Arts integration has had such a profound impact on the way I support students. It has been m Here are five of the most important ways that arts integration has impacted my counseling lessons. 1 . My core curriculum  lessons became more fun to teach. When I first started working as a school counselor, I would read a book and then print out a worksheet for them to work on. I did not know how ... Read More about 5 Ways The Arts Impact School Counseling

Arts Integration has been around for a while, but somehow it still seems a bit overwhelming to use in school counseling classroom lessons. As counselors, we may be creative and love doing art  projects,  but  we are not experts in visual arts, drama, dance, or music. This causes our lessons to contain little more than drawing and coloring  activities with a splash of playdough ... Read More about Four Visual Artists to Start Using for Easy Arts Integration and SEL School Counseling Lessons

One of the best things about our jobs as school counselors is that we are able to do fun and interactive core curriculum lessons. We get to see students in their classroom environment, share in their excitement to see us, and gain some meaningful insight about their ability to interact with their peers. Our hope as school counselors is to create not only informative lessons, but also engaging ... Read More about 5 Reasons K-5 Students Are Not Engaging in Your School Counseling Lessons

Calm Corners are an amazing resource to use in your classroom. If used correctly the can be an amazing support for students. They help students self regulate, provide a space to wind down, and fulfill sensory processing needs. Sometimes it can feel overwhelming to set them up and sometimes students can misuse them as a space to check out and avoid instruction. Here are some ways to make sure your ... Read More about 6 Things To Make Calm Down Corners Successful In The Classroom

I love arts integration! It has made teaching so much more fun... and students are so much more engaged in my lessons. Using dance, drama, music, and visual arts in content areas allows students to create while they learn, which is the highest level of Bloom's. With that said, starting to implement arts integration can be a bit intimidating at first. Most of us are experts in our classroom ... Read More about Four Ways to Integrate The Arts Into ELA Content

Pop It toys have become all the rage at schools, especially elementary schools. I see students walking down the halls, sitting in class, and getting off of the bus playing with it them. Why are they so popular? Why do kids like them so much? After watching my daughter play with them and taking the time to play with them myself, here are my insights on these fun little fidgets. They Have a ... Read More about 3 Reasons That Kids Love Pop It Toys

I have recently heard a lot about the buzz word "genius hour" so I decided to take the time to research more about it and provide some insights on how to make it easy to implement in your classroom. In this post, I am going to tell you a little bit about the definition and how to get started implementing it in your classroom. What is a Genius Hour? A genius hour is a way for student to ... Read More about What Is a Genius Hour and How Can I Start One In My Classroom?

Cooping with failure in life is an important skill for children to learn. Recently, I wrote an article on why it is important to let children fail once in a while. I wanted to expand on the article by providing ways to support children during times that they may fail and feel frustrated. Share Your Own Stories Of Failure: Taking the time to relate to children by being vulnerable and sharing ... Read More about How to Support Children When They Fail