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Memoirs of a Goldfish–Lunch Bunch Lesson
I love the book, Memoirs of a Goldfish, by Devin Scillian. It is a sweet picture book depicting the life of Goldfish. Goldfish happily swims around his bowl but day by day, new things and fish are added which crowd his bowl. Goldfish has a variety of feelings and is
No Name-Calling Week and a special Twitter Chat on how to bring one to your school
Because most bullying happens outside of classrooms, No Name-Calling Week is most effective as a school wide project. Though classroom activities are at the heart of the program, making your entire school—instead of an individual classroom—a name-calling free zone will strengthen the program message and dramatically increase the safety and well-being of students.
It’s Here. . .the #SCCS15 Scholarship Application
Welcome to the 2015 School Counselor Community Scholarship application. This year’s application is presented by The Counseling Geek and The Middle School Counselor. We will be awarding FOUR full ASCA registration scholarships (worth $349 each) at the end of the application window. A few fast talking small print notes before we
Top Posts of 2014
So many blogs are posting their top posts of 2014, so I decided to do the same. After looking at the statistics from my blog, here are my top 5 posts from 2014. If you didn’t see them earlier in the year, hopefully you’ll take a look now. 5. My
Reflections of 2014–10 Things I Am Thankful For
2014 has been a very good year. I am thankful for so many things. My friend, Susan Spellman Cann, school counsellor (it’s supposed to be spelled like that. She’s from Canada, ehh) challenged me to find 10 things that I am thankful for. While I am still working on that
A Lunch Bunch Holiday Activity
The Lunch Bunch groups and I finished our Holiday Project. We made cards for a local nursing home. The cards all feature a pop-out tree. These cards were super easy, and really are super cute. I can’t wait to bring them to the nursing facility for the residents. To make
Random Kindness Generator
I wanted something fun to do today with my boys during Lunch Bunch. Both groups are very active and I need hands on activities to keep them settled down and focused. I often worry that they won’t like the craft projects I pick out or that they will think
Photos to Spruce Up The School
So, I had a few more groups today. Once again we talked about what Random Acts of Kindness were. This board show the definitions they came up with. We are working on a kind and charitable act we can do before the holidays and I think we will be working
Teaching Kindness During The Holiday Season
December is a busy month in my office. Our Giving Tree (See more posts about the Giving Tree Here and Here) is up, and I am starting to collect presents. In addition, I have a mountain of clothing stacked up in one corner of the suite room that I have
10 Things I Am Thankful For: Lunch Bunch Lesson
Since it is the week before Thanksgiving, I thought we would focus this week’s lesson on things we are thankful for. As the kids entered my room with their lunches, I asked: What are you doing for Thanksgiving? After everyone had shared and they were all eating, I shared this
Teaching about Respect in Lunch Bunch
I enjoy writing on my whiteboard. The picture on the left is what I had on the board this past week. It’s enjoyable to me to watch the kids try to figure out what we are going to be doing in lunch bunch by the word, phrase or drawing I
