Monthly Archives: November 2016

Guest Speaker: Willow Myers, MA- Child Counselor

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Name: Willow Myers Job Title: Child/Adolescent Counselor Contact Information: South Bay Suites: 1140 10th St Suite 221 Bellingham, Washington 98225 (360) 972-3488 Job Description: Willow Myers is a counselor specializing in children and adolescents, as well as mood disorders with over 30 years of experience. She uses approaches such as cognitive behavior therapy, play and art therapy, mindfulness therapy, … Continue reading Guest Speaker: Willow Myers, MA- Child Counselor →

Mental Health K-3 Online Student Resource

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Here is a perfect website for students to have time to read during class or during a free choice time. Unfortunately, I could not find a lot of interactive websites with games or videos which would probably be more appropriate for second graders. However, I thought it was the best website for students to get information … Continue reading Mental Health K-3 Online Student Resource →

Mental/Emotional Health Documentary

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Documentary – A is for Autism Released in 1992. 11 min. Director: Tim Webb. Short TV documentary. No rating listed A documentary about the experiences of children growing up with Autism brought through the use of pictures that they drew.  A is for Autism I would use this documentary as a way to teach my … Continue reading Mental/Emotional Health Documentary →

Mental Health K-3 Popular Movie

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  Popular Film – Inside Out Inside Out – Disney Pixar – PG – 1 hour 35 min- 2015 After young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions – Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness – conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house, and school. … Continue reading Mental Health K-3 Popular Movie →

Mental Health K-3 Online Parent Resource

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Here on this website allows parents to explore and learn ways to talk to their children about emotions, specifically identifying and helping he/she deal with emotions in an appropriate way, being emotionally aware, and some basic “to remembers” on emotions. The website is not very interactive but it is information that a parent or guardian can read … Continue reading Mental Health K-3 Online Parent Resource →

Mental Health K-3 Online Teacher Resource

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Here is a great website for teachers! With lots of activities, worksheets, videos, art activities, etc. Pick and choose what you would like to incorporate to your classroom. The website link could be sent home in an email to parents when the time is appropriate, ex: at the beginning of the year, during a specific … Continue reading Mental Health K-3 Online Teacher Resource →

Internet Resources for students, teachers, and families

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Below is the summary of internet resources that we have used in our lesson plan for a week. The internet resource for the teacher is the only site that wasn’t expressly used within the week plan. Student 1) Smash-Your-Food is an online game that asks kids to make predictions on how much sugar, salt, and … Continue reading Internet Resources for students, teachers, and families →

Bibliotherapy Blog-Teacher Resource

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CHILDHOOD BIBLIOTHERAPY DATABASE (Blog) http://childhoodbibliotherapy.blogspot.com/  This is an ongoing database of children’s books that are useful when working with children and families who are experiencing crisis. This website provides many great books for teachers to use for specific mental/emotional health topics. There haven’t been many new books added to the list, but there are many books … Continue reading Bibliotherapy Blog-Teacher Resource →

Empowering Parents (Parent Resource)

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Empowering Parents https://www.empoweringparents.com/article-categories/child-behavior-problems/ Provides a portal for parents to seek help when dealing with behaviors of their children. The portal includes articles written by experts on topics ranging from stealing, lying, and sibling rivalry to substance abuse, bullying, and outbursts. This website not only has expert articles, but also has parenting blogs, example behavior charts, … Continue reading Empowering Parents (Parent Resource) →