Less than $5 6th Grade School Counseling Activities

Positive Affirmation Counseling Activity

Need a fun social-emotional learning classroom lesson, self-esteem small group activity? Your students will LOVE learning all about positive affirmation activities. Using positive affirmations will help your students develop self-efficacy, nurture a positive self-concept, and be a protective factor and coping tool when life gets tough.

Help your students discover, strengthen, and be proud of their abilities, talents, and skills. These activities are designed to help your students improve their self-confidence, self-worth, and self-esteem. These activities are meant to help individuals recognize their strengths, overcome negative self-talk and self-doubt, and build a positive self-image.

This Self-Esteem Project is about discovering oneself, recognizing and affirming one's talents, skills, and capabilities. It is also being aware of what we do that affects our self-esteem. By focusing on developing our students' self-esteem our students can cope with mistakes, help kids try again even if they fail at first, they can value themselves and their abilities, and help them be proud of the things they can do.

This module includes:

* Definition of self-esteem

* Signs of positive and negative self-esteem

* Self-esteem concepts

* Quick inputs

* Tips for a healthy self-esteem

* Tips for parents to help raise the self-esteem of their kids

* Processing questions are included in each activity to facilitate better learning experiences

Is peer pressure pushing your students in the right direction, or leading them astray?

This interactive activity equips students (grades 6 - 12) to navigate the tricky world of peer pressure!

Here's what you get:

• 39 engaging scenarios: Covering both positive and negative peer pressure situations (think: joining a study group vs. ditching class).
• Good or bad? Analyze it! Students will dissect each scenario, explaining the pressure involved and its potential consequences.
• Spark discussions, ignite learning: Perfect for individual reflection or lively group debates. ️
• Benefits for students: Develop critical thinking, decision-making skills, and build confidence to say no. ✅
• Teacher bonus! Create your own custom scenarios with the blank template to keep things fresh.

This activity is a goldmine for:

• Health Class discussions on social influences and healthy choices.
• Language Arts Class to analyze persuasive tactics and communication skills.
• Character Development exercises across subjects.

Ready to empower your students to make wise choices?

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Help teens with empathy and kindness by giving access to personalized cards. This 23 page packet addresses friendship, health, love, and self-confidence. Helps address the whole student, provide emotional support, promote positive messages, and reinforce collaborative peer interactions with make and give, creative writing teen cards. Includes: 5 male and 5 female front sided cards 10 inspirational sayings with writing spaces Blank writing sections for creative personalized messages Black and white images for coloring Personalized signs on back: "Made Especially for You by" Directions for use Unlimited combination options: Numbered front pages match numbered inside quotes for infinite copying options Excellent for teaching description, main idea, genre writing, and word choices. Great for bell warmers, early finishers, and journaling. Can be used with homeschooled groups, counseling groups, service learning, and writing clubs. Fun, creative, thought provoking, and motivational. Can even be used at teacher professional development sessions!

Help the girls in your classroom or home develop emotional awareness and self-regulation with this fun, engaging emotions chart! This resource is designed specifically for girls to check in on their feelings, learn to identify emotions, and find healthy ways to manage them. Perfect for fostering emotional intelligence, this chart is ideal for teachers, counselors, and parents looking to support young girls in their social-emotional growth.

What’s Included:

• Daily Feelings Check-In Chart: A fun, interactive way for girls to express their emotions each day.
• Emotional Regulation Strategies: Simple techniques and strategies to help manage and understand different emotions.
• Empowering Visuals and Positive Language: Beautiful designs that girls will love, featuring affirmations and encouraging prompts.

Why You'll Love It:

• Builds Self-Awareness: Encourages girls to recognize and label their emotions, a crucial step in emotional development.
• Promotes Emotional Resilience: Helps girls learn ways to cope with their feelings in a healthy, positive way.
• Easy to Use: Perfect for classroom settings, small groups, or at home.

Honesty worksheets geared towards middle school students. Helps students brainstorm what honesty can look like while allowing self reflection to take place. Great for small groups or 1:1. No prep. Just print and go!

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Are you looking for an engaging way to help your students visualize and achieve their goals? Look no further! Our 'Picture Your Goals' resource is designed to empower students with the tools they need to set and pursue their dreams effectively.

By harnessing the metaphor of a camera, students will learn to capture their aspirations on 'photo film' and keep their goals in focus throughout their journey of personal growth and development.

What This Resource Includes:

• Comprehensive lesson plan with objectives, materials, and step-by-step instructions
• Tip sheets for both short-term and long-term goals, providing practical guidance for goal setting
• Worksheets for short-term and long-term goals, utilizing the metaphor of photo film to help students visualize their aspirations
• Reflective question cards and end-of-session discussion cards to facilitate meaningful reflection and learning

Empower your students to picture their goals and take meaningful steps towards achieving them. With our resource, you'll have everything you need to inspire and guide your students on their journey of self-discovery and goal attainment. Help them unlock their full potential and make their dreams a reality today!

