Category: Counseling Supplies

The College Admission Process

The College Admission Process is different from the college search process.  Although the first step in the process is finding the right schools to apply to, the actual art of applying, is another whole process in itself.   As I have been helping a few students outside of work, look

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Counseling and A Quiet Spot

Sometimes, I find that I really don’t need to talk to kids; sometimes they are already talked out.  They have shared their story a hundred times already, and while they may need a place to collect and put themselves back together, they really just need a quiet spot.  Sometimes this

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College Planning

Even though I am currently working as a middle school counselor, I did spend 15 years as a high school counselor.  I still help a lot of students (and parents) with the college search and application process.  Over my 15 years, I created this book to help as a first

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I Feel BINGO. . .now better than before!

A lot of people have asked for this BINGO game.  When I first posted it last year, I did know that I had mistakes in it: words duplicated on boards, missing emotions for the calling cards, some calling card emotions were listed twice. . .Anyway, I have added more boards,

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Test Taking and Study Skills Bingo

I have been working on study skills with a group of 7th and 8th graders that I meet with weekly.  I look over their homework completion for the week and either reward them with a trip to the snack bar or “yell” at them for not doing their work.  OK,

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Happy Birthday To Me. . .and a giveaway for you!

Wow!  It’s been one year since I launched The Middle School Counselor Blog.  Honestly, sometimes I can’t believe I made it to this milestone.  It has been largely due to YOU.  I have over 160,000 hits and visitors from over 100 different countries.  From the stats I know most of

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Having A Ball In Lunch Bunch!

Today was our first day back from winter break, and I had a roomful of 5th grade boys who ate lunch with me.  Since we were off for 2 full weeks, I wanted something fun, easy, and quick to do with my fellas.  We started off our meeting by going

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How Are You Feeling?

One of the joys of working in a middle school is the range of maturity of the students in the building.  There is still a sense of innocence and youth, and at the same time there is the “I’m not a little kid anymore” syndrome.  One thing is the same,

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Handouts. . .A School Counselor’s Best Friend

Yesterday and today are Parent Teacher Conferences.   Some teachers can dread the extra long days (and nights), but I welcome the opportunity to share with families what I do and how I can help.I have my videos ready, but I also have my brochures. I know when I attend meetings,

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