Good School Habits

Attendance Small Group

At the elementary level, it might be thought that students have no control over whether or not they get to school on time or even come to school at all. While that may be true sometimes, it is not true all the time.

Students in our attendance small group took time to learn what they can do to help get to school on time each day possible. 

Play-Doh?

Who would have ever thought Play-Doh could be such a powerful motivator?

When we read A Walk in the Rain with a Brain, we learned that our brains learn best when we play. So, I decided to leave a few minutes at the end of each lesson for play. The class earns that play time by listening carefully and helping us get through our lesson with enough time left to play. 

They love it!

My Brain is Unique!

This is one of my favorite books to read with students at the beginning of the school year!

After we spend some time learning about the brain and how each person's brain is made just for them, students imagine what their brain looks like and draw a picture.

Then, students identify three things their brain is already pretty good at doing. 

After a discussion about how what we say to ourselves really does matter, students write down three things they can say to themselves during a test to help them feel more confident. 

Meet the Counselor Lesson

Welcome Back!

Over the past two weeks, 2nd Grade and new students to Fairhope Elementary met their school counselor, while 3rd Grade and returning students refreshed what they already knew about their school counselor.

Meet the Counselor Lesson Plan

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Meet the Counselor Presentation

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Off to Kindergarten!

Feel like you have prepared your sweet baby for Kindergarten by working on these skills:

Coming from a counselor, I recommend a lot of attention be given to #6. 

Good Hygiene

I made this folder for a student who needed a little reminder about how to take care of herself. This is often an awkward conversation to have with students and parents. The list on the left is laminated and stuck to the folder with Fun-Tak so that she can take it off when she gets home and stick it to her bathroom mirror. The calendar on the right is for her to check off each day as she completes tasks from the list. She'll bring the folder to school every day and show how well she is taking care of herself. Of course, incentives are involved when she shows improvement! 

Great Article!

Great article on today's kids!

I found this article to be very true. 

It's definitely worth reading if you work with children! Just click on the link above to view.