Elementary school counseling lessons

Quick, fun, no-prep SEL lesson activities that are perfect for before and after breaks or any time you need an extra fun guidance lesson

Help students develop self-awareness by incorporating lessons that target social emotional learning in the classroom. Find ideas and lessons for addressing SEL along with actionable ideas for helping develop social emotional learning in upper elementary and middle school classrooms.

two fun games to use in classroom guidance lessons or small group counseling to teach and practice self control strategies -Counselor Keri

Make a worry monster! Help kids manage worries with this worry group counseling curriculum activity. These worry activities are perfect for elementary school counseling groups. These worry lessons for kids will help students understand worry and build coping skills to deal with their worry. These activities are perfect for individual counseling sessions or small group counseling sessions to help kids manage worry. -Counselor Keri

Kids of all ages love playing games! School counseling games are no different! Kids of all ages seem to enjoy a game one-on-one or even if it’s skill’s based. I like to incorporate games into my small groups, individual and classroom lessons. Over the years, I have accumulated quite a big selection and I wanted to take some time to share a few of my favorites!

Sometimes your last school counseling lesson of the year comes so close to the end, that it doesn't seem helpful to teach a new social emotional skill. Or

Do you implement mini-lessons in your Elementary School Counseling program? Here's a post on what, how, and why to try them out!

Using books to help illustrate a topic is a great way for kids to learn. Check out this list of the best books for elementary school counselors.

Building relationships with your grade 4 5 6 students should be your number one priority for a productive and engaging back to school class.

This article houses my complete School Counseling Lessons with yearly outline and examples along the way! Believe me.... you don't want to miss out!

Working on helping kids understand big deal/little deal? Check out my size of the problem lesson and see if it'll work for you!

Looking for The Cool Bean activities to use in your classroom guidance lessons or small group counseling activities? You'll love these easy activities!

Bring Social Emotional Learning into your classroom with just 15 minutes a day! SEL is such an important topic and it doesn't have to be difficult to fit into your classroom daily schedule. Check out the blog post to learn more on how you can teach SEL to your elementary students in a fun and engaging way within just 15 minutes!

If you've downloaded my free ebook with 101 ideas for school counseling centers and still have questions about how to do school counseling centers, this is for you! I've compiled a list of the most frequent questions so that you can get started with centers in your classroom guidance lessons!

Middle school minds are truly a work in progress. Kids and teens in middle school need extra support learning and applying social-emotional skills every step of the way. Learn how to use strategies and techniques to build SEL skills with your learners that are fun, engaging, and meaningful.

Are you curious about using centers in your school counseling program? Check out this breakdown that'll show you exactly how to set up your centers and download a FREE guidebook with over 100 school counseling centers!

30 youtube videos for elementary school counselors to use during class lessons.

Not sure where to start with your classroom counseling lessons? Grab your free curriculum map from Counselor Station and read about how to plan a year of classroom counseling lessons for your upper elementary students! #schoolcounselor #schoolcounseling #elementarycounselor #elementaryschoolcounseling #curriculummap #SEL #ASCA #AmericanSchoolCounselorAssociation #ASCAStandards

Take the awkward out of hygiene conversations with your upper elementary and middle school students with hygiene lessons, individual counseling, family engagement, and collaboration. Read the blog post for tactical ideas and tools for helping your students practice personal hygiene.