A comprehensive whole-group lesson for Pre-K students to explore different careers, featuring visual storytelling, movement-based icebreakers, and a cooperative guessing game.
A comprehensive training module for school clinical staff on teaching emotional intelligence. This lesson covers emotional vocabulary, empathy development, and regulation strategies across K-12 developmental stages.
A collection of resources designed to help parents and educators identify, monitor, and systematically reduce anxiety accommodations, with a specific focus on overcoming school refusal and fostering child independence.
A hands-on career exploration lesson for Pre-K students to identify community helpers by their uniforms and tools. Students will engage with a guessing-game presentation, matching activities, and creative role-play through paper hats.
A 20-minute social-emotional learning session for high-needs students focusing on replacement behaviors for hitting through social stories and visual supports.
Students will explore 'emotion families' to expand their vocabulary beyond basic feeling words. They will analyze picture scenes to identify nuanced emotions and sort various feeling words into appropriate categories.
A comprehensive lesson for Pre-K students to learn conflict resolution, focusing on sharing, taking turns, and respecting personal space through a 'Peace Patch' theme.
A lesson using football metaphors to help students identify their emotions and use regulation strategies to stay 'game-ready'.
A high-impact, 15-minute intervention lesson for 6th graders focusing on reputation, impulse control, and the long-term consequences of conflict. Designed to address classroom disrespect and fighting through a mature, 'real-world' lens.
A lesson focused on teaching children how to be good sports by waiting for their turn and handling losing with a positive attitude.
A social-emotional learning lesson for early elementary students that uses the concept of an 'echo' to visualize how kind and unkind words impact the classroom environment. Students participate in a simulation to see the ripple effect of their words.
A nature-inspired lesson teaching Pre-K through 5th-grade students sensory regulation techniques to manage stress and social friction using environmental grounding.
A nature-based mindfulness lesson for Pre-K to 2nd grade that uses the metaphor of a tree's roots to teach emotional resilience and grounding. Students explore how trees stay strong during storms and apply those lessons to their own feelings through breathing exercises and creative expression.
A lesson designed to introduce and reinforce classroom expectations for Pre-K students during independent center time, focusing on sharing, staying in one area, and cleaning up.
A lesson focused on identifying big emotions and learning self-regulation strategies through reflection and guided practice.
A calming set of mindfulness exercises using dragon-themed imagery to help students manage frustration, focus, and anxiety.
Using questions to learn about classroom toys and interact with peers during playtime.
Applying question-asking to daily classroom routines to understand 'Who', 'When', and 'Where'.
Practicing question-asking skills using a Mystery Box to spark curiosity and information-seeking.
An introduction to the difference between 'asking' and 'telling' using the Question Mark hand sign and color-coded visual cues.
A 15-minute follow-up SEL lesson where students create "Kindness Flowers." Each petal features a kind word or action, helping students focus on how positive words can help others grow and bloom.
A 15-minute Social-Emotional Learning lesson focused on the lasting impact of words. Students use physical metaphors like bruised apples and crinkled paper hearts to understand how mean words affect others' feelings.
An Ice Age themed social-emotional learning lesson for Pre-K students, using characters from the "herd" to teach asking to join play, using gentle mammoth hands, and keeping feet on the tundra.
A lesson introducing the concept of personal space using the 'Space Bubble' metaphor, designed for early elementary students to understand and respect physical boundaries.
A foundational lesson for kindergarten students to learn the components of whole-body listening using animal characters as mnemonic devices. Includes instructional slides, handheld cards, and a practice worksheet.
A comprehensive lesson designed to help Pre-K and Kindergarten students master the routines of cleaning up and moving between learning stations using a 'Busy Bee' theme.
A playful Pre-K lesson that connects basic emotions to colors through a classroom scavenger hunt and visual aids. Students learn to identify facial cues and build emotional vocabulary in a supportive, whole-group environment.
A social-emotional learning lesson for PreK-2nd grade students focused on navigating conflict and managing feelings of upset with friends using a 'Peace Patch' garden theme.
A set of behavior replacement and repair cards for preschool students, categorized into Kind, Helpful, and Safe actions to encourage positive social-emotional growth and restorative practices.
A 45-minute workshop designed to equip high school parents and caregivers with simple, effective coping strategies for family transitions.
A 30-minute Tier 1 kindergarten lesson focusing on social-emotional learning by teaching students that hands are for helping, not hitting through stories, sorting, and role-play.
A social-emotional learning lesson for Pre-K and Kindergarten students that uses a car engine metaphor to teach self-regulation and energy level awareness. Students learn to identify when their 'engine' is running too fast, too slow, or just right for classroom activities.
A collection of visual support tools to help students identify and communicate their emotions using portable keyring cards.
A comprehensive visual behavior management system for a home daycare, featuring a 'Super Squad' theme to engage young boys through visual expectations and a no-cost incentive program.
A gentle 20-minute lesson designed to help kindergarten students manage separation anxiety through social storytelling, visual routines, and calming coping strategies.
A 10-minute spring-themed lesson for developmental kindergartners focusing on sharing through a collaborative garden-building activity.
A comprehensive training session for school counselors on teaching effective grounding techniques to students, focusing on sensory, movement, nature-based, and breathing strategies.
A collection of interactive coloring pages and visual guides focusing on impulse control, positive communication, and conflict resolution for social-emotional learning.
Students apply their expanded emotional vocabulary in simulated social situations, practicing the 'Vocabulary Role Play' strategy to solidify language acquisition through performance and interaction.
Builds a robust emotional vocabulary by systematically identifying, recording, and interacting with new words that describe complex feelings.
Employs graphic organizers, color-coding, and images to help students map the physical and situational connections to their feelings.
Uses gestures, facial expressions, and slowed speech to demonstrate emotional vocabulary and social interactions, making language comprehensible for ELLs.
Establishes daily signals and routines for students to communicate their emotional state and readiness for learning, providing a safe and predictable classroom environment.
A social-emotional learning lesson for preschoolers focused on distinguishing between bossy and kind voices, and practicing asking instead of telling using a traffic light visual system.
A review and celebration of problem-solving skills with mixed practice scenarios.
Learning how to handle accidental bumps, spills, or broken items using the five steps.
Understanding personal space boundaries and how to solve problems when space is invaded.
Using problem-solving skills to successfully join a group of friends who are already playing.