Pairs participate in a back-to-back drawing activity to experience how pacing and single-step instructions impact accuracy and success.
A Guidance Lesson designed for 4th and 5th graders to upgrade their empathy skills. This lesson focuses on perspective-taking, respecting adult workloads/perspectives, and navigating complex peer exclusion dynamics with maturity.
A 20-minute Lunch Bunch lesson plan and facilitation guide designed to celebrate attendance milestones, connect consistent attendance to future goals, and foster a high-energy, positive environment for students.
An action-packed obstacle course lesson where students complete physical challenges and social-emotional quests to graduate from their counseling group.
Students host their final Shareholders Meeting to present their executive progress. They receive their Brain CEO Certifications, consolidate their boardroom binders, and commit to long-term habits.
Students examine the brain's 'Quality Control' (self-monitoring). They review academic progress, track habit loops, and self-correct work before submitting it.
Students examine the brain's 'Pivot' (cognitive flexibility). They learn how to adapt to unexpected boardroom shifts, handle academic setbacks, and problem-solve when plans fail.
Students explore the brain's 'Mental Clipboard' (working memory). They practice visualization, externalization, and mnemonics to retain multi-step instructions and organize school information.
Students explore the brain's 'Gatekeeper' (impulse control), developing practical techniques like the 'CEO Pause' to resist high-tech distractions and control emotional impulses before acting.
Students examine their brain's Time Management department, learning how to overcome procrastination, estimate task durations accurately, and implement the 'CEO Hour' weekly scheduling technique.
Students dive into the Planning & Prioritization Department, learning how to break down complex projects into actionable steps and organize tasks using the 'CEO Action Item' matrix.
Students are introduced to the group, establish norms, and explore the 'Brain CEO' metaphor. They conduct an initial Boardroom Audit (Self-Assessment) to identify their brain's strongest and weakest executive departments.
Students learn to classify peer dynamics as friends, frenemies, or bullies using "UNO Showdown" action cards to trigger role-play and conflict-resolution.
Students master conversation turn-taking and reciprocating by playing "Go Fish Connection," where asking for matches triggers targeted questions.
A structured preparation lesson designed to help 5th-grade students understand the transition, routines, and behavioral expectations of their upcoming moving on ceremony.