Hanging with the School Counselor

Perfect for your counseling sessions and even classroom lessons during November! Focus on what students are thankful or grateful for and review coping skills at the same time.   

This is a simple lesson that covers anxiety in simple, easy to understand terms for 6th graders. It can be covered in a single class period and includes two options at the end that could be used as assignments. A matching list of coping skills is...

These coloring pages serve a dual purpose. They allow a student to color as they talk and process through what they want to discuss, but they also highlight a specific coping skill on each page. This set has 6 coping skills coloring pages plus a bonus...

Grounding is an easy technique to teach students who are struggling with anxiety and need a way to reorient them to the here-and-now. It distracts them temporarily so that they can try to regulate their body and move to a calmer state. This is an update...

A fun freebie that reminds our students to think before they post! Check out my store for more great school counseling resources!

The monsters have taken your students' study skills! This fun challenge helps students learn about and eventually practice their study skills in this escape room style challenge. This includes 5 challenges plus a final challenge that asks them to...

Does anyone else use these buzzers to do gameshows? The kids LOVE them! It's so fun and has the whole class engaged. You can make any classroom lesson more engaging. I've noticed though that I explain the buzzers over and over again. It comes as a PDF...

Suicide Prevention units are more and more becoming required by districts for elementary grades. It's a scary subject to approach when talking to students from varying backgrounds and experiences with mental health.  This lesson plan is simple and...

We're not doing anything revolutionary here. Just plain and simple, but time consuming to make. Here's 2 amazing list of coping skills for you, for less than the cost of a Sonic drink drink at Happy Hour. And 4 versions of one of the lists so you can...

This needs assessment works great for middle school students who are at that age where they are still needing assistance in managing their emotions sometimes but like to have the more “grown-up” look on their printables and papers (hence, the...

This low-prep lesson is great for helping 6th grade students identify the difference between physical, verbal, and relational bullying, and then what to do if or when it happens! This lesson pack includes:   1) Powerpoint with copy of...

Easy, fun worksheet to help center and keep anxious students on track and ready to track their anxious thoughts.