Girl's Day Out!

Girl's Day Out!

Empowering girls through lessons on self-esteem, relational aggression, and body image.

This is one of my FAVORITE activities to do with the students on my campus.  I found some wonderful ideas on one of my favorite blogs: 

http://www.schcounselor.com/ with regard to lessons to do with girls to help empower them.

I chose two days last year to work with each grade level of girls.  On our campus our students go to "Specials" class: computers, music, library, p.e., art, etc....  The boys went to P.E. while the girls and some of the Specials teachers joined me in the music room for some Girly FUN!  

During our forty-five minutes together the students listened to music videos, participated in group activities, and ended with an individual quick writing portion.  

I paired the fourth and fifth grade girls together for over an hour for their lesson.  This year I plan to create special "invitations" for this day and present them to each of the girls.

(The kindergarten and first grade presentation was shorter: 

no Prezi, reading The Recess Queen, and looking into the Mirror: "What do I Like When I look in the Mirror?")

**Before you ask, yes, I had a Boy T.A.L.K. day**

Activities:
Back to Back: Girls sat with their backs to each other and had to only use their backs/legs to get up.  :)

Mirrors: (Students are sitting in a circle) Look into the mirror and either say it out loud or think it inside, what do you like about the person looking back at you?  2nd time around: One person holds the mirror and the girl to her right says something about her that she likes (body image).

Paper Chain: Students are given a slip of colored construction paper.  Brainstorm one thing you can do to help empower girls, make a difference on our campus, or help someone in your community. Staple links together to make a long chain of powerful statements! (Together we can be the change we wish to see in the world!)

The program's design for grades 2-5 is outlined 

in this PREZI:

Grants Galore!

Grant Ideas Galore! 

I absolutely LOVE to write so I have channeled that love to apply for several grants within my school district's education foundation. Here are some of the grants I have won as a counselor:

1. Get RAMPed Up With Counseling - Driving students up the RAMP to success (all geared towards an effective ASCA model counseling program)

 *This is my newest one that I will be implementing this school year!  I will post updates as I plan the activities!

2. Girl T.A.L.K. - ideas for a positive approach to relational aggression

3. T.O.O.L.S. for Parents: Constructing a Bridge to Close the Achievement Gap

Targeted Activities

Organized by Skills

Offering Extensions of

Learning for

Students and Parents

RtI toolkits for parents ~ Brief Project Summary:

Our innovative project focuses on the parenting piece to Response to Intervention. (RtI)  We aim to provide the necessary tools and resources at home in order to support the current interventions in the school setting.  Parents need to have at their fingertips the necessary supplies and appropriate materials in order to effectively support the interventions and to help personalize learning for students.  We truly let our imaginations take flight as we delved deeper into creating innovative “RtI Parent Toolboxes” in order to provide appropriate interactive, educational resources for parents within a school and home partnership in learning.    

4. Love and Logic Grant - Teaching and Parenting with Love and Logic

Teacher's Book Study with the Teaching with Love and Logic Book
Parenting Classes: Parenting with Love and Logic

What are some ideas for grants? What have you always wanted to have as a part of your school counseling program?