Remote School Counselor Connection
Soc. & Emo. Lessons, Activities, and Resources 5/18-5/29
May's Second Step Lesson
Newsletter Video Walk Through with Mr. Schibley https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JbNaavs4MZmU99UYl5p2qxk46l2xe_Ew/view
1. Stop
2. Name Your Feeling
3. Calm Down (Breathing, Counting, Positive Self-Talk)
Kindergarten
https://bit.ly/SSKinderLesson13
First Grade Second Step Lesson
https://bit.ly/SSGrade1Lesson13
Second Grade Second Step Lesson:
https://bit.ly/SSGrade2Lesson13
Third Grade Second Step Lesson:
https://bit.ly/SSGrade3Lesson15
Fourth Grade Second Step Lesson:
https://bit.ly/SSGrade4Lesson13
Fifth Grade Second Step Lesson:
Second Step Home Links
Over the course of this school year kindergarten through fifth grade students at Surrarrer and Whitney will be learning about Empathy & Compassion, Skills for Learning, Emotion Management, and Problem Solving using the Second Step curriculum. During the month of May kindergarten through fifth grade students will be learning about solving problems. To further the discussion at home, please open the home links below regarding the corresponding lessons. Please contact me if you have further questions. My phone number is (440) 268-5971. My email is eschibley@scsmustangs.org.
The elementary school counseling department is excited to begin our third year of classroom lessons using the Second Step Program. The information below indicates the monthly themes and monthly objectives for the school year.
May
EMOTION MANAGEMENT
I can notice when I am having a strong emotion and begin to calm down.
Home Links
Kindergarten
No Home Links this Month
1st Grade
No Home Links this Month
2nd Grade
https://app.secondstep.org/Portals/0/g2/Lesson_Materials/Home_Links/g2L13_Home_Link.pdf
3rd Grade
https://app.secondstep.org/Portals/0/g3/Lesson_Materials/Home_Links/g3L15_Home_Link.pdf
4th Grade
https://app.secondstep.org/Portals/0/G4/Lesson_Materials/Home_Links/G4L13_Home_Link.pdf
5th Grade
https://app.secondstep.org/Portals/0/G5/Lesson_Materials/Home_Links/G5L11_Home_Link.pdf
More Social & Emotional Learning and Activities- 7 Guiding Principles for Parents Teaching from Home
Here are some ideas for home remote learning from Edutopia. Edutopia is made possible by the George Lucas Education Foundation.
https://www.edutopia.org/article/7-guiding-principles-parents-teaching-home
Empathy
Tic Tac Toe Empathy Activities:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1j4tlQgmFdGIjn7hzL6i3rd6XwdXa6S5TbkQGQ75PIQMSuggested (Not Mandatory) Daily Routine for Home Learning
9am-10am-Academic Time: Complete one self selected academic activity.
10am-10:30-Technology time: Try some guided meditation from Mind Yeti.com, Calm.com, or Go Noodle.com
10:30-11:30-Academic Time: Complete one self selected academic activity.
11:30-12:30-Lunch: Eat a balanced lunch, help clean up the kitchen, thank your parent(s), and read, draw, or play cards for the remainder of the hour.
12:30-1:30-Academic Time: Complete one self selected academic activity.
1:30-1:45-Break Time
1:45-2:45-Get Moving-Go for a walk, run, or ride. Practice your instrument or do some self directed research on a topic that is your passion.
2:45-3:45-Chores-Offer to help with household chores. Take out the trash, empty the dishwasher, wash the dishes, vacuum, clean the toilet, fold the laundry, help prepare dinner, wash the windows, dust, tidy up the living area.
How to Reduce Stress During the COVID Quarantine
Love & Logic
Now that schools have closed due to the Coronavirus outbreak, how can parents help their children learn and complete work while avoiding counter productive power struggles?
To read more click the link below.
https://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/email/newsletter/1414445010
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst and Read by Mr. Schibley
Social & Emotional Games-Jump Rope Games-Snake
Before You Start
- Review the need for personal safe space when using a jump rope.