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Do you teach a college and career course? Are you an AVID teacher or maybe a counselor? Do your students love to debate? Then your students will love this college and career would you rather game! Perfect for back to school or any time in the school year!

Allow your students to debate as they process and think about their futures in a college and/or a career. I promise it will leave your students both laughing and thinking!

What do you get?

15 College and career would you rather question slides

When to Use:

AVID, Counseling, Framework Friday, Middle or High school brain break

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This product includes 1 social story that focuses on ignoring others that are not nice or are teasing/bullying.

In this product that relates with ignoring others, students learn why they should ignore someone if they are not nice to them, how you may feel if someone isn't nice to you, and discuss how you would feel if someone wasn't nice and they weren't ignored, how you could help your friend feel better if they were trying to ignore someone, and what you can do when someone isn't nice.

The social story includes comprehension questions throughout. Some of the questions require students to put their feet in the shoes of the characters. At the end of this product, there are 4 role-playing scenario cards that will require students to discuss ignoring others that aren't nice, how students would feel in a given situation that relates with ignoring others, and what students can do when they want to ignore someone who isn't nice.

Looking for a fun and creative way to help your students develop their Social Emotional Learning skills while promoting mindfulness? Look no further than our AVID Teacher's Mandala Coloring pages!

This downloadable PDF includes 8 unique mandalas, each featuring an inspirational quote to help motivate and inspire your students. Perfect for use in the classroom or at home, these mandalas provide a calming and reflective activity for students to color and share or use as inspiration to create their own mandalas with quotes.

By incorporating mindfulness into your curriculum, you'll be helping your students to reduce stress, improve focus, and promote overall well-being.

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How does media effect one's self esteem?

This package contains 6 lessons and a culminating task that will address this topic.

The package is meant to be taught over at least five lessons. With discussion, each page should easily fill a 45- to 60-minute lesson block.

Lessons include:

- definitions and discussion

- Influence of the Media

- self esteem and music videos

- what happens when a "beauty" company helps people see their beauty?

- evolution of an advertisement (print media/photoshopping)

- overcoming stereotypes and negative comments

- Think about how awesome you are

- Hand of friendship (culminating task)

There is currently no final assessment piece included in this package.

Each lesson, except the last, should be started with a gratitude journal page. The idea behind this it to help students see that they have a lot to be grateful for, regardless of what the media may portray to them. The journal pages shouldn’t take anymore than 5 minutes, max. For photo copying purposes, the journal page is placed before the worksheet, for any given lesson.

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Are you looking for a way for students to relax and be mindful in the New Year? Your students will be delighted with this fun HAPPY NEW YEAR Zentangle coloring sheet! Coloring promotes relaxation and mindfulness and gives your doodlers something to keep their hands busy with so they can better focus in class.

How to use this product:

• As a bulletin board
• For early finishers
• As a holiday gift for friends and loved ones
• As a way to relax and calm down

This product includes:

• 1 Happy New Year Zentangle
• Terms of Use

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Back to School Social Story and Social Skills Activity Bundle:
This Back to School social story includes a variety of activities to teach a social skills lesson themed for back to school in social skills groups.

What's Inside:

⭐Back to School Social Story:

This social story uses visuals to remind students of the different experiences during the Back-to-School season, such as sharing, learning class rules and changes in routine. It pairs these experiences with adaptive coping strategies.

✈️Social Scenario Task Cards: Back-to-School Scenarios Dive into the world of interactive learning with our Social Scenario Task Cards. These engaging cards present a variety of Back to School-themed situations, encouraging thoughtful discussion and problem-solving. Whether it's a friend dilemma or a new teacher interaction, these cards provide a fun and interactive way to practice social skills in a supportive setting.

☁️ Back to School Coping Strategies Coloring Pages: "New Class Calmness" Embrace the therapeutic power of creativity with the Back to School Coping Strategies Coloring Pages. This set of school supply designs not only allows individuals to express themselves artistically but also introduces effective coping strategies for managing new school year-related stress and sensory overload. Each page is a canvas for relaxation.

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Get ready for an exciting Back to School experience with our Jigsaw Coloring Puzzles! This engaging activity combines the fun of coloring with the challenge of assembling jigsaw pieces, making it perfect for students of all ages. Each puzzle features a delightful Back to School-themed illustration, and once completed, it creates a stunning work of art that can be proudly displayed in classrooms or at home. Let creativity and problem-solving skills shine as students piece together the puzzle, and then add their personal touch with vibrant colors. A perfect activity to kickstart the new school year with enthusiasm and creativity!

