7th grade Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa school counseling simulations

Also included in: Escape Room Counseling Bundle | Friendship Growth Mindset Career

College and Career Awareness Escape Room | College and Career Exploration

Created by

Career and Technical Education, For All Subjects, School Counseling

This College and Career Escape Room is the perfect challenge for students to build teamwork and learn about awareness of their college and career options. Students will be exposed to college terminology, the branches of the military, and various career paths. Students are given the a scenario where there school is invade by aliens who want to learn about college and career options on earth and the only way to save everyone from infiltration is for students to work together to solve the chall

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 10th

Types:

Also included in: Escape Room Counseling Bundle | Friendship Growth Mindset Career

Middle School Escape Room | Middle School Transition Lesson

Created by

Back to School, For All Subjects, School Counseling

Are your kids nervous about starting middle school? Do they have questions about what's going to be different, how hard it is or how they can make new friends? This Escape To Middle School is a fun transition activity for students starting middle school that will help them feel more at ease with the transition headed their way. Students will explore the differences between elementary school and middle school and look at ways to find success as a student in their new building.●●● To begin the

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Also included in: Middle School Transition Bundle | Transition to Middle School

Lunch Bunch Games | Friendship Escape Room

Created by

Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, School Counseling

This Friendship Escape Room is the perfect challenge for upper elementary and middle school students to build teamwork and learn about positive friendship skills. This challenge is meant to be given in a shorter time span than other escape rooms and is perfect for those lunch time groups! Students are given the a scenario where there school is infected with Bully Fever and to release the antidote students need to work together to solve the challenges, release the keys and solve the secret co

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 7th

Types:

Also included in: Escape Room Counseling Bundle | Friendship Growth Mindset Career

College and Career Awareness Activities/Budgeting/Personal Financial Literacy

Created by

Career and Technical Education, For All Subjects, School Counseling

Want an engaging Career Lesson that will help kids understand the connection between lifestyle and salary? This Adulting Lesson is a great addition to any career and college awareness program. Students will learn all about budgeting and financial management as they enter the adult world, obtain a career, get paid a salary, make lifestyle choices, and pay bills. It's not until the end will they figure out if they can stay within a budget.●●● Students are given a career with a salary. Their sa

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

Also included in: Middle School Classroom Guidance Lessons Bundle | SEL Counseling Lessons

Thanksgiving Social Skills Task Cards

Created by

School Counseling, Special Education, Thanksgiving

Do you have students that struggle with social conversations? These Thanksgiving Social Skills Task Cards contain 64 task cards that will help your students practice how to enter and maintain conversations dealing with Thanksgiving Day, problem solve difficult situations that might arise, practice body language and wording of answers for situations, and talk about what they do and love about this holiday. ● ● ● Students can really struggle with knowing what to say and do in tough situations, an

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 10th

Types:

School Counseling is Magical

Also included in: Social Skills Task Card Bundle

Learning About Disabilities Activity booklet

Created by

This activity book was created to help your students better understand some of the different types of disabilities that they may observe at school or in their community. By helping students develop empathy and a positive attitude toward others who have a disability, will help decrease bullying, while developing a more positive, caring school environment. The activities in this workbook will provide an introduction to different types of disabilities in a positive and general way. The activities

Subjects:

School Counseling, School Psychology

Grades:

3rd - 8th

Types:

Activities, Simulations, Lesson

Career Exploration Lesson and Career Research Workbook

Created by

Career and Technical Education, For All Subjects, School Counseling

This Career Exploration and Career Research Lesson is a great addition to any career and college awareness program. Students will learn about the 6 career Fields and 16 Career Clusters while competing a career cluster survey. Students will then research a career of their choosing by competing a student workbook. This lesson may be used digitally or in person. A PowerPoint presentation will guide the students through their career project and the student workbooks are available in either pdf o

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, English Language Arts

Also included in: Middle School Classroom Guidance Lessons Bundle | SEL Counseling Lessons

Christmas DIGITAL Escape Room BUNDLE No Prep!