- Explain how to take turns and the different roles need to play Snake.
- Demonstrate the skills needed (running and jumping over.) Use children to help demonstrate and practice these skills.
- Ask the children to explain the concepts and the rules back to you.
How to Play
- This is a very simple and fun way for kids to learn the eye-foot coordination needed to jump rope.
- In small groups of three or more, provide one rope and identify to children to become the first “turners”, everyone else will begin jumping.
- The two turners kneel or sit on the ground and hold the rope to the ground.
- The rope turners’ jobs are to move the rope back and forth first slowly and low to the ground. They will then increasing the speed of the rope as the jumpers improve.
- Jumpers take turns running up to and jumping over the rope—using a two-feet or one-foot jump.
- Jumpers are challenged jump over the rope without touching it.
- The players switch positions when you give a signal.
- If necessary, start the activity with still ropes before adding the challenging of moving ropes
Try Something New--Ping Pong Ball Toss
Materials:
1. Ping Pong Balls-as many as you want.
2. Glass jar or vase with a medium to wide mouth opening. (ask an adult to pick one for you)
3. Open area to toss ping pong balls.
Procedure:
1. Place the jar/vase somewhere in an open space that is safe for tossing ping pong balls.
2. Stand back from the jar/vase at different distances and see how many ping pong balls you can make by tossing them underhand or overhand.
Extensions:
1. See how many ping pong ball tosses are made in a predetermined amount of time.
2. Keep score against someone in your family.
3. Designate different distances with assigned points (think baseketball 1 pt., 2 pts. 3 pts.) and toss from these different distances. Be creative in your scoring. Perhaps, from one distance the score is 100,000 and from another it's 1,000, 000.
Meet Mr. Schibley
School Counseling Office Hours
The SCS requested that counselors schedule office hours everyday. I have elected to schedule my hours from 9:30-10:30 on school days, Monday through Friday. Ethically speaking, in the elementary grades the parent is the client because the child is a minor. In an effort to continue school counseling services, remain ethical, and meet the requirements of the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) of 2000 I would like to suggest that we connect through email. In each instance you will need to be present during the meeting as we are communicating electronically and I have no way to monitor what is happening on your end.
When requesting a meeting, and this meeting could be just to say hello, please follow the protocol below.
Scheduling an Appointment with Mr. Schibley
1. Please complete this Google Form. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1eDoy-S0tgtp0Q5JhkZm-LhO-19WXD0pGIgOloV1Ca44
2. I will schedule the meeting and email you with the specific day and time. If the day and time you selected are taken I will make every effort to find a different day and time that meets your needs.
Important Resources Numbers
Ohio Resources
COVID-19 Hotline 1-833-427-5634
Ohio Coronavirus Info: https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/covid-19/
Strongsville Resources
Strongsville Police Non-Emergency Dispatch (440) 238-7373Strongsville Food Bank (440) 580-3280
Strongsville City Schools Resources
Stay Safe. Speak Up. 1-866-547-8362
Cuyahoga County Resources
Children & Family Services (440) 696-KIDS (5437)
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255
Mobile Crisis Hotline (27/7) (216) 623-6888
Guidestone Crisis Line (440) 260-8595
Guidestone General Information (440) 234-2006
PEP Connections (216) 361-2441
Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Services http://www.adamhscc.org/
ADAMHS Board of Cuyahoga County Provider Network Guide:
http://adamhscc.org/pdf_adamhscc/en-US/CHART%20ONLY%202.11.20.pdf
ADAMHS Board of Cuyahoga County Medicaid-only Agencies:
http://medicaid.ohio.gov/FOROHIOANS/CoveredServices.aspx
Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities (216) 241-8230
Cleveland Rape Crisis Center Hotline (216) 619-6192
UH Southwest General Hospital Behavioral Health (440) 816-8200
Cleveland Clinic Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (216) 636-5860
Metro Health Behavioral Health (216) 778-4428 Middleburg Campus (216 )957-9500
Utility Assistance Cuyahoga County Division of Job & Family Services (216) 987-7000
Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland Emergency Utility Assistance (216) 518-4014