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

• 30 Pages
• (PDF + PNG)
• Large 8.5” x 11” designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper
• High-resolution images
• Unlimited prints
• Great for kids, boys, girls, and teens

Included in this Google Drive resource, you are given a ready-to-use slide show which holds THREE self-confidence activities that are interactive and fun for several ages and grade levels! These activities will have your students laughing, being creative, and being okay with just being themselves. Reflection questions are included. Other items needed: categories to choose from (ideas related to self-esteem included in the notes section) and a dollar bill for the 3rd included activity. Little prep needed to find success with these SEL lessons and activities! Enjoy.

Enhance social-emotional learning in your classroom with the engaging "I Have, Who Has?" Emotions Game! Designed to promote active participation, this game is perfect for class meetings, guidance lessons, or building a positive classroom climate. With 32 interactive cards, students will strengthen their listening, speaking, and empathy skills while having fun. To add even more excitement, encourage students to act out the emotions during play! Whether you're working on emotional awareness or fostering community, this game is a dynamic tool that supports meaningful learning and connection. Ideal for any age group!

Instill a love of learning and a growth mindset in students with this creatively designed coloring book! This 30-page digital download features unique growth mindset quotes embedded into artful imagery perfect for coloring.

Filled with inspirational sayings like "Challenges help me grow," "I can do hard things," and "My effort leads to success," this coloring book promotes a positive mindset around effort, persistence, and viewing challenges as opportunities to learn.

Designed for elementary students but suitable for any age, this coloring book is ideal for:

*Morning work or bell ringers to set an intention for the day

*"Brain breaks" to reset focus during testing days

*Counseling and SEL lessons on mindfulness and resilience

*Independent art time when students need self-directed activities

With thought-provoking quotes and space for students to add their own creative color, this growth mindset coloring book is perfect for classrooms, counseling offices, intervention services, and more!

The power of Values Education and character building are essential parts of a student's life because they help shape who we are and how we treat others. Learning about respect, honesty, and kindness helps students understand the importance of making good choices and being responsible. By using affirmations and mottos, students can reflect on their thoughts and feelings, reminding themselves of their goals and the kind of person they want to be.

Included in this product are:

* A list of Affirmations

* "Mottos to Live By" list

* Worksheet to write and illustrate students' mottos or affirmations

* Brainstorming worksheet: "Ideas I am Curious About Investigating"

* "Using your creativity" ideas list

* "Butterfly A Day" coloring and activity

* "Match Game" Vocabulary Game (values such as empathy, accountability, and perseverance

* Take Home Vocabulary Study Sheet

* Values vocabulary quiz

* A "Reflections" worksheet for students to discuss their own experiences

* Kindness Cards for peers and teachers

* Suggested booklist on Kindness

Family is one of the most important relationships in life. Learning and understanding the role of each family member, their contribution and the way they communicate are essential in keeping family relationships happy, healthy and harmonious.

This mini-lesson includes activities on appreciating family members, recognising the importance of family traditions,learning and understanding the importance of responsibilities towards family members, learning to address family issues and recognising the importance of effective communication. Lecture on family conflicts and how to improve communication to family members are also included. Processing questions are included to facilitate better learning experiences

Struggling with classroom management? Our interactive behavioral worksheets are the engaging solution you've been looking for! These dynamic resources go beyond traditional paper exercises, fostering student participation and promoting positive behavior in your classroom.

Here's how interactive behavioral worksheets benefit students:

• Increased Engagement: Interactive elements like drag-and-drop activities, polls, and quizzes make learning about appropriate behavior fun and interactive. Students are more likely to retain information when they're actively involved in the learning process.
• Improved Self-Awareness: Interactive worksheets encourage students to reflect on their own behavior and the impact it has on themselves and others. This self-awareness is a crucial step towards developing positive social skills.
• Personalized Learning: Some interactive worksheets can be customized to target specific student needs or focus on common classroom challenges. This personalized approach allows students to develop their behavioral skills at their own pace.
• Positive Reinforcement: Interactive worksheets often include features like points or badges for completing activities. This positive reinforcement system motivates students to continue practicing good behavior.

Search our extensive collection of interactive behavioral worksheets today! Find resources tailored to your grade level and specific classroom needs. With our engaging activities, you can create a positive and productive learning environment for all your students.

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A seven-slide, interactive PowerPoint to assist students through the process of choosing college majors. Includes individual/small/whole group critical thinking skills activities: Definitions of Bachelor of Arts/Science Differences between Bachelor of Arts/Sciences Left Brain/Right Brain examples/quizzes Career Assessment Quiz links Activities for assessing left/right brain How to choose skill-based majors Optional research activities Can be used for fact based research writing, college prep courses, and college career days. Use with "Finding the Perfect College" at https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Finding-the-Perfect-College-CCSS-College-ReadinessELA-Activities-128486