Interpersonal communication, empathy, and boundary-setting strategies for establishing healthy peer connections. Addresses conflict resolution techniques and identifying qualities of supportive versus toxic friendships.
A comprehensive sequence for undergraduate students exploring the social psychology of stress and the practical skills needed to build resilient peer support networks. Students move from theoretical understanding to practical facilitation and community planning.
A Pre-K sequence focused on building self-esteem and positive experiences through mastery, growth mindset, and persistence. Students learn to navigate challenges and celebrate their own progress.
A Pre-K sequence focused on moving from individual joy to shared happiness through social connection, invitations, collaboration, and celebration. Students learn how community and play amplify positive emotions and build resilience.
A Pre-K sequence introducing behavioral activation concepts by helping a puppet character navigate low moods through small, physical actions and kindness. Students learn that 'doing' can change 'feeling' in a developmentally appropriate, narrative-driven way.
A sequence for Pre-K students focused on building emotional resilience through predictable, positive daily routines. Students explore greetings, reframing chores, managing transitions, finding peace in quiet time, and practicing daily gratitude.
A Kindergarten sequence focused on shared positive experiences to boost mood and build social connections through invitations, cooperation, laughter, altruism, and gratitude.
A Kindergarten sequence focused on teaching emotional regulation through positive actions. Students learn to use activities like physical movement, deep breathing, and creative expression to 'switch the channel' from negative to positive emotions, building a toolkit of coping strategies.
A Kindergarten sequence focused on helping students identify personal interests and the link between activities and emotions through sensory exploration and creative mapping.
A project-based sequence for 1st graders focused on emotional regulation through the creation of a 'Sunshine Kit'. Students explore sensory, physical, and social activities to build a personalized toolkit of positive experiences for use during challenging moments.
A therapeutic and self-discovery sequence for 2nd graders to identify personal sources of joy. Students explore the physical sensations of happiness, categorize their interests, and create a personalized 'Joy Menu' to use as a coping strategy for emotional regulation.
A 5-lesson sequence for Kindergarten students focusing on cognitive flexibility. Students learn to transition from rigid thinking ('Rock Brain') to flexible thinking ('Rubber Band Brain') through structured play, creative problem-solving, and social role-playing.
A Kindergarten sequence focused on making digital footprints concrete through physical analogies, promoting online kindness, and establishing safety protocols for young internet users.
A culminating event where students plan and execute a simple shared activity (like a dance party or snack share). They reflect on how doing things together feels different than doing them alone.
Students present their collages to small groups, articulating why they chose specific activities. Peer listeners practice affirming others' choices.
Students present their Joy Menus to small groups, allowing peers to borrow ideas to add to their own lists. The lesson concludes with a commitment to try one menu item over the weekend.
Students learn to identify when a friend does something good and how to celebrate them (clapping, cheering). This shifts focus from self-gratification to finding joy in others' success.
Using a collage format, students select and paste images of their favorite activities onto a personal poster. This visual aid serves as a concrete reference tool.
Small groups work together to build something (block tower, art piece). The focus is on the positive feeling of achieving a goal together rather than the final product.
Using their investigations, students create a visual 'menu' or choice board of their top 5 reliable mood-boosting activities. They illustrate these options to serve as a reference tool.
Students design a framework for a community care plan, producing a 'Community Charter' for peer support in a specific campus context.
A facilitated dialogue session focusing on common undergraduate stressors, practicing normalization and collective coping strategies.
Training on recognizing the limits of peer support and when to refer to professionals, with a focus on setting emotional boundaries to prevent burnout.
A skill-building session on non-judgmental listening, reflecting, and validating emotions, focusing on 'holding space' rather than problem-solving.
Students explore the 'Buffer Hypothesis' and how social connection mitigates the health impacts of stress, focusing on the difference between instrumental, emotional, and informational support.
An assessment rubric for the final Community Charter project, evaluating theory application, safety planning, and sustainability.
A design framework for a community care plan, producing a 'Community Charter' for peer support in a specific campus context.
Visual slide deck for Lesson 5, introducing the concepts of mutual aid, sustainable networks, and the "Community Charter" project.
A brainstorming worksheet for identifying collective coping strategies for common undergraduate stressors.
A sorting activity where students categorize shared stressors from an anonymous "drop box" into personal or systemic categories to facilitate normalization.
Visual slide deck for Lesson 4, introducing group facilitation skills, the power of normalization, and the distinction between individual and systemic stressors.
A resource guide template for students to collect and categorize campus professional resources.
A celebratory completion certificate for students who have finished the 'Mood Makers' sequence, recognizing them as 'official Mood Makers and Reset Heroes'.
A student worksheet for reflecting on emotional change by creating a visual comic story of identifying a problem, choosing a tool, and achieving a positive mood shift.
Case study scenarios for Lesson 3 focusing on identifying red flags, setting internal limits, and drafting referral scripts.
Teacher-facing guide for facilitating the end-of-day "Best Part" reflection circle with Pre-K students.
A decorative cover for the student's final 'Star Power' portfolio, featuring space for a self-portrait and recognition of their growth mindset journey.
