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The days leading up to winter break can be stressful! To help students and staff cope with the stress of the season, the Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS) team at my school is hosting a daily self-care challenge for the 12 days leading up to winter break. Each day, students and staff can take a selfie featuring them doing the daily self-care prompt. Students and staff who submit a self-care selfie, will be entered in the daily prize drawing for that prompt.   The challenge starts on Wednesday, December 7th and continues through Thursday, December 22nd.  I am sharing everything you need to host this challenge at your own school! Students and staff will submit their selfies using a Google Form. I made a template of the form I am using so that you can use it too! You can access it here: TEMPLATE FOR SELF-CARE SELFIE FORM   I created a slideshow on Canva to share the daily prompt with students and staff on the closed circuit TVs. I made a version that you can ...

The holidays can be a challenging time for divorced and separated families. In my post for the Free Spirit Publishing Blog Holiday Tips for Divorced & Separated Families , I tips that can be used during the winter holidays and holidays throughout the year. What tips do you have for divorced and separated families during the holiday season? I started writing for  Free Spirit Publishing's Blog  in April of 2012. Check out the  Counselor's Corner  for more Free Spirit Publishing Blog Posts by me! I love  Free Spirit's books  and I am so excited to contribute to  Free Spirit's Blog ,  "a springboard of ideas for teachers, counselors, and anyone who cares about kids!" Comment below,  tweet ,  contact Danielle , 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 s...

The topic of the the December #SCCHAT was  Holiday Assistance Programs.   The chat was moderated by Andrea Burston ( @andreajburston ) elementary school counselor and blogger at JYJ Counselor Blog . School counselors shared resources for planning and organizing a holiday assistance program. You can view the transcript below or   read the full transcript here . For more information about #SCCHAT and transcripts from previous chats visit:  http://bit.ly/scchat-info . #SCCHAT occurs on the first Tuesday of the month unless otherwise specified.  To add the #SCCHAT schedule to your calendar  click here . Join us for our January #SCCHAT on January 6, 2014 at 8pmEST.  The topic is TBA. Check  #SCCHAT schedule  for details. Join  School Counselor Blog  and  SCOPE  for #scchat the first Tuesday of the month @ 8pmEST!  For transcripts of previous #SCCHATs, schedules for future School Coun...

Our December #SCCHAT will be held on December 2, 2014 at 8pmEST.   Andrea Burston , blogger at  JYJ Counselor Blog  and  Carol Miller , blogger at  The Middle School Counselor  will be moderating the chat about holiday assistance programs. Both Andrea and Carol have run holiday assistance programs at their schools in the past. Join us for ideas on how to start your own, or make your existing program better. I wrote a post last year for the Free Spirit Publishing Blog where I highlighted both Andrea and Carol's holiday assistance programs. Check out the post here . This year at school I am co-hosting a holiday assistance program that is kind of a mash-up between Andrea's and Carol's program. I can't wait to see how it goes and share how I did it with you all. Comment below,  tweet ,  contact Danielle , or share on the  School Counselor Blog Facebook Page ! Danielle is a K-12 Certified School Counselor, Nationally Certified Couns...

I hope you all have a wonderful winter break filled with rest, relaxation, and rejuvenation! I am looking forward to spending time with family and friends!  Pictured from top to bottom: Perry Me (Danielle) and my husband, Noah Sophie How are you spending your winter break? Share below! Comment below,  tweet ,  contact Danielle , 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,  creative lesson plans,  and quality resources. Connect with Danielle via  email ,  Twitter ,  Pinterest ,  LinkedIn ,  Google+ , and become a fan of the  School Counselor Blog Facebook Page .

The holiday season can be the most stressful time of the year ! If your looking for some ways to spread holiday cheer and boost morale without breaking the bank, look no further! In my latest post on the  Free Spirit Publishing's Blog  I share  3 (Inexpensive) Ways to Spread Holiday Cheer to Teachers and School Staff .  Do you do anything fun and festive for your school staff? S hare your comments and ideas below or in the comment section of my post on the Free Spirit Blog! I started writing for  Free Spirit Publishing's Blog  in April of 2012. Check out the  Counselor's Corner  for more Free Spirit Publishing Blog Posts by me! I love  Free Spirit's books  and I am so excited to contribute to  Free Spirit's Blog , "a springboard of ideas for teachers, counselors, and anyone who cares about kids!" Comment below,  tweet ,  contact Danielle , or share on the  School Counselor Blog Facebook Page...

I have a new post on  Free Spirit Publishing's Blog ! In my latest post,  The Most Wonderful (Stressful) Time of the Year ,  I share advice on how to manage stress during the holiday season.   How do you manage stress this time of year? Please share your comments and ideas in the comment section of my post! I started writing for  Free Spirit Publishing's Blog  in April of 2012. Check out the  Counselor's Corner  for more Free Spirit Publishing Blog Posts by me! I love  Free Spirit's books  and I am so excited to contribute to  Free Spirit's Blog , "a springboard of ideas for teachers, counselors, and anyone who cares about kids!" Comment below,  tweet ,  contact Danielle , 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 ...

It has been challenging this year to get all of my holiday preparations done! Thankfully Shutterfly makes it super easy to make adorable cards! I just made this card today on Shutterfly to send out as my holiday card this year. My cats are always a part of my holiday card! :) Colorful Joy Christmas Card Visit Shutterfly.com for classic photo Christmas cards . View the entire collection of cards. Do you send holiday cards? Where do you purchase them? Do you include your pets on your holiday cards?  Comment below,  tweet ,  contact Danielle , 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,  creative lesson plans,  and quality resources. Connect with Danielle via  email , follow her on  twitter , add her on  LinkedIn ...

Congratulations to Becky!   Thank you to everyone who participated in the contest and shared great ideas of how you would use  Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer  in your work with students!   Read the comment section on the closed giveaway post for great ideas of how you can use the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Bullying Lesson  with your students! Comments are now closed. 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,  creative lesson plans,  and quality resources. Connect with Danielle via  email , follow her on  twitter , add her on  LinkedIn  or  Google+ , and become a fan of the  School Counselor Blog Facebook Page .