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Part 1 of Project Colleague Happiness
A little elf I know decided to try to de-stress teachers the week before NYS testing. Here is the result. Watch out, next week I be prepared with some other stress busters!
Bullying Presentation Videos–You asked for it!
Hi Everyone~ Here is the playlist of the videos for my Bullying lesson form yesterday. Enjoy.
Day 2- More Activities For Talking About Bullying
Day 2 and I was back in 7th grade classes to talk with them more about bullying. Yesterday’s lesson took the whole period and there was little time to process and discuss the presentation and activity. I used the first part of the period today to wrap up. I
Talking About Bullying–my 7th grade lesson
Here is the PowerPoint I showed the 7th grade classes today. 7th Grade Bullying Lesson I turned it into a movie using Microsoft Movie Maker. While I wasn’t able to share everything I talked about with the students into this movie, it does give a quick rundown of what we
Why Many Smart, Low Income Students Don’t Apply to Elite Schools–My Take On It
It’s taken me a few days to respond, but when I went home the other day, the first thing my husband said to me when I got home was, “Did you listen to NPR today? They were talking about Guidance Counselors.”(Of course, before I could respond to his question, I
Borrowed Lessons: Reach High Future Planning
Our newest Lesson Leader is Lori Hartman, who writes the blog, Advocate For Possibility. If you haven’t check it out, yuo should. Lori has a lot of great ideas and lessons that she shares. She is sharing with us her Reach Higher Future Lesson. It’s a great lesson to get
School Counselor Central and SC|CS Team Up!
Jeff and I want to encourage you to check out an upcoming webinar held by School Counselor Central and to share that Deb from SCC has pledged to donate an additional $2 for every new individual subscription to SCC between March 10th and May 10th. SCC has already been the
Can You Name More Than 4? A Game To Get Kids Thinking
Today during Lunch Bunch, I wanted to be able to see if my students remembered the skills we have been working on all year. I made this game as way for them to practice their team building skills, as well as to reinforce all the topics we have covered.
A Lunch Bunch Lesson On Integrity
I don’t always do separate lessons for my girls groups and my boys groups, but this one I did just for my boys. I knew that I wanted them to have an understanding of what integrity was so as they were eating their lunches, I started to ask them what
Talking to 8th Graders About High School
It has officially started! Today I met with our 8th grade social studies classes and talked to them about what to expect in high school. I have done this for years, a process I started when I worked at the high school, and I have continued doing this since my
Bully Buster Dice Game
Here is my newest game on TpT! The Bully Buster Dice game will help students learn what to do when they are being bullied. Just roll the die, pick a card and then address then talk about the situation from the perspective of the bully, the bystander or the target.
