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  I am so excited to host the  School Counselor Blog Back to School Contest , which is 10 days of daily giveaways starting September 1st and ending on September 10th! Today is day nine of the  School Counselor Blog Back to School Contest . Today's giveaway for the  School Counselor Blog Back to School Contest  is  No Kidding About Bullying: 125 Ready-to-Use Activities to Help Kids Manage Anger, Resolve Conflicts, Build Empathy, and Get Along   by Naomi Drew from Free Spirit Publishing . No Kidding About Bullying   is a wealth of lessons and information.  No Kidding About Bullying   is comprised of 125 mini lessons that can be completed in about 20 minutes or less. The lessons are engaging and empowering. No Kidding About Bullying   is divided into two parts. Part One: Building Bully Free Skills and Attitudes, is core lessons.  Part Two: Getting Along and Staying Bully Free has sections on Fostering Kindness and Cooperat...

I am so excited to host the  School Counselor Blog Back to School Contest , which is 10 days of daily giveaways starting September 1st and ending on September 10th! Today is day eight of the  School Counselor Blog Back to School Contest . Today's giveaway for the  School Counselor Blog Back to School Contest  is Just Kidding  by Trudy Ludwig. If you are looking for a great book to talk to boys in third through sixth grade about bullying, Just Kidding   is the answer!  My school counseling intern, Courtney, introduced me to  Just Kidding . We facilitated bullying lessons with fifth grade students by gender. We divided all of the 5th graders up and did a three lesson series with boys and a three lesson series with girls. (I plan to repeat this and I will share what we did soon!) We used  Just Kidding  for one of the lesson with all of the fifth grade boys. They absolutely loved  Just Kidding ! Just Kidding  is abo...

I recently began facilitating weekly classroom lessons with 6th grade students. I am planning to cover a myriad of topics with students throughout the remainder of the year. Some of the topics I am working on currently include bullying, conflict resolution, and respect. For the lesson I facilitated today, I used No Kidding About Bullying by Naomi Drew.  I taught students about "Respectful Listening," through a role play described in the book.  The students identified ways  I was being a respectful listener, including making eye contact, paying attention, asking questions about the topic, and not interrupting.  I recorded their answers on my white board. After the role play, I instructed students to complete a brief checklist from No Kidding About Bullying to assess how well they feel they listen to others. To get students up and moving while reinforcing "respectful listening" skills, I used an activity from   Energizers! 88 Quick Movement Activities That...

In the second half of my interview with Naomi Drew about her new book, No Kidding About Bullying: 125 Ready-to-Use Activities to Help Kids Manage Anger, Resolve Conflicts, Build Empathy, and Get Along , Ms. Drew describes interviewing students for her book, shares ideas schools can utilize for developing empathy, and gives an example of how one school used the "Win/Win" guidelines with students. Listen to the second half of the podcast interview by clicking below! School Counselor Blog - Namoi Drew Interview - Part 2 by schcounselor Listen to Part 1 of the interview. Visit http://bit.ly/NoKiddingAboutBullying for more information about the book and free downloads. Also, visit Naomi Drew's blog: http://authornaomidrew.blogspot.com .   What topics would you like to hear about on the School Counselor Blog Podcast? Comment below, email me , tweet , or share on the School Counselor Blog Facebook Page ! Danielle is a K-12 Certified School Counselor, ...

I had the opportunity to interview Naomi Drew, internationally recognized author, speaker, and advocate of conflict resolution and bullying education, about her new book, No Kidding About Bullying: 125 Ready-to-Use Activities to Help Kids Manage Anger, Resolve Conflicts, Build Empathy, and Get Along . To listen to the podcast, click below! School Counselor Blog - Naomi Drew Interview Part 1 by schcounselor Listen to Part 2 of the interview. Visit http://bit.ly/NoKiddingAboutBullying for more information about the book and free downloads. Also, visit Naomi Drew's blog: http://authornaomidrew.blogspot.com .   What topics would you like to hear about on the School Counselor Blog Podcast? Comment below, email me , tweet , or share on the School Counselor Blog Facebook Page ! Danielle is a K-12 Certified School Counselor, Nationally Certified Counselor, and blogger at  School Counselor Blog , a place where school counselors share innovative ideas, ...