October 26, 2020
Teaching Resilience – 6 Tools to Bring Your Lessons To Life
Resilience is one of my favorite topics to teach and one of my favorite small groups to run. I always include goal setting, identifying problems, coping skills, healthy habits, and positive relationships as components to being resilient. Here are 6 tools for teaching resilience that help bring those components and your resiliency lessons to life.1. […]
Continue reading August 29, 2019
What are your go-to books in your school counselor library?
Do you have a school counselor library? Children’s books can be so helpful to explain abstract or challenging concepts. Students connect with the characters and remember the message of the story. Check out what books Sara, Kate, and Ashley can’t live without. Trudy and Feelings I absolutely have to have Trudy Ludwig books on my […]
Continue reading April 10, 2019
Get Started with School Counseling Book Clubs
School counseling book clubs in elementary school are some of my favorite twists on a classic small group counseling. I love sharing a good book, watching students make connections to the characters, seeing first hand my students reading and comprehension levels, and helping them improve their reading. Books clubs provide wonderful opportunities for you to […]
Continue reading February 10, 2019
Kindness Books We Love
We love using kindness books in classroom lessons and in counseling sessions. We asked Laura from The Pawsitive School Counselor and Carol Miller, The Middle School Counselor to share their go to children’s books on kindness. Check to see if they some of your favorites too.Kindness Books for Younger StudentsWhen it comes to kindness, caring, […]
Continue reading August 1, 2018
Be Where Your Feet Are! Book Review
Julia Cook, former school counselor and children’s book author, has a new book out. This time she is giving us a useful resource to begin discussions about mindfulness in Be Where Your Feet Are. I am sure that the many school counselors across the country who have their own mini Julia Cook Book library will […]
Continue reading July 20, 2018
School Counselor Summer Reading
Summer is the perfect time to get in the reading you have been meaning to do all year. What’s on your school counselor summer reading list? Three Confident Counselors share what is on their lists.Affiliate links are included in this post. That means if you purchase anything we have recommended in this post, we will […]
Continue reading February 25, 2018
Books We Love for School Counseling
A book is a dream you hold in your hands. – Neil Gaiman I love this quote because it really does capture the power of books. Books allow us to be curious and explore even the toughest topics. Even though I have over 400 books in my office, I’m often at my local used […]
Continue reading January 8, 2018
Weird! Book Series: Three Stories, Three Points of View
A counselor friend of mine recommended the Weird! book series by Erin Frankel to me and I am so glad she did. I could go on and on and on about this series but the testimony really comes from my students. Each month I do a book giveaway for great behavior. After reading aloud the second […]
Continue reading December 11, 2017
Listening with my Heart: Book Review and Positive Self Talk Activity
Gabi Garcia, author of Listening to My Body, just published another book that is a great addition to any counselor’s shelf! I recently had the opportunity to do a book review of her newest title. It is truly a wonderful book for exploring self-compassion and positive self talk with elementary school students! Book Review […]
Continue reading October 9, 2017
10 Free Bullying Prevention Resources
October is Bullying Prevention Month, which means many counselors will be searching for resources to help bring awareness to bullying. It can be a challenge to find bullying resources that are not only helpful but also FREE! Listed below are 10 free bullying prevention resources that can be used for classroom lessons and school-wide programming in […]
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