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A 6-week small group curriculum designed to build executive functioning skills in transitioning 6th graders. Covers organization, time management, planning, distraction management, goal setting, and stress coping using a highly engaging space-mission theme.

A standard classroom movement activity designed to teach students classroom expectations and restroom procedures through an interactive question trail. Students navigate numbered stations around the room, solving scenario-based multiple-choice questions to complete the trail.

Teacher's manual and answer key for coordinating the expectations question trail. Includes preparation checklists, class management strategies for movement activities, a detailed loop-path solution sheet, and debriefing questions.

A comprehensive unit on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) mindfulness skills, taking students from somatic anchoring and cognitive understanding to collaborative, station-based performances that demonstrate 'What' and 'How' skills.

A classroom toolkit designed to cultivate, evaluate, and reflect on student leadership during group projects, extracurricular activities, and daily classroom routines. Features a professional single-point evaluation rubric and a student-centered self-assessment.

Full-page printable station cards (Stations 1-12) to hang around the classroom for the expectations question trail. Each card features a clean, highly legible design, a scenario-based expectation or restroom procedure question, and a choice of directions to lead students through the loop.

A hands-on sequence designed to empower teens with Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) concepts. Through engaging escape rooms, creative drama challenges, and real-life scenarios, students master dialectics and emotional regulation.

A parent-facing educational lesson containing resources that clarify universal mental health screening, specifically the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), and demonstrate how screening results map onto the Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework.

Student recording sheet for the Classroom Expectations Question Trail. Updated with 12 steps to track questions on classroom expectations, restroom protocols, in-room water fountain usage, out-of-seat rules, and out-of-classroom pass limits.

A comprehensive 10-session small-group counseling curriculum focused on stress management. Aligned with the Burlington Public Schools Portrait of a Graduate and Massachusetts School Counseling Framework standards.

Navigating middle school stress with system checks. Students identify emotional triggers, build a cooldown manual, and create a resilient coping strategy deck.

A student-facing self-reflection checklist designed to foster personal leadership awareness. Features structured checkboxes across three core leadership domains, paired with goal-setting prompts and a peer-recognition spotlight.