Session 6 targets Worden's Fourth Task of Mourning: finding an enduring connection with the deceased while embarking on a new life. Students engage in a closing ritual, evaluate their progress, and look forward.

Session 5 employs Narrative Therapy and memories to celebrate and honor the life of the person who died. Students share stories, map memories, and create physical or written symbols of remembrance.

Session 4 focuses on Worden's Third Task of Mourning: adjusting to an environment in which the deceased is missing. Students identify new roles, external shifts, and internal shifts, and build coping strategies.

Session 3 introduces the Dual Process Model, helping students understand the healthy oscillation between processing grief (loss-orientation) and participating in regular life/restoration (restoration-orientation).

Session 2 utilizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help students identify, label, and express their intense feelings, aligning with Worden's Second Task of Mourning: processing the pain of grief.

Session 1 introduces group norms, accepts the reality of loss, and conceptualizes grief as waves on an ocean, aligning with Worden's First Task of Mourning. Students explore grief basics in both English and Spanish.

Students explore school-appropriate coping skills, breathing exercises, and emotional self-regulation to manage academic stress.

Students learn to write SMART goals and apply growth mindset principles to bounce back from academic setbacks.

Students practice active learning strategies and stress-free test preparation methods to boost retention and confidence.

Students explore techniques for active listening and identifying and minimizing internal and external digital and physical distractions.

Students learn practical strategies to organize their physical spaces, focusing on lockers, backpacks, and maintaining a functional learning environment.

Students learn the importance of planners and digital tools to manage homework deadlines and prioritize their daily schedules.

Focuses on setting up physical and digital workspaces for high-efficiency study and practicing active listening strategies during class.

Covers physical and mental preparation for tests, study calendar design, and emotional regulation techniques to beat test-day anxiety.

Differentiates passive reading from active recall. Teaches effective highlighting rules and how to design powerful flashcards for long-term memory.

Teaches students the Cornell Notes method, highlighting with a purpose, and synthesizing information for better memory retention.

Explores why we procrastinate and how to build focus shields against digital and physical distractions using the Pomodoro technique.

Focuses on using planners, managing schedules, and prioritizing tasks. Students will design a weekly plan and learn the basics of scheduling.

Lesson 2 of the study skills sequence, focusing on creating a productive, distraction-free study environment and the 'Focus Fort' concept.

The first lesson of the study skills sequence, focusing on time management, prioritization, and the 'Time Captains' concept for Grade 6 and 7 students. Includes parental permission slips in English and Spanish.

A comprehensive lesson plan designed for 3rd-4th graders to build their own emotional and physical self-care plan for the summer. It includes a teacher lesson plan, presentation slides, an interactive coping strategies activity, and a personal toolbox worksheet.

A collection of highly engaging, printable word searches designed for middle schoolers. The packet includes standard grids, definition and synonym searches, and secret message grids spanning pop culture, SEL, life skills, and academic subjects.

A starter lesson designed for middle school students to introduce, refine, and consistently track SMART goals with action-oriented daily checklists and reflection.

A targeted social-skills and leadership lesson designed for 5th-7th graders to build confidence, reduce social anxiety, and practice low-stakes peer leadership. The materials provide step-by-step, highly collaborative team-building games with rotational leadership roles and reflection prompts.

An interactive mental engineering toolkit that teaches children deep breathing exercises using concrete shapes. Students use the visual anchor chart and movable feeling/strategy blueprints to regulate their emotions.

A final reflection on the simulation where students analyze their performance, identify breaking points, and create a long-term strategy for real-world balance.

Students create a personal 'Emergency Protocol' for overwhelming situations, learning how to prioritize tasks to drop and identifying support systems for recovery.

Students analyze their personal energy cycles to match high-demand tasks with high-energy periods, moving beyond simple time management to strategic resource allocation.

Focuses on professional communication and the distinction between hard and soft deadlines. Students practice scripts to negotiate extensions and help before a crisis occurs.

Students design an ideal weekly schedule and are immediately introduced to the 'Chaos Factor'—unpredictable life events that disrupt plans. They identify the need for buffer time and flexible scheduling.

An end-of-school-year mental health lesson for 8-year-olds. It includes guided slides for class reflection, an interactive printable keepsake journal to track emotional growth, and a printable board game with discussion cards to foster positive peer connection and summer coping strategies.

An intensive social-emotional intervention kit designed for lower elementary students to promote self-regulation and keep hands to themselves. This kit includes a relational behavior contract, an interactive lesson plan with role-play scenarios, visual aids, and a daily progress tracker.

A 3-5 day small group social-emotional learning lesson series designed for upper elementary students (grades 3-5) to identify complex emotions (frustrated, angry, worried, embarrassed, sad, and calm) and explore how feelings change over time, using a meteorological weather-tracking theme.

Students apply unit learning to a chosen career or post-secondary education path, identifying workplace accommodations and constructing a self-advocacy plan.

A lesson where fourth-grade students design and write personalized encouragement cards for their kindergarten buddies to build confidence and foster a positive school community.

A Tier 3 intensive coaching intervention designed to help 7th-grade students build self-confidence and sustainable habits around fitness, diet, and personal follow-through. The lesson features a structured clinical coach guide, an engaging student goal-setting and tracking workbook, and a collaborative progress contract.

An interactive lesson bundle designed to teach middle schoolers how to advocate for themselves by asking teachers for help effectively, professionally, and confidently.

A cognitive behavioral lesson designed for sixth graders to evaluate the size of academic and school-related stressors and align their reactions accordingly.

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) framework and resources designed to establish a positive, respectful, and high-achieving school culture at West Lee Middle School.

Lesson 4 of the SEL sequence. A complete, ready-to-go 15-minute lesson for 3rd-5th Grade students on focusing attention, managing digital/mental distractions, and anchoring executive attention.