Things To Consider
180+ days. It seems like school just started. Well, maybe it seems like an eternity ago. However, your feeling, though, there are a few things to do before heading for summer and prepping for next year.
Counseling Activities
Playing counseling activities in the classroom provides students with a dynamic, creative, and interactive approach to learning. Here are my top 5 games to bring into the classroom for counseling lessons!
Affirmation Cards to Post Around School
Display these cards on the mirror in your classroom or office and help your students begin to themselves in a positive light. CARDS ARE LINKED HERE.
Mental Health Awareness: Resource Round-Up 2023
Friendship Skills ✅ Resiliency ✅ Self-Care ✅ Gratitude:
- Mental Health Parent Handouts- designed to educate families about mental health and to give them idea for supporting the mental wellbeing of their children.
- Mental Health Awareness Handout
- 5 Keys to Resiliency Handout & Activity- Resilience is the ability to bounce back quickly after experiencing disappointment or experiencing a crisis.
- Self-Care Tracker
- Self-Care Circle (Middle School-High School, Adult)
- Worry/Anxiety Handouts
- Anxiety Posters
- Gratitude Mindfulness Scripts
- Looking for Gratitude (PreK-Lower Elementary)
- Friendship Task Cards
- Friendship Small Group (K-2) Lesson 1
- Make Friends Fast (Middle School)
Hey, Juniors!
1. Create your Common App and Apply Texas Accounts 2. Ask at least 2 teachers if they will write you a letter of recommendation 3. Review the essay prompts and begin formulating your responses 4. Create your FSA ID
Class of 2024 FAFSA Update
The 2024-2025 FAFSA application will not be available until December! Previously, the application was available on October 1.
Susan Delarosa, M.Ed.
Elementary and Middle School Counseling Consultant
Email: susan.delarosa@region10.org
Phone: 972-348-1216
Nickisha Fowler, M.Ed.
Secondary Counseling Consultant
Email: nickisha.fowler@region10.org
Phone: 972-348-1208
