A collection of resources for students in the school counseling center to help them manage their time and emotions while waiting.

A social-emotional learning lesson focused on helping students distinguish between small (mouse) and large (elephant) problems and matching their emotional reactions accordingly.

A lesson designed to help students reflect on their testing anxiety during the ELA State Exam and equip them with practical coping strategies for future assessments.

A lesson on compassionate empathy, where students move from feeling to doing. Students design 'Impact Missions' to provide support or help to those in need within their school or local community.

A lesson on affective empathy, teaching students how to resonate with others' emotions by identifying shared feelings and using reflective listening. Students practice 'tuning in' to emotional signals to build deeper connections.

A lesson focused on the foundational skills of perspective-taking, where students learn to identify and describe the viewpoints of others in various scenarios. Using the 'Perspective Pilots' theme, students map out different 'viewpoints' to build cognitive empathy.

A financial literacy lesson where students use real-world Buffalo, NY salary data to navigate budgeting and life choices in a simulation inspired by The Game of Life.

A guide for students to understand when and how to contact local authorities in Clay County, focusing on the distinction between emergency and non-emergency services.

A social-emotional learning lesson for middle schoolers focused on replacing offensive or dismissive language with specific feeling words to improve communication and connection.

A comprehensive workshop for parents and caregivers focused on maintaining student and family mental health during the summer transition, featuring practical tools for creating routines and fostering connection.

A comprehensive workshop for parents and caregivers on navigating modern peer pressure, focusing on collaborative family solutions, digital wellness, and therapist-backed connection strategies.

A comprehensive lesson exploring the differences between healthy and unhealthy friendship dynamics through sorting activities, scenario analysis, and personal reflection. Students will learn to identify 'green flags' and 'red flags' in social connections.