School Counselor Blog

October is National Principals Month! The principal and school counselor relationship is so important. I am so thankful to have amazing administrators that support my work as a school counselor. Celebrating them for National Principal Month is a way to acknowledge them and the work they do! In 2019 my co-counselor and I decorated our principals' doors for National Principals Month.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Danielle | School Counselor (@sch_counselor) If you want to re-create this at your school, I provided FREE printables below:  To access the signs, click here: National Principals Month Sign To access the sticky notes, click here: #ThankAPrincipal Sticky Notes To print the Positive Sticky Notes: First you need to print the template. I like to do a test print to determine how the printer feeds the paper. This will help you to figure out how to place the template with the sticky notes in the printer.  Next, affix the sticky notes

Start with Hello Week is a national campaign with the goal of teaching empathy and empowering students to end social isolation by following three steps:  🟢 SEE Someone Alone 🟢 REACH OUT and Help 🟢 START with Hello Start with Hello Week is typically promoted during September, but you could pick a week in October too! It doesn't matter when you host it! The activities below could be done anytime during the school year. My goal is to provide you with information and ideas so you can host a Start with Hello Week at your school.  Below is what I'm planning to do for Start with Hello Week this year. We are participating in Start with Hello Week from September 27th - October 1st.  During Start with Hello Week we will engage in activities, challenges, and opportunities that encourage everyone to build a welcoming and inclusive school culture.  Monday, September 27th: Make Someone Smile Monday! Be a rainbow in someone’s cloud! Go out of your way to make someone smile today! One kind

✨ WE ARE SO GLAD YOU ARE HERE! ✨ This is such a simple message, but so important for students to see and hear. I was going for a minimalist look with this bulletin board but I still felt that it needed some color. I layered a black and white border and a rainbow stripe border from School Girl Style to make it pop! I created a folder with different versions of the bulletin board letters here . For my bulletin board I printed the letters full size, flipped horizontally, on black card stock .  In the folder I include half-size and full size letters. I also have a regular and flipped horizontally version of each. Click the image below to access the PDF versions of the letters .  By special request I also made a version that says "I AM SO GLAD YOU ARE HERE!" I love creating bulletin boards. Here is a link to all my favorite bulletin board supplies .  I love connecting with other school counselors! Connect with me on  Instag

The following items are some of my tried and true school counseling items. They are my go-to items for sessions with students.  All items are linked in my Amazon Store  and in the post below. ✨ Uno Emoji 😍 I love using Uno as a game to play with students. The Emoji edition is so fun. You can incorporate questions about the different emojis and ask students things like: Oh look at this emoji (😬). What feeling do you think this emoji represents? OR Describe a time when you felt like this emoji (😫). ✨ Wonder Tubes ✨ I've used Wonder Tubes with students since my grad school days. I bought these ones over 12 years ago! 😳 Wonder Tubes are a great fidget. They can also be calming to students when they watch the glitter float from one end to the other.  ✨ Rory's Story Cubes ✨ Story Cubes are a lot of fun! There are so many ways you can play Story Cubes. Students can create a story on their own by rolling the cubes. You

Happy 2021-22 School Year! If you are looking for a fun and informative bulletin board idea, you are in luck!  At the end of the school year last year,  @schoolcounselingspot  posted a picture of a bulletin board that said "Pop in to See Your School Counselor" with a popcorn theme. I fell in love with it! I have been thinking about how to recreate it ever since!  I decided to use a popcorn and movie theme and create this🍿"POP in to See the School Counselors!" 🎬 display in front of the school counseling office. This display is a great way to promote the school counseling program and advertise to students reasons they could pop in to see the school counselors. Here is a closer look at the display. Each popcorn has a different reason students might see a school counselor: 🍿 Grief & loss 🍿 Studying 🍿 Friends 🍿 Organization 🍿 Stress 🍿 Worry 🍿 Grades 🍿 Future planning I created the marquee sign using red roll p

Heading to Las Vegas for the 2021 American School Counselor Association Conference? Andrea Burton (@jyjcounselor) and I created a video with tips to help you make the most of your conference experience! View our YouTube video outlining these tips here: bit.ly/ascatips21  If you prefer to read the tips, keep scrolling! ✨  PLAN AHEAD ✨ Do some research ahead of your arrival so that you are prepared for your trip.   Check out the following: - Health & safety guidelines - Weather forecast - Hotel location - Conference location  ✨  PACK FOR WORK AND PLAY ✨ When you're packing your bags, think about what you will wear to conference sessions and what you will wear during downtime. If you are attending special events or activities, be sure to pack for them. ✨  CONNECT WITH OTHER SCHOOL COUNSELORS ✨ One of the most amazing aspects of the ASCA Conference is the opportunity to connect with other school counselors! Some ways to connect: - State or local