SCALI 2015

What a day- I woke up sick, shattered my cell phone, got the time wrong due to a time change story that's legendary, went to the SCALI conference without my computer adaptor, didn't have a mic in my session and lost my voice, and ran out of handouts. Oh my!

However, I did have the best time in my break out session. What a wonderful group of counselor. We talked about collaborating with your school librarian/media specialist and connecting lessons to Common Core and ASCA Standards.

Here are the handouts and resources I shared:

Here is my Power Point: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_6T4rR2pFj5NkdoWS1iVVFqUEU/view?usp=sharing

Here is my brochure: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Using-Biblio-Counseling-To-Meet-Common-Core-Standards-2119832

A lesson plan with standards for "The Invisible Boy": https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_6T4rR2pFj5SlplTndNSE1GRU0/view?usp=sharing
Get the QQT game cards for the lesson here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Quiz-Quiz-Trade-Game-Cards-for-The-Invisible-Boy-1745395

Parent Workshop ideas: http://libraryeverything.blogspot.com/2013/05/its-time-for-summer-reading.html

Wonderopolis- an amazing resource for non fiction and to enhance research: http://wonderopolis.org/

Flocabulary - videos to boost your lessons: https://www.flocabulary.com/topics/social-and-emotional-learning/

Kahoot- https://kahoot.it/ and Plickers- https://www.plickers.com/ for easy assessment tools

Get kids talking and sharing about books at https://www.biblionasium.com

Need a lesson on friendship and tolerating differences? Check out: http://libraryeverything.blogspot.com/2015/02/unlikely-friendships.html and follow it up with : http://libraryeverything.blogspot.com/2013/03/im-bored.html

Want a fun problem solving lesson you can collaborate with your librarian on? http://libraryeverything.blogspot.com/2013/03/im-bored.html

Use Anchor Charts to help review a books and meet CCSS: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/101119954104843525/

Need an easy print out of CCSS and more ideas check out: http://cjayneteach.com/

Check out my Scope and Sequence here and here.

One kind counselor in the session shared this new amazing resource for parents, teachers, and students.  Check out https://bookopolis.com/#/
It's an online reading community and it allows students to earn FREE books. Awesome.

Also, my friend Svarda insisted (and I am so glad she did) the TN Standards App. Download it and the ASCA model app for EASY access to standards that make lesson planning a breeze.

Asking for help

Why is it the lessons I plan and plan go well, but the last minute lessons go great. Here was a last minute lesson I did with 4th grade on asking for help. It went over like gangbusters. 

Intro:

I love this video for asking for team work, but it worked perfect for this as well.

Next we watched the BrainPop on asking for help.

At the end we did the graphic organizer. 

First we used the dogs as an example:

Whom can you ask for help- your brother

What are some ways to ask for help- bark at them

When might you need help- when he pulled it out at the pool

Why was it a good idea- it was heavy and it could have hurt his teeth

How can you make asking for help easier- practice

Then they did it alone and we discussed it as a group.

We finished by reading about my favorite canine counselor who has lots of dogs asking for help- "Help Me Mr. Mutt."

If we had more time I would have had them write me a letter asking for help or just share something they would like to share with me. 

Best New Video

Looking for an adorable video that covers topics such as: goal setting, perseverance, courage, problem solving, and determination??

Check out this adorable video. I showed it to my 5th grade to introduce our lesson on goal setting and they loved it. I can't wait to show it as part of my perseverance pig lesson.

Want to use it for goal setting? After the video had the students complete a "My Goals" sheet.

They divided their construction paper into 4 squares:

1) 5th grade goals

2)5 year goals

3)10 year goals

4) life goals

I had old magazines they cut out to represent their goals. They loved it. 

Room Organization

Here are a few updates to my room =)

The back board has our " I Can" statements and highlights the book we are reading. It helps me remember my lessons in a single glance.

We have a CD that plays when students work independently.

Our character ed book of the month.

My brain is full....

Just had to share this idea from my week. I had a student who has a lot going on and described it as his "brain being full." So I was like lets draw about all the things filling up your brain. Check out the product:

 Next we drew a cartoon about a brain cell who goes to the day dream movie theatre. I love the idea of "what's playing" and what movie did the brain cell pick- what insight!!

Year At A Glance

Inspired by http://schoolcounselingconnections.blogspot.com/ I created by own year at a glance. I am excited for the year to come.

