Guidance lessons

Quick, fun, no-prep SEL lesson activities that are perfect for before and after breaks or any time you need an extra fun guidance lesson

Kindness demonstration to give students a visual representation of how kind acts create a ripple effect in the school community!

These 20 ways to teach kids about respect include my previous lessons, crafts, activities, book collections and thoughts about teaching kids the importance of showing respect. Check it out!

This 3rd grade empathy lesson uses an empathy meditation, empathy read aloud, and empathy activity to teach kids about emapthy.

Help your students learn what perspective taking is and understand different points of view. This resource helps children to practice identifying what others are thinking and feeling in order to prevent conflict and promote empathy. Classroom teachers can use it for classroom SEL and school counselors can use it for small group counseling and guidance lessons.

two fun games to use in classroom guidance lessons or small group counseling to teach and practice self control strategies -Counselor Keri

Get your students moving during counseling lessons! Maximize engagement with hands-on movement based counseling activities for retention and student buy-in.

Want to teach kids responsibility skills at school? Check out these 5 tips for encouraging responsibility at school!

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Looking for The Cool Bean activities to use in your classroom guidance lessons or small group counseling activities? You'll love these easy activities!

Help your students refocus on their goals and identify the strengths they have that will help them persevere and finish the school year strong with this fun perseverance activity!

Teach students about respecting personal space and consent by using Julia Cook's Personal Space Camp book and hula hoops! A movement based SEL lesson or guidance lesson that helps students with physical self-control.

Running a self control group counseling program? Your students will love these 10 games to teach kids self control skills!

Check out this perspective taking lesson I did for a classroom guidance activity with 5th graders! Use it in classroom counseling or small group counseling.

Make a worry monster! Help kids manage worries with this worry group counseling curriculum activity. These worry activities are perfect for elementary school counseling groups. These worry lessons for kids will help students understand worry and build coping skills to deal with their worry. These activities are perfect for individual counseling sessions or small group counseling sessions to help kids manage worry. -Counselor Keri

Sometimes your last school counseling lesson of the year comes so close to the end, that it doesn't seem helpful to teach a new social emotional skill. Or

Help students reflect on their choices and their consequences through one of these 5 engaging activities for elementary students.

Help your students learn the power of their words, practice using kind words, and identifying kind vs hurtful words. Classroom teachers can use it for classroom SEL and school counselors can use it for small group counseling and guidance lessons.

This year with covid has been tough. Kids are hurting, and need help with emotional regulation. This lesson with help kids know how to deal with change. Perfect for elementary students. Social workers, school psychologists, school administrators or school counselors will appreciate this social emotional learning activity.