Counselor in the Classroom

$29.95

Pat Schwallie-Giddis, David Cowan & Dianne Schilling

As a counselor, you hold the keys to some of the most vital, sought‑after, “basic” skills that people ever develop. In a lifetime, many individuals never acquire these skills, yet you have the power to teach them to children! Not just to those children who are referred to you because of problems, but to all children.

This collection of learning activities is designed to highlight skills you already possess within the context of an instructional guidance curriculum. Each activity is a 30‑ to 50‑minute lesson. Many include follow‑up suggestions for the teacher and reproducible activity sheets for students.

Topic areas include:

• Understanding Feelings
• Personal Safety
• Dealing with Bullies
• Stress Management
• Developing Tolerance
• Managing Test Anxiety
• Problem Solving
• Cooperating with Others
• Friendship Skills
• Setting Goals
• Communication Skills
• Dealing with Anger and Fear
• Handling Peer Pressure
• Handling Crises

Table of Contents

Welcome to COUNSELOR in the Classroom

How to Use COUNSELOR in the Classroom

Counselor and Teacher Activities and
Student Experience Sheets

• Who is the Counselor?
• Validations
• Images of Me
• Feeling Faces
• The Ups and Downs of Feelings
• The Roller-Coaster Ride of Life
• Construction Teams
• Pictures Speak Words
• Outline for Friendship
• What I Want in a Friend
• A Commercial Friendship Break
• Do I Have a Friend for You!
• Responding Assertively to Peer Pressure
• How to Handle Bullies, Chicken-Callers, and Other Peers Who Pressure You!
• How To Handle Bully Behavior
• Sending ‘I’ Messages
• Getting Your Message Across
• Developing Listening Skills
• Active Listening
• Listening to Directions
• Asking for Help
• The Help Line!
• Control Yourself!
• Being Comfortable in School
• Developing Classroom Rules
• A Safety Quiz
• What Would You Do?
• Identities and Actions: A Lesson in Safety
• Safety Mapping
• Safely Home Alone
• Safety Tips for Being Home Alone
• Centering and Balancing
• The Stress Basket
• Stress Breaks
• De-Stressing the Test
• How to Handle Test Anxiety
• Many Paths: An Exercise in Critical Thinking
• Making Decisions
• Decisions, Decisions!
• Dear Class… Practice in Problem Solving
• Problem-Solving Flow
• Targeting Short-Term Goals
• Keep An Eye on Your Goal!
• Charting the Future: Individual Goal Setting
• Living My Goals
• Words to Grow On.
• Strength Bombardment
• Linked Together
• The Take on Tolerance
• Put-down Survey
• A Fold Apart
• The Classroom Tree
• What Are My Roots?
• Good or Bad? Teaching Ethics
• Taking Control of Anger
• Chart Your Anger!
• Scary Stories
• On the Fear Line!
• Crises Happen!
• Dealing with Crisis

Primary Subject Area – Counseling

Grades K-6, 178 pages, 8-1/2 x 11, paperback