	Aug./Sept.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.
K	Back To School “The Kissing Hand” “David Goes To School”	Listening Skills “Howard B Wigglebottom Learns To Listen”	Tattle vs. Tell “Armadillo Tattletale”	Fire Safety “Firehouse”
1	Back To School/ “David Goes To School” “Dog Gone School” Listening Skills “Howard B Wigglebottom Learns To Listen” “Interrupting Chicken” “Z Is For Moose”	Problem Solving/ Conflict Resolution/ Point of view “Duck!Rabbit!” “Howard B Wigglebottom”	Citizenship “Michael Recycle” Responsibility “What If Everybody Did  That?”	Friendship “Little Pink Pup” Tolerance/ Jealousy/ Conflict Resolution “Say Hello To Zorro” “Mineosaur”
2	What Is A School Counselor School Rules “Why Do I Have To Eat Off The Floor?” Appreciating Differences Potato Heads “A Friend Like You”	Tattle vs. Tell “Don’t Squeal Unless It’s a Big Deal”	Personal Safety “Scoop”	Dog/Personal Safety Safety “Please Don’t Tease Tootsie”

3	School Rules/ Consequences “What If Everybody Did That” Conflict Resolution/ Respect “The Sandwich Swap”	Tattle vs. Tell “A Bad Case of the Tattle Tongue” “I Didn’t Do It”	Citizenship/ Decision Making “Win Or Lose By How You Choose!”	Friendship/ Inclusion “The Invisible Boy”
4	School Rules/ Consequences “How To Be A Good Dog” Learning Styles	Fairness Self Confidence “It’s Not Fair” “Exclamation Mark”	Needs vs. Wants Fairness “Those Shoes”	Friendship/ Inclusion “The Invisible Boy”
5	School Rules “How To Be A Good Dog” Perseverance Goal Setting “It’s Tough To Loose Your Balloon”	Decision Making/ Peer Pressure “Peer Pressure Gauge”	Bullying/ Conflict Resolution “Weird “ “Confessions of a Former Bully”	Bullying “Dare”

	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May
K`	Feelings/ Anger “Howard B Wigglebottom” “Dog Food”“How Are You Peeling?” Belly Breathing	Responsibility “I Am Responsible” Honesty “Howard B Wigglebottom”	Friends “Howard B Wigglebottom” “Chester’s Way”	Fairness “It’s Not Fair” Sportsmanship “Howard B Wigglebottom”	Problem Solving “I’m Bored”
1	Rules Review Skills for Success “ I Just Want To Do It My Way” “Library Lion”	Courage Self Esteem  “A Bad Case of Strips”	Managing Emotions “How Do Monsters Say I’m Mad” Belly Breathing	Fairness “It’s Not Fair” “Rainbow Fish” Sportsmanship “’Michael’s Golden Rules” “Howard B Wigglebottom”	Fire Safety “Firehouse” Personal Safety “Scoop”
2	Rules Review/ Bucketfiling “Halle and Tiger” “Have You Filled A Bucket Today” “Clark The Shark”	Caring Respect “Do Unto Otters” Self Esteem “Molly Lou Melon”	Conflict Resolution “Pirate, Viking, Scientist” “When Pigasso Met Mootsee”	Decision Making “If You Give A Dog A Donut”	Conflict Resolution “Ping and Pong Are Best Friends Mostly” “Enemy Pie”
3	Bullying Bully Scoot “Nobody Knew What To Do”	Bullying/ Power of Bystanders “Marlene Marlene Queen of Mean” “The Recess Queen”	Perseverance “Three Ninja Pigs” “Woe Is Moe”	Test Preparation “The Big Test”	Stress and managing emotions “Silly Billy”
4	Accepting Differences “The Brand New Kid” “Carla’s Sandwich”	Bullying/ Kindness “Each Kindness” “Just Kidding”	Perseverance “It’s Tough To Lose Your Balloon” Test Preparation	Stress Managing Emotions “Wilma Jean Worry Machine”	Career “I Can Be Anything” I Can Be- jobs “Someday”
5	Bullying Peer Pressure “Tough”	Stress/ Managing Emotions “How To Do Homework Without Throwing Up” Brain Pop Relaxation Centers	Test Prep Courage/ Perseverance “Thank You Mr. Falker”	College and Career “When I Grow Up” Reality Day	Middle School Transition “The Numberlys”