Calm Down Toolkit

A comprehensive 6-day kindergarten sequence designed to introduce, model, and reinforce essential independent station routines through interactive fables, activities, and visual cues.

An interactive, emotional regulation lesson for second graders using a car engine metaphor. Students learn to identify and self-monitor their emotional energy levels (too fast, too slow, or just right) using physical movement, visual aids, and interactive sorting activities.

A 1-page personal reflection worksheet for students. Features a large, retro dashboard engine speed dial where second graders color and draw a needle pointing to their current energy speed, with writing lines to identify a regulation strategy.

An 8-week Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) group curriculum for high schoolers experiencing anxiety, combining somatic mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness skills.

An intensive training module for high school counselors covering graduation accountability, the cohort-based tracking system, physical binder setup, and the manual 4-step credit verification workflow.

A 1-page printable worksheet featuring a Sorting Mat and 6 daily scenario cards. Students cut out or write the letters of scenarios (e.g., yawning, playground running, quiet reading) and place them in the 'Too Slow', 'Too Fast', or 'Just Right' engine compartments.

A comprehensive sequence of classroom management frameworks spanning PreK through Grade 8, detailing visual self-regulation routines for early elementary, peer-led cooperative monitoring for upper elementary, and restorative agency frameworks for middle school.

A teen-focused CBT, DBT, and somatic coping skills lesson. It features interactive worksheets, visual blueprints, and tracking logs designed to help teenagers reframe thoughts, regulate distress, and ground their bodies.

A set of 4 large, high-visibility printable signal cards for the teacher to hold up during the movement-based warm-up game. Features bold icons, retro colors, and clear body-movement cues ('Slow Speed', 'Redline Speed', 'Cruising Speed', and 'Pit Stop') visible from across the classroom.

A comprehensive ASCA-aligned school counseling program framework designed for The Leah Chase School. Tailored for a single K-8 counselor in a Title I, NOLA-PS district-run school in its third year of operation, covering program management, MTSS, SEL, and career exploration.

A transformative counseling and self-reflection lesson designed to help teenagers overcome decision paralysis and chronic self-doubt. By integrating Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), this lesson equips teens with cognitive tools, a value-aligned decision matrix, and a daily practice log to build self-efficacy and confident decision-making.

An interactive 6-slide presentation for 2nd graders introducing the car engine metaphor for emotional regulation. Visually outlines the physical and emotional feelings of running 'Too Slow', 'Too Fast', and 'Just Right', using bold retro designs with large, readable text.