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Counseling Classes

Hello and Welcome Back! 

Brief video introduction of my role as a school counselor. 

Meet Mrs. Bartusch

Digital Citizenship

Now more than ever, it is important for children to know what it means to 'be a good Digital Citizen'. You can find a short movie HERE that will help you understand more about what you can do to be responsible online.  

Tips For A Successful Remote Learning Experience

Grades 1-3: Students will learn 'Tips for a Successful Remote Learning" experience. Complete the 'work menu' on the virtual whiteboard to make your way through the lesson! There are additional activities located throughout the office for you to explore. Click HERE to begin! 

Grades 4-6: Students will learn 'Tips for a Successful Remote Learning" experience. Be sure to complete the 'work menu' on the virtual whiteboard to make your way through the lesson! Click HERE to begin! 

Growth Mindset

Grades 1-3: Students will learn about the difference between a growth mindset and a fixed mindset. Students will also learn about the 'power of yet' and how one simple word can change your mindset! For the complete lesson, click HERE.

Grades 4-6: Students will learn about the importance of a growth mindset while also understanding that setting goals can help them achieve more! Students will learn how to create a "S.M.A.R.T." goal. Check out the lesson HERE.

Create Your Own Vision Board! 

I was SO excited when I saw this idea while creating my 'goal setting lesson', so I pulled it out of the lesson and gave it its own spot here!! I think this is a great, fun, creative way to create a goal or vision for your life. Have fun with it! Be creative! Hang it somewhere where you will see it regularly to keep yourself on track. For the short video on creating a vision board, click HERE! 

Flexible Thinking

Grades 1-3: Students will learn about the importance of 'flexible thinking'. Being able to "go with the flow" when something unexpected happens, or if there is a change in plans, is an important skill for life. Included is a fun exercise in looking at something from a different perspective and also a plan you can follow to encourage flexible thinking: 1) take a deep breath 2) realize some things are out of your control 3) change the plan 4) accept the change. You can find the complete lesson HERE.

Grades 4-6: Students will explore the idea of flexible thinking and learn about the FLOW plan:

F: Focus on the positives

L: Live in the moment

O: Open your mind up to back up plans

W: Welcome the change 

Explore the complete lesson, including a fun activity involving optical illusions, HERE.

Self-Confidence

Grades 1 & 2: Students will learn the importance of celebrating what makes us unique, which can increase their self-confidence. For the complete lesson click HERE. 

Grades 3-6: Students will understand the definition of self-confidence: believing in yourself. Students will engage in self-exploration, highlighting their strengths as an individual through a variety of activities in this lesson. To begin the lesson, click HERE

Zones of Regulation Pt 1

Students will learn about the Zones of Regulation, which is a program designed to teach children ways to regulate their emotions. 

Grades K-2:Zones of Regulation Pt I  

Grades 3-6: Zones of Regulation Pt I

Zones of Regulation Pt 2

Now that you're an expert on the Zones, we will learn about different coping skills, or strategies, that can help you to regulate your emotions! Click on the lessons below to learn more about how you can manage your big feelings. 

 

Grades K-2: Coping Skills/Strategies

Grades 3-6: Coping Skills/Strategies

What's In My Control: A Stress Management Tool

Grades 1-3: "I can choose!" Students will learn they have choices related to their behavior and feelings. Explore the lesson HERE.

Grades 3-6: Students will learn an important stress management tool: deciphering what they can control...and what they canNOT control. Learning to 'let go', or choose to not focus/dwell on things we cannot control allows us to put our energy into things we CAN control. There is a great art activity to help students create a visual image of what they can/cannot control. What's In My Control Lesson

Compassion! Empathy in Action

Grades 1-3: Students will learn what compassion is and how they can show compassion themselves, others at home, in their community, or at school. Students can view the lesson on compassion HERE!

Grades 3-6: Students will understand that compassion is empathy in action! The lesson on compassion can be found HERE! 

Courage: Facing your fears...

Grades 1-3: Ever felt afraid to try something new? Or to stand up for someone? Or to admit you've made a mistake? Courage can help you to face your fears and leave you feeling PROUD. Explore the lesson on COURAGE HERE.

Grades 3-6: Students will learn about courage and make connections to their own life experiences. For the complete lesson, click HERE.

Carving Emotions...

Check out this 'Spook-tacular' lesson! You will see how one slight change in a facial feature can really change how a person communicates what they are feeling! Be sure to DOWNLOAD the Pumpking PowerPoint so you can interact with it. :) Have fun! 

Responsibility

Responsibilty is such an important virtue, that we have spent TWO weeks covering this topic! Think about the many ways in which being responsible can help us to be successful! 

Grades 1-3: Responsibility Lesson, Part 1

                  Respsibility Lesson, Part 2

Grades 4-6: Responsibility Lesson, Part 1

                  Responsibilty Lesson, Part 2

Perseverance:

"All things are difficult before they are easy." -Thomas Fuller

The ability to step up when things are difficult, or challenging, can make all the difference. When we teach children to persevere, we are teaching them an important life skill that will serve them well today and in the future. Perseverance Lesson

Gratitude

Let's practice having an attitude of gratitude!