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Best books for the Elementary School Counselor
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Creative Interventions for Troubled Children & YouthCreative Interventions for Troubled Children & Youth by Liana Lowenstein
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $25.24
I use nearly every activity in this book
More Creative Interventions for Troubled Children and YouthMore Creative Interventions for Troubled Children and Youth by Liana Lowenstein
Buy new: $17.96 / Used from: $16.44
Great ideas and activities
Creative Interventions for Children of DivorceCreative Interventions for Children of Divorce by Liana Lowenstein
Buy new: $19.40 / Used from: $15.99
Useful activities
Classroom Guidance Games: 50 Fun, Inspirational Guidance Games; Reproducible Cards, Boards & Worksheets; and Letters to ParentsClassroom Guidance Games: 50 Fun, Inspirational Guidance Games; Reproducible Cards, Boards & Worksheets; and Letters to Parents by Shannon Trice Black
Buy new: $26.95 / Used from: $55.00
Fun games to play in class - everything you need is here.
Have You Filled a Bucket Today?Have You Filled a Bucket Today? by Carol McCloud
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $16.79
My number one classroom guidance lesson revolves around this book.
Different Just Like MeDifferent Just Like Me by Lori Mitchell
Buy new: $7.95 / Used from: $3.57
Wonderful for classroom guidance lessons about diversity.
Freeing Your Child from Anxiety: Powerful, Practical Solutions to Overcome Your Child's Fears, Worries, and PhobiasFreeing Your Child from Anxiety: Powerful, Practical Solutions to Overcome Your Child's Fears, Worries, and Phobias by Tamar E. Chansky
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $8.05
Useful sections on how to gradually move a school anxious child back into a full time school routine.
Freeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Powerful, Practical Program for Parents of Children and AdolescentsFreeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Powerful, Practical Program for Parents of Children and Adolescents by Tamar E. Chansky
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $6.50
Great for counselors as well as parents.
Treating Explosive Kids: The Collaborative Problem-Solving ApproachTreating Explosive Kids: The Collaborative Problem-Solving Approach by Ross W. Greene PhD
Buy new: $30.60 / Used from: $31.94
Essential for understanding and teaching flexibility.
Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4-14Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4-14 by Chip Wood
Buy new: $17.00 / Used from: $14.10
Divided into sections according to age - useful for quickly teaching parents appropriate developmental expectations.
The Social Skills Picture Book Teaching play, emotion, and communication to children with autismThe Social Skills Picture Book Teaching play, emotion, and communication to children with autism by Jed Baker
Buy new: $26.37 / Used from: $21.00
This book is written for children with autism, but I really on it in my social skills group with non-autistic kindergarten and first grade students. I've also extended the concept and created indiviualized social skills "comic book" for specific students, using their own photographs.
What to Do When Your Temper Flares: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Problems With Anger (What to Do Guides for Kids)What to Do When Your Temper Flares: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Problems With Anger (What to Do Guides for Kids) by Dawn Huebner
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $9.58
I have based my plans for anger management groups entirely on this book. Useful illustrations as well.
What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming OCD (What-to-Do Guides for Kids)What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming OCD (What-to-Do Guides for Kids) by Dawn Huebner
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $9.93
Helpful to my 5th grade students with OCD
What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety (What to Do Guides for Kids)What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety (What to Do Guides for Kids) by Dawn Huebner
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $10.23
Great concepts. I use this along side a puppet that I have dubbed "the worry beast."
Share and Take Turns (Learning to Get Along, Book 1)Share and Take Turns (Learning to Get Along, Book 1) by Cheri J. Meiners M.Ed.
Buy new: $7.88 / Used from: $3.22
This is part of a series, of which I purchased the entire set. They are wonderful for my kindergarten groups and classes. Great illustrations. Complex concepts made simple.