Counselor in the Classroom, Activities and Strategies for an Effective Classroom Guidance Program

This innovative resource integrates counseling and guidance with classroom instruction. Many of the engaging, counselor-led activities also include suggestions for counselor/teacher collaboration. Designed to foster empathy as well as creative and critical thinking abilities, the book covers topics such as understanding others' feelings, communication skills, friendship, peer pressure, cooperation, bullying, safety, stress management, ethics, setting goals, self-esteem, problem solving, anger management, and test anxiety. Each activity of 30 to 60 minutes includes a statement of purpose, materials needed, detailed directions and discussion questions. Includes reproducible student worksheets. Grades 2-8. Illustrated.