Another great site for school counselors is School Counselor Blog, http://www.schcounselor.com. I came across this site awhile ago, and recently Danielle, the author of the site, posted information about a book that we (CCPS elementary school counselors) received. No Kidding About Bullying: 125 Ready-to-Use Activities to Help Kids Manage Anger, Resolve Conflicts, Build Empathy, and Get Along by Naomi Drew is a great resource for bully prevention. On her site, Danielle has posted a podcast of an interview she had with Naomi Drew. Take a minute to check it out. . .
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I came across an interesting website, Jill Kuzma's Social Thinking Weblog, http://jillkuzma.wordpress.com/, that proved to have some very useful information. The site has several useful links, downloads and resources. There are tips for promoting pragmatic language and skills for social-emotional success. This site could prove to be very helpful to school counselors as well as teachers and speech-language pathologists.
At Barstow Elementary we are in the process of getting our mentoring program up and running. Based on feedback we received last year, we are trying to develop mentoring “resources” for our mentors. These resources will include tradebooks that mentors can share with mentees, art supplies, and games that they can play together. We received a few suggestions for games that would be great for a mentor and mentee to play together. However, we are looking to build this resource section, and would love to hear about any games (board or otherwise) that you have found to be effective in a mentor/mentee relationship. We also appreciate any ideas you may have for activities, beyond the more obvious ones, that we could suggest to our mentors. All ideas are welcome!
The idea of Bucket Fillers is based on the book "Have You Filled A Bucket Today? (A Guide to Daily Happiness For Kids)" by Carol McCloud. The premise of the book is this... We all carry an invisible bucket that contains our good thoughts and feelings about ourself. When our bucket is full, we feel happy. When our bucket is empty, we feel sad. A bucket filler is someone who says or does nice things for other people. By doing this, they are filling other people's buckets and filling their own bucket at the same time. On the other hand, a bucket dipper says or does things to cause other people to feel bad. A bucket dipper empties their bucket when they say and do mean things. In our school, each classroom has a bucket. Everyone is encouraged to fill the bucket by writing kind words and compliments to each other. At the end of the week, we empty the buckets and read the nice things our friends left for us when they filled our buckets. Since I didn't come up with this lesson idea by myself, please visit http://myfunteacher.com/bucketfillers.htm for additional information and ideas on being a bucket filler. Hello! I am Mrs. Washington, the school counselor at Barstow Elementary School. I started The Counselor's Blog as a way to help fellow counselors (and myself) share creative lesson plans, innovative ideas, and quality resources. Ideas from counselors, parents and other interested parties are always welcome!
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ArchivesAuthorHello! My name is Natalie Washington and I have been a school counselor for the past twelve years. Prior to becoming a school counselor, I was an elementary teacher. I received my B.A. from Howard University and my M. Ed. from Bowie State University. I currently work at the beautiful Barstow Elementary School and would love to hear from you! You can reach me at [email protected]. |