Introduction to middle school expectations, mindset shifts, and the 'Mission to Middle School' theme.
Banking practice for March 2027, focusing on spring preparations and regular expenses over 22 instructional days.
Banking practice for February 2027, focusing on Valentine's Day budgeting and mid-winter recess over 15 instructional days.
Banking practice for January 2027, focusing on new beginnings, gym memberships, and winter energy management over 19 instructional days.
Banking practice for December 2026, focusing on holiday expenses and reduced school days due to winter recess. 14 instructional days.
Banking practice for November 2026, including Thanksgiving holiday budgeting and seasonal expenses over 17 instructional days.
Daily banking practice for October 2026, focusing on rent, utilities, and grocery management over 21 instructional days.
Practical banking exercises for the start of the 2026 school year, covering 19 instructional days in September.
A series of practical banking exercises where students analyze various financial transactions including deposits, withdrawals, bills, and paychecks to build essential financial literacy skills.
A hands-on lesson focusing on developing positive self-talk and identifying personal strengths through a superhero-themed creative project. Students will create a personalized mini-booklet and engage in interactive activities to boost self-efficacy.
A lesson designed to help students understand the negative impacts of retaliation, learn effective cool-down strategies, and master a four-step conflict resolution process.
A comprehensive lesson on conflict resolution for upper elementary students, teaching the S.T.O.P. strategy and providing multiple options for resolution via the Peace Wheel and Wheel of Choice.
A lesson focused on helping young girls build self-esteem, identify negative self-talk patterns, and break the habit of comparing themselves to others.
A comprehensive lesson guiding students through the definition, importance, and real-world application of integrity, culminating in a visually-driven 5-minute presentation.
An interactive, game-show style lesson where students compete in teams to guess the most popular answers to various survey questions. This session promotes teamwork, quick thinking, and social engagement through diverse categories ranging from food to pop culture.
Students learn to adjust their voice volume like a sound engineer, mastering the 'volume dial' for small group collaboration and large group participation. Includes interactive slides and targeted self-reflection tools to build social-emotional awareness.
A follow-up lesson focused on identifying and maintaining healthy boundaries within friendships using an architectural metaphor for building strong social structures.
Celebrating growth, reviewing learned skills, and saying goodbye to the group while looking forward.
Identifying and strengthening the network of supportive adults and peers in the student's life.
Differentiating personal identity from a parent's actions and focusing on individual strengths and future goals.
Developing personalized coping strategies and self-regulation techniques for handling difficult feelings and stressful situations.
Exploring the challenges and feelings surrounding communication with an incarcerated parent, including letters, visits, and phone calls.
Normalizing the experience of having an incarcerated parent through shared stories and statistics to reduce shame and isolation.
Identifying and naming complex emotions using a weather-themed framework and introducing personal emotion charts.
Introduction to the group, establishing safety and trust, and creating shared group agreements.
A focused 30-minute introductory lesson on active listening skills, featuring a lab-themed facilitator guide, instructional slides, and a student practice report.
A fast-paced, interactive lesson focused on identifying non-verbal social cues like body language and facial expressions. Students act as 'Social Detectives' to decode how others are feeling in various scenarios.
A retro-themed social skills adventure where students navigate 'social mazes' to practice conflict resolution, group entry, perspective taking, and identifying the size of problems. Students act as players making choices for the character 'Pixel' to achieve a High Score in social navigation.
A comprehensive career exploration unit where middle schoolers investigate their interests, research potential career paths, and design a 'blueprint' for their future professional selves.
A board-game based counseling lesson where students practice navigating social challenges, conflict resolution, and peer pressure through interactive scenarios.
A cosmic-themed career exploration lesson designed to help middle schoolers connect their current passions and strengths to future career clusters, fostering hope and direction during a demanding academic season.
A collection of resources for a friendship bracelet-making activity, focusing on positive affirmations and social-emotional growth for upper elementary students.
A 20-minute small group social-emotional learning lesson focusing on self-regulation, positive self-talk, and self-advocacy using the 'Inner Hero' theme. Designed for a mixed-grade group (2nd and 4th) to address IEP goals related to the Stop-Think-Choose method and asking for help.