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I have a new post on  Free Spirit Publishing's Blog ! In my latest post  Fearful Fridays   for   Free Spirit Publishing's Blog , I discuss the need to be aware of students who show a change in behavior before weekends, on Mondays, or before an extended break from school. How do you support students who experience Fearful Fridays? Please share your comments and ideas 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 ! Danielle is a K-12 Certified School Counsel...

Yesterday I was trying to think up a fun and functional end of semester gift for the internship supervision group that I co-facilitate. I was racking my brain and could not think of anything... that's when I turned to Pinterest for some pin-speration! I looked around and then I saw IT! A BEACH BALL! I got the idea from  this pin from Uncommon Designs Online . She used beach balls as a favors for an end of the school year party. I loved the look of the folded beach ball and thought this would be an super easy and affortable gift for a future school counselor. Not only does this beach ball and message make a super cute gift, but my absolute favorite part is that they can use the beachball to make their own question ball ! For other suggestions of how to use a beach ball in your work as a school counselor, check out my post,   3 Ways to Have a Ball with a Beach Ball All Year Round . Below you will find step by step instructions of how to make your own "You will ...

Emily was one of the first school counselors to be featured in the School Counselor Spotlight with her Kindness Garden Bulletin Board .  Emily shared another creative and affordable idea promoting kindness. Emily wrote: My Kindness Garden Bulletin Board  was a previous spotlight of yours, but I did something different in my new school this year that I thought you would enjoy. I have switched schools and districts, and now I split my time between an Early Learning Center (Kindergarten) and Primary Center (Grades 1-2). My lesson plan for the first half of this year has been focusing on teaching pro-social behaviors. I began the year by reading Have You Filled a Bucket Today? at the Primary Center and Fill a Bucket: A Guide to Daily Happiness for the Young Child  (both by Carol McCloud) with the Early Learning Center classes. This lead to different lessons with each grade level, focusing on quality compliments with 2nd grade. Our culminating activity in 2...

I have a new post on  Free Spirit Publishing's Blog ! In my latest post Spring Fever for   Free Spirit Publishing's Blog , I share tips and ideas of how bring spring inside when you cannot get outside! When I wrote this post for the  Free Spirit Publishing's Blog  it was in the 30s in Pittsburgh, PA. Thank goodness it is in the 70s right now! Unfortunately I do not think we have seen the last of cold weather. This post offers some ideas of how to bring spring indoors when it is too cold or you just can't get outside! How do you bring spring inside your office? 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 teac...

Our April #SCCHAT was held on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 8pmEST. The topic was Leadership Groups. Tabitha Panariso ( @tpanariso ) moderated the chat. Tabitha and others shared great resources and ideas for creating leadership groups at all levels. This transcript is a must read if you are looking to start a leadership program at your school. Leadership groups can have a big impact on your school and surrounding community! You can also meet an meet ASCA Standards by starting a leadership group! Check out the  full chat transcript here ! To access all of the tweets with the hashtag #scchat,  click here . For transcripts of previous #SCCHATs, schedules for future School Counselor Tweet Chats, and information on how to participate, visit #SCCHAT Info:  http://bit.ly/scchat-info . There is a lot of Twitter buzz building about the 2013 ASCA (#ASCA13) Conference in Philadelphia, PA! We plan to share information with you all soon about our second annual ...

The next School Counselor Tweet Chat is on  Tuesday, April 2, 2013  at 8pmEST. The topic for this month's School Counselor Tweet Chat is Tabitha Panariso ( @tpanariso ) from  Scrapbook of a School Counselor  will be moderating the chat about  Leadership Groups .  We will be chatting about the leadership groups at elementary, middle school, and high school level. Bring your ideas and experience of leadership groups you have facilitated or created as well as questions about how start a leadership group at your school! We look forward to tweeting with you! Join  School Counselor Blog  and  SCOPE  for #scchat the first Tuesday of the month @ 8pmEST!  For transcripts of previous #SCCHATs, schedules for future School Counselor Tweet Chats, and information on how to participate, visit #SCCHAT Info:  http://bit.ly/scchat-info . If you are interested in moderating a future School Counselor Tweet Chat,  di...

I was so excited to share The Quiet Kid   with you in Thursday's post that I decided to host a giveaway! One lucky winner will win a copy of  The Quiet Kid .   I want to know how you would use  The Quiet Kid   in your work with students! For this giveaway I am using Rafflecopter. The giveaway opens March 30, 2013 and will close at midnight April 6, 2013. ***IMPORTANT: In order for your entry to count you MUST leave a comment in the comment section below about how you would use this item in your work as a school counselor!*** a Rafflecopter giveaway PLEASE NOTE: the voting widget below may take up to a minute to load and may not work in Internet Explorer. Winners are chosen randomly via Random.org and will be contacted directly via email.  Comment below,  tweet ,  contact Danielle , or share on the  School Counselor Blog Facebook Page ! Danielle is a K-12 Certified School Counselor, Nationally Certified Counsel...