Home-Organizer Hal - Organization
Home Organizer Hal is the eighth of the stories from Powerful You (grades 2-adult). Hal encourages time-management, organizational and study skills (ASCA Behavior - Learning Strategy Skill Standard 3). Hal also fosters high standards of quality (ASCA - Learning Strategy 6).
Chalkboard Quotes
Tidy desk = Tidy mind. | Tidy book bag = Tidy mind. | Tidy bedroom = Tidy mind
Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up. - A. A. Milne
Good order is the foundation of all things. -Edmund Burke
Clutter is not just physical stuff, it’s old ideas, toxic relationships, and bad habits. Clutter is anything that does not support your better self. -Eleanor Brown
Clutter is not only the stuff on your floor, but what gets in the way of you and the life you want to be living. -Peter Walsh
You can’t reach for anything new if your hands are still full of yesterdays junk. -Louise Smith
A year from now you may with you had started today. -Karen Lamb
A good system shorten the road to the goal. -Orison Swett Marden
For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned. - Benjamin Franklin
It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan. Eleanor Roosevelt
Video: Home Organizer Hal’s video on organization
Powerful You Intermediate Instructions
20-25 minutes per week for each of the 26 social skills lessons
1. Breathe and Stretch before every lesson. Feel the benefits in YOUR body and mind. Kids love the breathing ball.
2. Read the true short story from the 8.5 x 11 Powerful You Educator Cards and watch connection radiate in your class.
3. Stand tall and practice positive self-talk.
4. Open the lines of communication by allowing children turn & talk time with each journaling question from the Powerful You Educator Card. (use transition chime to move through questions quickly)
5. Display the Classroom Social Skills Sign. Leave a classroom footprint of emotional wellness.
6. Use the Powerful You Book for positive quotes and additional activities that correspond to each A-Z lesson. Add your ideas to this resource book. You are more powerful than you know!
7. Purchase The Powerful You Educator Kit . (Includes all resources for grades 3 and up)
Powerful You is a grab and go counseling tool loaded with short and easy-to-use units for group or classroom counseling. Each of the twenty-six lessons share a true story with turn and talk prompts for student reflection. Inspiring quotes, activities, and tips are included in the book for optional lesson extension. Use the laminated Powerful You Role-Play Cards for story telling and acting out the desired behaviors. Classroom signs are included to leave a lesson footprint in visited classrooms.The themed units were created by a school counselor who listened and supported children for over 35 years. These lessons, which follow the ASCA national standards, discuss sensitive school and home issues from a child’s perspective and include:
Problem-solving
Teamwork
Peer pressure
Self-confidence
Friendship
Bullying
Divorce
Grief and more…