Back to School Lessons, Activities, and Games
Start the school year strong with back to school lessons, activities, and games from Bright Futures Counseling. These engaging back to school counseling activities are designed to help students ease into the new school year while building connections, confidence, and essential coping skills.
These back to school counseling resources include a mix of interactive activities, fun games, and supportive worksheets that work well with elementary, middle school, and high school students. Whether you’re introducing classroom expectations, building rapport, or teaching coping strategies, these resources make it easier to support students during the transition back to school.
Each activity is counselor-created with real schedules and student needs in mind, making them simple to implement across classroom lessons, small groups, and individual sessions. If you’re looking for fun, structured activities for kids that set a positive tone for the year ahead, this back-to-school collection gives you ready-to-use tools to help students feel supported, prepared, and ready to learn.
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Are you looking for a middle school counseling curriculum that follows research-based best practices? This low-prep, easy-to-implement, middle school counseling program is designed to take the guesswork out of planning and provide you with everything you need to deliver engaging and effective...
Looking for middle school counseling lesson plans for the entire year? This middle school counseling curriculum map details how and when to use school counseling resources for an entire school year so you can spend less time planning and more time...
High school counselors, are you ready to feel confident and prepared this school year? These two checklists have you covered with easy to use templates to stay organized and intentional on everything from schedule changes and enrollment to registration and evaluation! The...
This High School Counselor Checklist is a practical resource designed to help high school counselors stay organized and intentional throughout the year. From planning opening-of-school activities and guiding seniors in post-graduation pathways, to managing course registration, collecting evaluation artifacts, and preparing...
The School Counseling Opening School Year Checklist is a step-by-step guide to help school counselors start the year strong. The checklist covers essential tasks such as new student enrollment, 9th-grade entry tracking, senior transcript reviews, professional development opportunities, and planning for...
Use this Open House Toolkit to introduce yourself as the school counselor and share the services you provide. Set up a booth at Open House or Back to School Night with School Counseling Referral Forms, a Meet the Counselor Brochure, and information...
This Meet the Counselor Board Game is a fun and engaging way to introduce yourself as the school counselor. Through playing the game, students will identify the role of the school counselor and how to access school counseling services. This...
Are you looking for a school counseling curriculum that follows research-based best practices? This low-prep, easy-to-implement, elementary school (grades 2-5) counseling program is designed to take the guesswork out of planning and provide you with everything you need to deliver engaging and...
Looking for a school counseling curriculum plan for the entire year? This school counseling program roadmap details how and when to use school counseling resources for an entire school year so you are never left without a great idea! Why...
Looking for a school counseling curriculum that follows research-based best practices? This complete, ready-to-implement, elementary school counseling program is designed to provide you with everything you need in order to be successful as a school counselor. All of the included small groups,...
This digital social distancing game provides a fun, interactive way for students to practice mask safety and appropriate greetings for social distancing. The images used in this resource are stock images of real people, not clipart, in order to make...
This social distancing bundle addresses issues students will face with in-person and remote learning. Help students prepare for the distance learning school year as they review virtual classroom procedures, routines, and expectations. Students will also identify proper mask-wearing etiquette and...