I first saw this video about a week ago, and I instantly fell in love with it. Why? I often feel like I am the lone nut. With my groups, I try to help them discover their leadership skills; I find that I am trying to inspire them to be
I made a few new signs today. After a year in my new office, and a month to the new school year, I finally decided to decorate my door. Seeing all the posts on office spaces this summer, I found motivation. Here is the new entrance into my office suite.
Icebreakers are important component of any new group. Think about it, you bring a group of individuals together and expect them to work on a common goal and share their thoughts and opinions with others they may or may not know, or worse, may or may not like. Games are
If you read this post, I talked about how to decorate your school office on a dime. Now that your room is put together, you need to fill it with resources that you can use. Here is a list of 10 no-cost to low cost ideas for getting great resources
Yeah! We hit the print button today and 360 schedules rolled across the printer. I have worked 18 days this summer so far and I still have 2 to go. Most years I am still working on the final touches of the master schedule. Tweeking study halls, making sure all
Decorating can be expensive. Fabric, furniture, refrigerator, pillows, posters and wall hangings, decorations, storage…the list just keeps going on. So how can you pull together a welcoming space without living on Raman Noodles? Get creative. Since a dime is worth 10 cents, here are 10 ways to decorate without breaking
You might say I like rocks. I collect them, display them, write on them, and play with them. I also use them in counseling. In my last post, I used them to make a connection with students, how rocks are like people. Today, I used them more like Rory’s Story
I saw a BINGO game in a catalog a few backs and really wanted to purchase it. . .until I saw the price. It was close to $100. So I decided to put my crafty hat on and make my own. I made my first board in Microsoft Word, then printed it
Today was the first day for ELA testing. It’s a good thing we started getting everything ready early, because it is a big job to get everything organized. To start the day, our kids walked into the building with a little surprise. My kids and I came back to the
Icebreakers are important when meeting with new groups of students, or even groups that have been together for a while. I use icebreakers to begin new topics, encourage dialog, help everyone have equal opportunities to share his/her thoughts with the group, and to help everyone to get to know each
This sign hangs on the inside of each stall door. I have been working as a School Counselor for 20 years, and I am still impressed and amazed at the ideas that kids come up with. It excites me to see their passions, tugs on my heartstrings to see
I have a few small friends that I see everyday because they need help staying on track academically. Left to their own devices, they would not get homework done or stay organized. Daily checking in helps to keep them on track. It also shows them that someone cares and is
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