Created by

Smiling in Sixth

Get BOTH of my Christmas Digital Escape Rooms that are NO PREP for a discount when you buy the bundle. These escape rooms will give your students the fun experience of helping Santa be ready for Christmas Eve in the North Pole AND a scavenger hunt at a school's Holiday Jubilee! The North Pole Escape Room has 12 ELA skill-based challenges and 12 tasks to complete. The Holiday Jubilee Escape Room has 14 ELA skill-based challenges and 22 tasks! These are both all digital and are done in Google F

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Social Skills Task Cards | Winter Break | Winter Holiday | Conversation

Created by

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, School Counseling, Special Education

Do your kids struggle with conversations? Want to prepare them for coversations and social situations they may experience over their winter break? These Winter Break/Christmas Social Skills Task Cards have 64 task cards that will help your students practice how to enter and maintain conversations dealing with Christmas, New Years, holidays and winter break, problem solve difficult situations that might arise, practice body language and wording of answers for situations, and talk about what the

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 10th

Types:

Also included in: Social Skills Task Card Bundle

Valentine's Day Social Skills Task Cards

Created by

School Counseling, Special Education, Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day Social Skills Task Cards are 64 task cards that will help your students practice how to enter and maintain conversations dealing with Valentine's Day, problem solve difficult situations that might arise, practice body language and wording of answers for situations, and talk about what they do and love about this holiday. Students can really struggle with knowing what to say and do in tough situations, and these social skills cards can help walk them through it.Includes:● 16 Va

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 10th

Types:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Holidays/Seasonal, Social Studies - History

Also included in: Social Skills Task Card Bundle

Christmas Traditions History Holiday Activity CSI Mystery of History Analysis

Created by

Learning Pyramid

Explore the history of Christmas and Christmas holiday traditions from around the world! Your students will explore leading theories about the history of Christmas traditions with this festive crime scene investigation activity that encourages engagement and original thinking!A visually engaging case file is provided with comprehensive background readings on the history of Christmas and its traditions. Leading theories about the making of modern Christmas traditions are provided, spanning from R

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 10th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Simulations

CCSS:

, W.8.1e

...

Halloween Social Skills Task Cards

Created by

Halloween, School Counseling, Special Education

Halloween Social Skills Task Cards are 64 task cards that will help your students practice how to enter and maintain conversations dealing with Halloween, problem solve difficult situations that might arise, practice body language and wording of answers for situations, and talk about what they do and love about this holiday. ● ● ● Students can really struggle with knowing what to say and do in tough situations, and these social skills cards can help walk them through it.►► Includes:✅ 16 Trick

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 10th

Types:

Character Education, Gifted and Talented, School Counseling

Also included in: Social Skills Task Card Bundle

Learning Disabilities Simulations- Social Emotional Learning for Students

Created by

Orton Gillingham Mama

Every classroom in the world is comprised of students who learn differently. Our students are surrounded by peers who have learning disabilities, speech disorders, attention deficits, and more! Are we teaching our kids about these differences? Are we equipping them to help their peers and show empathy towards them? Have we empowered those who learn differently?In this 4-part simulation, students will gain an understanding of how some kids learn, struggle, and feel during parts of their learni

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 12th, Staff

Types:

Snowman Detective Mystery | Problem Solving | Escape Room | Growth Mindset

Created by

Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, School Counseling

Experience the thrill of being a detective to follow the clues and solve the Case of the Missing Snowman. Can you find the solution before time runs out? This Clue Mystery Game is the perfect teambuilder challenge for upper elementary and middle school students to both teach teambuilding and problem solving.● ● ● Students are given the a scenario describing the mysterious disappearance of the class snowman. Then they must use their Clue Recording Sheet to elimate suspects, time of incident,

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Also included in: Middle School Classroom Guidance Lessons Bundle | SEL Counseling Lessons

Conflict Resolution Escape Room | Problem Solving | Team Building

Created by

Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, School Counseling

Experience the thrill of problem solving and conflict resolution in our immersive escape room. Can you find the solution before time runs out? This Conflict Resolution Escape Room is the perfect teambuilder challenge for middle school students to both teach the concepts of a conflict resolution and problem solving. ● ● ● Students are given the a scenario where they're having a not so great day and the only way to turn things around is to use the skills and strategies of solving problems to es

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Family Consumer Sciences, Math, School Counseling

Also included in: Middle School Classroom Guidance Lessons Bundle | SEL Counseling Lessons

Real-life Budget activity

Created by

Jamie Lukey

This activity will be a guided class activity in which students choose their career from a list of careers and median salaries. The students will then use websites and given information to determine their school loan payments, buy a house, determine their mortgage, utilities, car payment, insurance and groceries/living expenses. The students will be able to complete a budget sheet and then a short 4 question reflection sheet from the activity. My students did this at the end of 8th grade math

