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Monday, May 12, 2014

Good Friendships Help Reduce Stress



          What makes a good friend?

 

  Friendships change quickly for many reasons.  People move way, change schools, or simply change their ways.  Keeping old friendships is important and making new friends is just as important.  Use this self-assessment to rate how you are doing as a friend.  

                            5 – Always   4 – Most of the time   3 – Sometimes  
                               2 – Not Much of the Time           1 - Never
           

____ 1.  I share my thoughts and ideas with my friends.
____ 2.  I share my belongings with my friends.
____ 3.  When I disagree with my friend, I listen to their side.
____ 4.  I offer to help my friends when they have a problem.
            ____ 5.  When my friend does something wrong, I tell the truth about it rather than                          hide it.
____ 6.  I am honest with my friends.
____ 7.  I laugh when we are together, but I do not laugh at my friends.
____ 8.  I do not tell the secrets my friends tell me.
____ 9.  I tell my friends when I need help.
____ 10.  I am not jealous or possessive when my friends have other friends.
____ 11.  I do not stay mad with my friends or carry a grudge. 
____12.  I am cooperative with my friends.  I tell my friends what is right and when                        I know their behavior is wrong. 


What do you need to do to be a better friend?  _____________________________

__________________________________________________________________


What do you do that makes you a good friend? ____________________________


Who is a good friend to you?  ___________________________________________

What makes that person a good friend?  ___________________________________

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Saturday, April 5, 2014

Help Us Get In the News!

First Coast News is sponsoring a Video Essay Contest.

We need you to be on our team!  If we get enough votes, we can be in the news!

Please help us out by voting for us at FirstCoastNews.


Go to the One Spark button, then go to page 3, you will see Grace and 3 students at a table, click the vote button.  You must have a Facebook page to vote.  You can vote everyday until April 13!

Please take a minute and vote for Counselor Games to get in the news - it is play therapy for schools!

https://www.facebook.com/FirstCoastNews


Thank you.

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Use Perfection to Teach Organizational Skills

 Teach Students Organizational Skills and 
Have Fun Doing It!!!


Perfection by Hasbro is a great game to teach organizational skills!  There are two types of Perfection: one with 9 pieces and one with twenty-five pieces.  The game is played with a timer and the object is to get all the pieces on the board within the specified amount of time.  If not, the gameboard pops up with the pieces!  Time is up!  

To teach children organizational skills try this with Perfection!:

Game One:  Let the student play the game normally.  Chances are if it is his first time he will not beat the timer.  Then discuss ways to beat the timer.  What could you do differently?  Let the student come up with several ideas.  Relate his answers to being organized with homework, classwork, and projects.  

Game Two:  The student will now play the game with his idea for organizing the pieces.  Did his strategy work?  Does he have any different or new ideas for doing better?  Again, relate the play to organizing homework, classwork,and projects.   Let the student try his new idea!

Game Three: The student plays the game with a new strategy.  This time the student will probably beat the timer.  Relate the ideas for organizing to how one organizes supplies, paper, pencils, markers, planner, etc.  Is organizing cheating?  No!  Getting organized makes our work simpler and more efficient! 

Check out other great game ideas at www.counselorgames.com!