News — second grade

Friendship Skills Lessons and Activities for the Primary Classroom

Friendship Skills Lessons and Activities for the Primary Classroom

It was a sunny September day, years ago, and I had just kicked off the second week of my second...

Mental Health Awareness Month and Children's Mental Health Week Ideas for the Classroom and Counseling

Mental Health Awareness Month and Children's Mental Health Week Ideas for the Classroom and Counseling

May is Mental Health Awareness Month in the US and also kicks off Children's Mental Health Awareness Week in Canada. According...

Why Gratitude is Important & Engaging Gratitude Activities for Kids

Why Gratitude is Important & Engaging Gratitude Activities for Kids

Why Gratitude in the Classroom? Gratitude- she's not in our curriculum and we only seem to put her on a...

The Benefits of Teaching Mindfulness in The Classroom and Activities You Can Implement Today

The Benefits of Teaching Mindfulness in The Classroom and Activities You Can Implement Today

Picture this: a classroom buzzing with excitement, where students are not only absorbing information but also thriving in a space...

Creative Anti-Bullying Activities for Elementary Students and Counseling Groups

Creative Anti-Bullying Activities for Elementary Students and Counseling Groups

If you teach or support primary students, you may have noticed a distinct pattern when you mention the word bully. It...

9 Fun and Easy DIY Spring Crafts for Kids to Boost Social Emotional Learning

9 Fun and Easy DIY Spring Crafts for Kids to Boost Social Emotional Learning

It’s the changing of the season, which calls for a fresh spring in our step, as we dramatically shed our...

The Benefits of Using Collaborative Mural Posters and Art Projects in the Classroom

The Benefits of Using Collaborative Mural Posters and Art Projects in the Classroom

Hold the phones...  Have you tried collaborative posters with your class, lunch bunch or small counseling group yet?  Collaborative murals...

How to Support Children With Anxiety: Coping Strategies and Tips for Parenting and Teaching

How to Support Children With Anxiety: Coping Strategies and Tips for Parenting and Teaching

 Disclaimer: In this blog post, we are discussing mild to moderate levels of intermittent anxiety that impacts the majority of...

The Best 100th Day of School SEL Ideas for the Primary Classroom

The Best 100th Day of School SEL Ideas for the Primary Classroom

The 100th day of school is a magnificent milestone each school year. To celebrate the immensity of this accomplishment, we usually assess how big...

Fun Seasonal SEL Bulletin Boards Ideas for Teachers and Elementary Counselors

Fun Seasonal SEL Bulletin Boards Ideas for Teachers and Elementary Counselors

If the idea of frequently assembling bulletin board displays gives you hives, and you'll only dabble if you can change...

Mindful Winter Activities for Kids and Primary Classrooms on a Budget

Mindful Winter Activities for Kids and Primary Classrooms on a Budget

My ideal winter can be described as immobile. Only breaking my hibernation for shopping breaks and to feed the chickadees,...

Gingerbread Week Ideas for Social Emotional Learning in the Primary Classroom

Gingerbread Week Ideas for Social Emotional Learning in the Primary Classroom

Gingerbread Week is typically celebrated shortly before Christmas/ winter break in elementary school. But don’t get your gumdrops in a tizzy if...

Benefits of Mindful Coloring for Kids and Counseling Groups

Benefits of Mindful Coloring for Kids and Counseling Groups

I used to think that making it rain coloring pages was a cop out- a lazy, uninspired way of filling gaps...

Why Teaching Your Kids and Students Gratitude is So Important

Why Teaching Your Kids and Students Gratitude is So Important

Gratitude, or expressing thankfulness, is the secret sauce to fulfilled days at home and in the classroom. Although still not perfect,...

November Craft Ideas and Social Emotional Learning Activities

November Craft Ideas and Social Emotional Learning Activities

Welcome! You've been hit by the seasonal W-ALL (Wall [noun]: That awkward period between winter and fall when you no longer...

Creative Elementary School Bulletin Board Ideas for your Counseling Office

Creative Elementary School Bulletin Board Ideas for your Counseling Office

Bulletin boards- you either hate them or you love 'em. I remember the days of covering my face and running...