Guidance Mini-Lessons: 25 Power-Packed Activities to Engage Student – Single User

Description

Grades K-6
What You Will Learn:
Need quick ideas to supplement your class lessons?’ Or brief activities to build skills with individual students?’ Or short discussion starters for small group counseling?
This 90-minute webinar with best-selling author Diane Senn will focus on brief, but power-packed activities that will capture students’ attention and provide high-potential opportunities for learning.
Based upon her book, Guidance Mini-Lessons, Diane will demonstrate hands-on using PowerPoin, audio and webcam how counselors and teachers can use tangible objects, visuals and fun to provide K-6 students with new skills, values and insights.’ Lessons include:
LEARNING THROUGH EVERYDAY OBJECTS

The Combination to Unlocking Your Success (individual plan)
Block the Burn of Teasing teasing)
Guided By Your Internal Compass (decision making)
Predictive Powers of Problem Solving (problem solving)
Top 3’Counseling Uses of a Crayon (service learning, feelings, respecting differences)
5 Counseling Techniques from a Lunch Bag (introductions, bullying, OK signal, bright ideas, memory bag)
Beach Ball Buzz (character, study skills, anger management, self concept)

CANDY LAND OF LESSONS

Be a “Smartie” with Good Behavior (behavior choices)
You’re a Starburst (self-concept)
The Lifesaver Plan (stress)
The Dud in Milk Duds (mistakes)
LEARNING THROUGH REFLECTION WRITING

Bug Off! (problem-solving)
Shred the Bad Attitude (attitude)
Character Continues (character)
Good Deed Journal (caring)

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! ® ROLE PLAYS FOR LEARNING

Blast Off Into the Future (career)
Fashion Show Modeling Today’s Careers (career)
Respect for Authority (respect)
Student Baggage (teacher activity)

POSTER POWER OF LEARNING

Growing from Mistakes (mistakes)
Bright Attitude (attitude)
A Friend Is…(friendship)

These brief, easy-to-use activities can be expanded upon, streamlined, or combined with other activities to be used in individual counseling, small groups, class lessons and in some cases schoolwide through assemblies or morning announcements.
Who Should Attend:

School Counselors
Counselors in Agencies and Private Practice
Teachers
Special Education Personnel
School Social Workers (all levels)
Community-based Youth Workers
After-School Program Coordinators
At-Risk Coordinators

You Will Also Receive:
To augment the PowerPoint presentation and activities, each participant will receive a (PDF) resource packet of the presentation with ideas, reproducible forms, activities and other suggested resources.
About the Presenter:

Diane Senn, Ed.S., NBCT has authored some of the world’s best-selling materials for elementary counselors. Conference attendees rave about Diane’s presentations, citing them as exceptionally practical and insightful. She continues to gain fresh practical insights from her work as a school counselor at the elementary/middle school level, where her guidance program has been nationally recognized as an exemplary model.