Friday Freebies (Winter)

Friday Freebies:

*Note:  I did not create these freebies.  Please be sure to leave feedback and visit seller stores on TPT.

Compliment-Presents by Michael Friermood

Snowflake stages of grief by Little Miss Counselor

Snowman-Conversations by Speech Paths

Christmas-Tree-with-Snowman-Emotion-Matching by Positive Counseling

Positive Reinforcement Reward Charts by Counselor Chelsea

Social-Skills-Christmas-Expected-and-Unexpected-Behaviors by Speech Paths

Gingerbread Game Board and Emotion Situation Cards by Becky Cothern

Christmas gifts on a counselor's budget (under $10.00)

Last Christmas I shared an idea for a Christmas gift that was cheap, easy to put together and cute!  You can see that post HERE.  I wanted to do something similar this year since I have so many people to buy for.  My oldest child switches classes already as a fourth grader so we have several teachers to buy for as well as the school secretary, principal, gymnastic's teachers and dance teachers. This year I decided to do "manicures in a jar".  This would also be a great gift for coworkers or family members.  Here is what you need: 

Mason Jars:  Pack of 12 HERE.

Cotton Balls (to put at the bottom of the jar):  bag of 500 HERE.

Nail Polish (I like the Essie brand best):Essie Nail Polish pack of 4 ($12.99)

Nail file:  Here is a pack of 5 for under $5.00  with a Christmas Theme:  Nail Files

or you can do a pack of 12 mini ones for under $6.00 HERE

Hand lotion:  You can get a 4 pack of Udderly Smooth for under $9.00

or this pack of 12 for about $35.00

Cutical pusher:  You can get this set of 4 for under $4.00

You can do 12 "manicures in a jar" for under $10.00!  If you want to do a smaller amount you may need to find a 4 pack of mason jars and you wouldn't need as many cotton balls.  You could also do a pedicure in a jar as you see on this blog:  herecomesthesunblog.net.  She has printable tags that would be a cute addition:

Mindset Monday-The OK Book

the OK book is another good book for teaching Mindset.   the OK book  teaches students that it is ok to try new things and that you don't have to be great at everything you do.  It is okay to be just ok.  In facct, exploring can lead you to finding out what your talents and strengths are. You can purchase the OK Book HERE.

Connections:  

Class book free download:  schoolisahappyplace.blogspot.com

Activities on the Author's Website:  http://www.tomlichtenheld.com

The O.K. Book by The Wisest Owl (Free)

the OK book by Hip Debster ($1.20)

Its-OK-to-just-be-OK-celebrate-your-own-skills-and-talents

by Chuda's Counseling and Character Corner

Friday Freebies: Perseverance

Perseverance by Growing Firsties

Lesson-on-Perseverance-Mindset-and-Goal-Setting by Paws-itive-School-Counselor

Perseverance Kite Project by Tamara Gumm (goes along with THIS BOOK)

Captain-Perseverance-to-the-Rescue by Nola-Russell

Perseverance-Bingo by The-School-Counselors-Corner

Character-Education-Skit-PERSEVERANCE by The-Charismatic-Counselor

 

Sammie-Sled-Dog-Learns-to-Persevere by Nicolas-Morgan-Born

Perseverance-Activity-Classroom-Guidance-Lesson by Counselor-Keri

Perseverance Lesson Plans:  

1.  Perseverance.pdf

2.  Bury Negative Thoughts

Related Post:  perseverance with Ormie the Pig

Anything Is Possible (Perseverance)

Anything Is Possible

I've been having a hard time keeping up with this blog!  I'm finally getting around to posting some new materials that I found at the beginning of the school year.  I spent so much time looking for books and lesson plans to accompany them and had so much fun opening all of the Amazon boxes that were arriving daily at the school and then I just left it all sitting in a pile.  I have a good excuse though!  I haven't gotten around to using all of the books yet as I just recently returned to work after taking 11 weeks off for maternity leave.  I'm hoping to get back to posting lessons as it helps to keep me organized...wish me luck!  

Anyway, I love finding fun videos on YouTube to teach perseverance but I needed some books for my younger students.  I found Anything Is Possible by Giulia Belloni and Marco Trevisan and it is exactly what I was looking for.  

Anything Is Possible is about a determined sheep and a skeptical wolf who are trying to build a flying machine.  This book could also be used to teach teamwork, persistence, and mindset. 

Connections:

*note:  I did not create the following resources.  I have provided links to resources that I have found while searching the internet.  Be sure to visit the seller's pages on Teacher's Pay Teachers and leave feedback on items!

Bury Those Negative Thoughts (lesson by Education World)

Anything Is Possible Lesson Template

Perseverance - Freebie by Growing Firsties (Free)

Character Education Skit PERSEVERANCE by the Charismatic Counselor (Free)

Perseverance Activity by Counselor Keri (Free)  -Includes a Pre-test!

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Mindset Monday-Someday

 I recently purchased the book Someday by Eileen Spinelli.  Someday is a cute story about a girl who dreams about becoming something great.  I like this story because it starts with the girl telling about her goals for the future and follows up with something that she is doing now that is related to that goal.  This would also be a good book for discussions about careers, goal setting, dreams, etc...   I plan to use the book to teach students to use a growth mindset and found several great connections:

Growth-Mindset-lesson-using-book-Someday-by-Eileen-Spinelli (FREE)

Someday...When I Grow Up Writing by Kheila-Dunkerly

Someday-Literature-Response (Free)

Someday Student Book by Teaching-Full-Steam-Ahead (FREE)

Someday-writing-to-accompany-Eileen-Spinellis-amazing-book ($1.00)

Teaching Elements of Fiction Using Mentor Text "Someday" + Icebreaker Activity by Amy Mezni ($3.00)
2 great activities for counseling:  making a someday book and writing down goals/dreams.


Hopes-and-Dreams by Teaching-With-Jackie ($1.20)
love this one!  It is great for matching the present action with the long-term goal

The-someday-me-lesson-plan by Crayola

Lesson Plan by Lindsey Broskie

Stick and Stone

I recently added Stick And Stone to my collection of books and am really liking it for my kindergarten-2nd grade students. It is a very simple story with few words on each page but the message is still there.  From the author's website:  Stick and Stone are all alone.  But when Pinecone makes fun of Stone and hurts his feelings, Stick steps in and defends Stone.  "That's just what sticks do.  Friends do it too," says Stick.  Now Stick and Stone are inseparable best friends.  When Stick gets stuck, it's Stone to the rescue.  That's just what stones do.  Best friendship rocks too," says Stone.  I also love that an activity kit is easily downloadable!  Purchase the book HERE.

Connections:

Stick and Stone Activity Kit from the Author's website:  Download HERE

Stick and Stone - Friendship Freebie by Khrys Greco (Free on TPT)

Stick and Stone Reader Response Freebie by Nicole Oconnor (Free on TPT)

Stick and Stone: Interactive Read-Aloud Lesson Plans and Activities ($3.50 on TPT)

Bullying Unit ($2.00 on TPT)