A Peek Into My Office
Pray Board
This is an idea I saw on Pinterest (and cannot remember whose original idea it was- I'd love to give credit to that person!) The idea behind how I'm using it is that every time I have a student in my office and we pray about something together, they get to choose a clothespin to put up on the "Pray Board". They don't write anything on it, but they know that it represents their prayer that they gave to God. (This pic is from the beginning of the year, so there aren't very many on it when I took the picture.)
Puzzle-Themed Counseling Signs
I am learning quickly that it's hard to decorate a K-12 School Counseling office! I want it to be inviting to all students from Kindergarten on up to 12th grade. Needless to say, there is not much out there that this wide age range can agree on. So, I went with a puzzle theme. My theme for my open house board was "Your school counselor can help you make the pieces fit", and I had created a puzzle display using Photoshop to discuss the (FOUR!) domains that I would be helping students with this year. (Academic, Personal/Social, Career/College, and Spiritual). If I could re-do this, I might have the "spiritual" domain going around the other three, since God should be in ALL areas of their life.
Office Posters: Eye-catching displays to remind students about the rules in the counseling office.
Where is the School Counselor Sign: I also made a sign to hang outside of my door that tells where I am at in the building. The pointer is just a sheet of foam cut into the shape of a puzzle piece and glued to a clothespin.
Locker Note I have a locker where students can slip notes to me throughout the day. Since I have a K-12 building, I have one locker in the secondary hallway, and one in the elementary hallway to make sure all students are able to reach me if they need me.
Purchase the signs for your counseling office through my Teachers Pay Teachers store!
Office Posters: Eye-catching displays to remind students about the rules in the counseling office.
Where is the School Counselor Sign: I also made a sign to hang outside of my door that tells where I am at in the building. The pointer is just a sheet of foam cut into the shape of a puzzle piece and glued to a clothespin.
Locker Note I have a locker where students can slip notes to me throughout the day. Since I have a K-12 building, I have one locker in the secondary hallway, and one in the elementary hallway to make sure all students are able to reach me if they need me.
Purchase the signs for your counseling office through my Teachers Pay Teachers store!