of being an upstander (the opposite of a bystander). Use this worksheet to assess knowledge gained from reading this book and extend the lesson to students' own lives. This activity is appropriate for students grades 2-4.

This lovely rhyming children's book by John Lithgow was originally a graduation speech he gave at Harvard University. I use this with students to introduce college vocabulary and as a way to incorporate the idea of college as something they understand is within their reach. This worksheet goes over some important vocabulary from the book and includes questions for them to think further about the text and envision themselves as college graduates.

Use this card sort to reinforce the difference between big problems and small problems and review solutions to small problems. This resource comes with 20 "situation cards" with different big and small problems. It also includes materials to help students decide if they are big or small problems and then sort them into different solution categories! This resource works best with students in 2nd-4th grade. It is designed to work best with classrooms that use Kelso's Choices.

Encourage your students to take a wellness break during the day by providing these three diverse and healthy activity guides! This set includes instructions for students on taking a mindfulness walk, a daily exercise guide, and a kid-friendly recipe booklet. The recipes utilize easy to find, inexpensive ingredients and outline the way kids can participate (and where adults need to help). This is a great resource for students and families K-5, designed especially with quarantine regulations in mi

Use this 3-worksheet set as a companion to Kathryn Otoshi's One and Zero for upper elementary guidance lessons. I use the "bullying" worksheet first to review the people involved in a bullying situation, and then read One and complete the first worksheet. I read Zero for the second lesson and use the corresponding worksheet to guide the discussion. Enjoy!

These posters can be put up in your counseling office or you can print them for teachers to keep in their classrooms. The first two help remind students when they can try to solve their problems first, before coming to see you. The last one gives students examples of how you will be able to help! These print on 11x17.

This worksheet is for use with Henny by Elizabeth Rose Stanton. Our school librarian recommended this book to me and I absolutely love it. It's a great story about accepting and celebrating differences in ourselves and others and understanding that sometimes we can simultaneously like and dislike a "difference" about ourselves. Enjoy! This is best with grades 2nd-5th.

Help students in grades 3-5 distinguish between peers who are true friends and those who are not. This worksheet is great to use as a followup to a read-aloud of a book about friendship.

Encourage your students to take time to relax and notice what is going on around them. This activity guides students through a stress-relieving neighborhood walk and encourages gentle feedback.

Share three easy ways to handle worrying. This activity is great for distance learning or to share with students in-person!