Students identify and categorize core human needs (safety, belonging, respect, autonomy) that drive behavior in conflicts.
A comprehensive 30-minute lesson designed to teach students the essential life skill of calling in a meal order to a local restaurant, including preparation, delivery logistics, and payment communication.
A creative arts-integrated lesson where 7th graders explore the concept of compassion by illustrating a peer-focused scenario through sequential visual storytelling. Students practice perspective-taking and identify concrete ways to show empathy in their daily lives.
A 30-minute social-emotional learning lesson for 8th graders focused on self-reflection and personal growth. Students use a structured rubric to assess their current mindsets and set a concrete goal for attitude improvement.
A creative social-emotional learning lesson where students use visual storytelling to explore empathy and perspective-taking through comic creation. Students identify peer-to-peer compassion scenarios and translate them into a multi-panel comic strip.
A high-energy, 30-minute workshop where students practice collaborative problem-solving through a structured puzzle challenge. Students establish team norms, work through a shared task, and reflect on the dynamics of effective leadership.
A 30-minute interactive lesson for 7th graders focusing on the importance of respect across various social contexts. Students will explore respectful communication and engage in role-play scenarios to practice navigating school-based interactions with peers and authority figures.
An 8th-grade lesson focusing on practical conflict resolution strategies. Students explore three specific 'plays' (I-statements, compromise, and de-escalation) through role-play and scenario analysis to build a personal conflict-management toolkit.
A comprehensive lesson on media literacy and advertising strategies, teaching students to identify and apply ten key persuasive techniques used in modern marketing.
A creative art-based lesson where students learn to identify their emotional states and build a personalized 'coping kit' of regulation strategies using markers and crayons.
