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School Counseling Resources
Here are some helpful resources to use with your children at home
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Books, Games, Activities for Self-Regulation
- Listening to my Body by Gabi Garcia
- The Way I Act by Steve Metzger
- David Gets in Trouble by David Shannon
- No, David! By David Shannon
- What Were you Thinking? By Bryan Smith
- My Mouth is a Volcano by Julia Cook
- What should Danny do? By Ganit and Adir Levy
- What if Everybody Did That? By Ellen Javernick
- I Can Do That by Kayla Marnach
- Tattle Tongue by Julia Cook
- Don’t Squeal Unless It’s a Big Deal by Jeanie Franz Ransom
- Red Light, Green Light
- Mother May I
- Freeze Dance
- Follow My Clap-leader creates a clapping pattern; everyone repeates the pattern
- Simon Says
- Follow the Leader
- Color Moves-participants move around the room based on the colored paper the leader is holding up; Green-fast, Yellow-regular, Blue-slow, Red-stop
- Freeze Tag
- Jenga
- Operation
- Yoga
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Books, Games, Activities for Self Esteem
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Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae
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Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell
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I am Enough by Grace Byers
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It’s okay to be Different by Todd Parr
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Be Who you Are by Todd Parr
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Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
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The OK Book by Amy Rosenthal
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The Girl who Never Made Mistakes by Mark Pett
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I Like Me by Nancy Carlson
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The Sneetches and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss
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Cupcake by Charise Harper
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Zero by Kathryn Otoshi
- Show interest in hobbies
- Play Catch the Compliment-toss a ball around the circle giving a compliment to the person you pass the ball to
- Express Gratitude
- Share and talk about Feelings
- Discuss strengths and take time to show them
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Books, Games, Activities for Anxiety/Worry
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Wilma Jean and the Worry Machine by Julia Cook
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Jonathan James and the Whatif Monster by Michelle Nelson
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What do you do with a problem? By Kobi Yamada
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Hey Warrior by Karen Young
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What to do when you Worry too Much? By Dawn Huebner
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It’s Okay to Make Mistakes by Todd Parr
- Calming Anxiety in Children
- Activities for Anxious Kids
- Controlled Breathing Exercises
- Square Breathing
- Star Breathing
- Rainbow Breathing
- Belly Breathing
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Books, Games, Activities for Mindfulness and Growth Mindset
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Listening to my body by Gabi Garcia
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My Incredible Talking Body by Rebecca Bowen
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I am Peace by Susan Verde
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I am Yoga by Susan Verde
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Breathe like a Bear by Kira Willey
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Your Fantastic Elastic Brain by Joann Deak
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The Dot by Peter Reynolds
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Ish by Peter Reynolds
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Master of Mindfulness by Laurie Grossman
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The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires
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Beautiful Oops by Barney Saltzberg
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Bubble Gum Brain by Julia Cook
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You Can Do it, Bert! By Ole Könnecke
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Not Yet by Lisa Cox and Lori Hockema
- Mindulness Jars
- Yoga Poses
- Tense and Release Muscle Relaxation
- Describe an Object
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Books, Games, Activities for Emotions
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The Way I feel by Steve Metzger
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The Feelings Book by Todd Parr
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My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss
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When I feel...Series by Cornelia Spelman
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When Sophie gets Angry-Really, Really Angry...by Molly Bang
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Soda Pop Head by Julia Cook
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You, Me, and Empathy by Jayneen Sanders
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Have you Filled a Bucket Today? By Carol McCloud
- Emotions Charades
- Emotions Bingo
- Simon Says "Emotions"
- Emotion Popsicle Sticks
- Today I am Feeling...
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