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Worksheets, Projects, Simulations

Winter Holidays Christmas Around the World Music Traditions Activity Lesson

Created by

Teaching Music by the Sea

Explore winter holiday and Christmas music culture and traditions from around the world! This activity will take your students on an engaging tour of diverse winter holiday and Christmas music customs, and learn about the global instruments used in traditional holiday music!Your students will learn about diverse music holiday traditions that are celebrated around the world, and journey to ten notable countries. This activity is a perfect way to promote cultural diversity around the holidays! St

Subjects:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Music, Social Studies - History

Grades:

3rd - 8th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Simulations

Growth Mindset Discussion Cards

Created by

For All Subjects, School Counseling, Special Education

TheseGrowth Mindset Discussion Cards are 64 task cards that will help your students understand the importance of having grit and having a growth mindset. Task cards are broken down into two different decks of 32 cards. The Blue Deck addresses general growth mindset questions and asks students to look at their own grit, determination and mindset. The Red Deck contains scenarios about school, home, sports, clubs and friendships and asks students to change the mindset in each given situation. R

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Forensics, Science

Forensic Science Christmas Activity Crime Scene Investigation & Fat Analysis

Created by

EasyFunScience

Looking for a FUN Forensic Science Christmas Activity? This public-school, low-prep activity is EASY to set up and FUN for students! Students will use brown paper bags to investigate the fat content of cookies. This information will be used to solve a holiday mystery. Then, students will examine motives for each suspect in the mystery and write a short article. Your students will love this Holiday-themed, engaging FUN FORENSICS activity... NO ONE DIES! This activity aligns with Next Generation S

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 10th

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Simulations

NGSS:

MS-LS1-7

, 5-PS1-3

Also included in: Forensic Science Crime Scene Investigation Middle School Holiday Lesson Plans

Christmas DIGITAL Escape Room NO PREP! Escape to Winter Break

Created by

Smiling in Sixth

This digital escape room is a fun way for kids to practice some key ELA skills while being a completely NO PREP activity for you!This fun digital escape room is completed on Google Forms. Students will be participating in a scavenger hunt at their school's Holiday Jubilee in hopes of not only winning, but also escaping to winter break. Students will have to solve 22 clues and complete 14 ELA skill-based challenges to move on to the next section and finish the scavenger hunt. This will keep stu

Subjects:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Forensics, Holidays/Seasonal

Also included in: Christmas DIGITAL Escape Room BUNDLE No Prep!

Forensic Science Crime Scene Investigation Middle School Holiday Lesson Plans

Created by

EasyFunScience

Forensic Science Activities are a fun, yet educational, way to celebrate holidays without sacrificing instruction time in Middle School. This collection of forensic science crime scene investigation (CSI) activities includes 4 engaging laboratory activities that infuse the excitement of holidays with the intrigue of forensic science. Each activity is specifically designed for 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade and provides a unique opportunity for students to apply forensic science techniques in a fun

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Simulations

NGSS:

MS-LS1-7

, 5-PS1-3

, HS-LS3-1

, MS-LS1-1

60 Affirmations for Trauma Survivors, Childhood Trauma Coping Statements

Created by

GentleObservations

These affirmations for trauma survivors are the perfect anxiety relief coping statements to help manage triggers or big emotions as a result of trauma. Perfect to add to your mirror, put in a lunch box, or keep close to you during moments when you need a positive reminder of your worth. They can be used within the therapy office or as a psychological tool to help clients manage PTSD, anxiety, or slow down panic attacks.✦ INSTANT DOWNLOAD - 60 AFFIRMATIONS FOR TRAUMA SURVIVORS ✦✦ WHAT YOU’LL GET

Subjects:

Psychology, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning

Grades:

6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

Handouts, Flash Cards, Simulations

Also included in: Trauma Therapy Bundle | Crisis Therapy Worksheets | Coping Skill Cards & More

Social Stories That Don't Suck: Back to School Edition

Created by

My Creative Classroom Community

Social Stories That Don't Suck are collections of social stories for Middle and High Schoolers, without all that kiddie stuff. These social stories are designed for older students by addressing more mature and / or complex social scenarios that are applicable to preteens and teens. This collection of social stories is designed for navigating the difficult transition back to school. Change is hard! Help your students ease back into the school routine with tools they can use to make their school y

Subjects:

Life Skills, School Counseling, Special Education

Grades:

6th - 12th, Adult Education

Types: