Mrs. Crabtree's Counseling Corner

This is a fun way for kids to use real world scenarios and connect them to a habit.  I show all kinds of commercials, or video clips and the kids are to fill out the Spot the Habit organizer to use for our discussion.

In my district, we use Kentucky's Practical Living Vocational Studies program to teach our Guidance classes.  Since our school is a Leader in Me School, we also teach the Seven Habits.  I decided to break down the PLVS curriculum and match it with the habit it falls in line with to show others just how simple it is to embed the Seven Habits into what is already being done. Hopefully you will find this helpful as you advocate for the Leader in Me initiative in your school. _________________________________________________________________________                         

This is a lesson I do with my 3-5th graders at the beginning of the school year.  This helps keep everyone on the same page with regard to school wide expectations, as well as helps me get a feel for what habits the students are still struggling to apply toward their daily lives.  In this activity, the students are put into groups of five. Each group is labeled with a location.  (classroom, hallways, restrooms, cafeteria, and playground).   I present them with the table below, and ask them to complete their group's box for each habit.  I give the groups about about 5 minutes, to discuss and write down their answers.  Then, I tell them to switch to the next group.  When the students have rotated through all of the groups, we come together as a class and discuss.  I usually use big butcher paper, to create this matrix and hang it somewhere in the classroom as a reminder.  I have placed a blank table for you to use if you'd like, a...

March is going to be a whirlwind of exciting opportunities!  First, I am so excited to share that I will be presenting at the Kentucky School Counseling Association Conference March 5-7.  I will be doing a pre-conference workshop about how to implement the Leader In Me into the Guidance Curriculum. I will be sharing lesson plan ideas, curriculum alignment with the LIM and much more.   In addition, my school W.R McNeill Elementary, will be serving as a host school at this year's Leader In Me Symposium on March 4.  We are excited to share our school's success and showcase our student's leadership abilities.  As if these great Honors weren't enough, our Lighthouse Team will be presenting at the Symposium as well.  March 5, we will be providing a break out session titled: How to integrate the LIM seamlessly into your school.   It truly has been so seamless, that we just want to be able to share this awesome initiative with everyone!  If you haven...