This post provides resources and activities to celebrate National School Counseling Week. You’ll find ideas for classroom lessons, appreciation events, gratitude activities, school wide challenges, and staff recognition. It includes printables, scripts, and customizable prompts. These tools help raise awareness, build community, and honor the impact school counselors have on students and staff.

This post lists top Amazon Prime Day deals for educators and school counselors focusing on social emotional learning tools. You’ll find discounted workbooks, books, kits, tumblers and classroom supplies that support SEL teaching. The post offers suggestions for items that promote emotion literacy, resilience building, self regulation skills and kindness in the school setting.

A Lunch Bunch is a regular, small-group social skills session held during lunch to support peer connection and social-emotional growth. The post covers how to define goals based on student needs, set small groups (4–10 kids), establish structure and routines, select inclusive activities, include role-model peers, and manage logistics for smooth, empathetic delivery.

This post shares free social emotional learning curriculum, program ideas, training options and lesson plans for educators, counselors and parents. You will find tools like Harmony SEL lesson sets, Choose Love character development units, RULER emotional literacy training, and FRIENDS resilience building programs. These resources support teaching core skills such as emotion recognition, self regulation, empathy, problem solving, and social awareness.

End counseling on a positive note with 23 creative activities designed for children. From memory jars and goodbye letters to vision boards and certificate ceremonies, these ideas help young clients reflect on growth, find emotional closure, and feel ready for what’s next—all in ways that are meaningful and child-friendly.

This post explains why trust and rapport are the foundation for effective work with young clients. It outlines child-centered techniques , like using play, simple language, emotional validation, and consistent boundaries , to create a safe, age-appropriate space where children feel heard, respected, and engaged.

Start by decluttering and identifying the pieces you truly love and wear. Build your capsule with quality staples like tees, midi skirts, tailored trousers, and layering pieces. Mix these with seasonable additions around your personal style. The goal? A simplified, versatile wardrobe that fits your educator or counselor role, and reduces morning outfit stress.

You’re ready to land a school counseling job. This post offers seven practical strategies, from tailoring your resume and cover letter, choosing the right title and structure, to preparing concrete interview stories. Learn how to speak the language of school counseling and let your strengths shine so hiring teams can see the real you.

A Mindful Moment Room gives kids a gentle, dedicated space to reset when feelings get big. In this post you’ll find ideas for soft lighting, comfy seating, nature sounds, sensory tools and visual routines. Learn how to set up the space, guide usage, gather donations and fundraise. You’ll also get a helpful supply list and tips for keeping the room calm and functional.