Newest Lessons:

Banana Peel …  Cute primary lesson teaches citizenship such as not littering and respecting others…                                                         

Boy Who Collected Hurts    Introduces the counselor’s job…            

Don’t Squeal!    Lesson on tattling…  Teachers want this one! …        

Everybody Needs Somebody Sometime…   Teaches importance of friendship…   

Hen’s Friends Who Won’t Help …  Teaches cooperation and teamwork…

‘Hello’ in Any Language…   Appreciating differences in cultures, people, and languages…   

It’s OK to Be Square…  Fall lesson on accepting differences …     

My Closet Full of Happy MEMORIES …  Great for grief counseling…  

My Invisible Friend…   Examines characteristics of a friend…   

One of Those Days…   Choose a positive outlook toward each day…   

Respecting Miss Tizzy …  Respecting others …               

Responsible for the Lights:  A True Story … Teaches responsibility, perseverance

Superhero to the Rescue …  Focus on character traits in general ….  

Teamwork in the Kitchen…   Cooperation and teamwork…   

Teddy Becomes a Good Citizen ….  Lesson in citizenship …              

That’s How the Cookie Crumbles…   General lesson on character traits and emotions…   

The Voice of Reason…   Values creative and innovative views…   

We All Fit! ….  Teaches tolerance and unity …                 

 

STAFF DEVELOPMENT

The Gardener ….  Great at the beginning of the year or for teacher appreciation ….   

Share the Vision …….. Creative way to put the faculty’s vision into focus …

 

"Guidance Goodies" The book that started it all! Filled with over 20 lessons. **NOTE: All individual lessons marked with an asterisk are in the Guidance Goodies book.

A Real Hero Teaches emergency actions Advertising for a Friend This lesson exmines the characteristics of good friends. Albert's Thanksgiving Fun Thanksgiving lesson with great activities. *"Bee" Happy! Teaches we choose our responses to circumstances. "Bee" Happy! (Spanish Version) Being a Good Sport Game that's "just right" before Field Day! Begin With the End Goal-setting lesson. Believe in Yourself! Micheal Jordan's secret to success-great motivational lesson! Bloom Where You Are Planted Making the best of it! *Call Foul! Kids love this basketball board game! Anger Management Can You Guess How I'm Feeling? A lesson that explores emotions. Career Exploration An activity to explore careers. *Choices and Consequences Game teaches consequences related to choices. Clean Up Your Act! Game reinforces good personal hygiene. Clown Skit "That Pesky Fly" teaches anger management. Colors of the Rainbow Unity not diversity - Getting along despite differences. Crippled Lamb Christmas story teaches acceptance of others & self purpose. Cycle of Life Teaches appreciation of the cyclical nature of life from birth to death. Different is Okay! Teaches students to accept differences in self/others. Doing Your Best Kids love the activities in this lesson! Don't Judge a Purple People Eater Teaches students to look past first impressions. Dress for School Success Fun game makes learning study habits a blast for kids! Easter Giving Lesson & neat activity... multi-cultural emphasis... Easter spirit. Empty Truth Lesson plan focuses on value of honesty... accepting your best. Fortunately & Unfortunately Teaches students to look on the bright side. Freedom Chain Patriotic - Great for 9/11 Friends Are Like That Lesson and activity on friendship - Great anytime! Gift from My Heart Christmas lesson/activity on true giving. Good Table Manners are a Picnic Game that teaches dinner manners. So cute! Goose's Courage Addresses handicaps. Halloween How-To Fun board game teaches Halloween safety - Look at it! Handful of Kisses (Primary Grades) Great for primary grades... Reinforces parental love for kids. Handful of Kisses (Spanish Version) Parent letter translated into Spanish. Hat That Kept on Giving Fun lesson about the importance of sharing. Unforgettable! Have You ?Herd? About Assertiveness? Students learn about assertiveness, aggression, and passivity. Heartprints Activity for Valentine's, random acts of kindness, or anytime! High Five Teaches 5 ways to "check" work on TAKS... study skills. *Holiday Help Wanted Fun Christmas lesson that teaches career awareness as well! *Home ... Sweet Home! Games that teaches positive adjustment to change. *Honesty Teachers request this to deal with stealing, lying, cheating, etc. How to Lose Friends Teaches friendship while practicing "how-to" writing. If You Give a Moose... Game that teaches cause/effect, choices/consequences. *In Which Garage Will You Park Your Anger Great primary game for anger management. It's a Matter of Perspective Empathy, Taking other's perspective, Persuasive writing. *Jumping to Conclusions Game for conflict resolution and seeing other's perspective. *Learning to Cooperate Teachers and students love this activity. It's a must! Legend of the Poisettia Lesson and craft activity built around the Christmas book. Make My Match, Mr. Porcupine! Game teaches positive character traits. Marsupial Who? Fun! Self-identity Martin Luther King's - Birthday Wishes Lesson with wonderful art activity. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Activity for MLK Day or Black History - Powerful! Martin's Words to Change the World Another MLK lesson with neat activity. My Closet Full of Happy Thoughts Combats negative thinking, fear, and anxiety... Terrific! *Negative Chains & Cool Down Messages Two activities...Conflict Resolution...Super! New Year Resolutions Goal-setting for Jan. 1st. *Pleasin' the Teacher or Buggin' the Teacher Teaches positive classroom behaviors. Pleasin' the Teacher or Buggin' the Teacher (Primary) Lesson adapted for primary grades. *Positive Tapes Teaches positive self-talk on a child's level. Rainbow Seeds You'll love this fun activity that teaches us to dream! Recipe for a Counselor Introductory lesson *Responsibility and Privilege Lesson and manipulative on important topic. *Responsible Ralph or Irresponsible Ira? Guidance lesson with visual aid and activity. Ruby Bridges: Brave Little Girl Black History... teaches perseverance... Wonderful! Searching for Proof Teaches students to "prove" work- Grat for TAKS preperatory. Seeds of Kindness Lesson on spreading kindness. Something Out of Nothing Kids learn to make the best out of circumstances, resources. *Sunshine Words or Raincloud Words? Teaches friendship and to use kind words. Swimming Together We can cooperate. Primary lesson. Teammates Baseball board game... Teaches how to respond to mistreatment. *Walk a Mile Game that teaches empathy - understanding others' perspectives. We All Can Dance Kids can learn self-expression and self-acceptance, fun! Who Looks Ridiculous Now? Self-acceptance... Great lesson to deal with peer pressure. *Who ya Gonna Call? Game that is a fun way to learn about careers. *Win-Win or Win-Lose? They'll learn these terms! Conflict Resolution. Wonderful Happens Touching lesson helps kids see their birth/life as wonderful. Worry Laundry Super lesson for worry and anxiety management on kid's level.,/dd> You Get What You Expect A simple lesson- easy to teach, one they will love! You're Some Egg! Kids learn to appreciate their own uniqueness. Fun!

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Staff Development Activities

Collecting Rocks You'll be everyone's hero with this activity! Finding Fairness in the Animal School Teaches staff to meet students' needs as individuals. Hats Off! One of the best inservice activities yet! Irritant to Pearl Inspiring idea for inservice... Mystery of the Missing Cheese Humorous look at embracing change.