Cultivating Kindness

This lesson guides students through activities that demonstrate simple acts of kindness and generosity, both in their classroom and community. By focusing on building empathy and establishing positive connections, students will learn the importance of kindness in everyday interactions.

MNMisty Nedberg

Cultivating Kindness

MNMisty Nedberg

Iceberg Investigators Presentation Slides

Weaving Worlds

A 3-lesson unit on culture, identity, empathy, and building an inclusive school community. Students explore the cultural iceberg, share personal perspective narratives, and collaborate on actionable school-wide inclusion plans.

Cynthia Rios

Signal Strength

A middle school counseling lesson on healthy relationships and personal safety. Students learn to decode relationship signals, identify red and yellow flags, map their personal boundaries, and practice navigating peer pressure through interactive discussions and guided reflections.

Lenny

Signal Strength Discussion Cards

Print-ready small group scenario debate cards. Features 6 detailed scenarios designed to guide middle schoolers through peer pressure, boundary calibration, and red/yellow flag diagnostics.

Lenny

Crew Culture

A three-part social-emotional learning curriculum designed specifically for middle school boys to develop self-esteem, manage digital pressure, and build authentic peer relationships.

Lenny

Heart to Heart

A high-quality co-completion toolkit for parents and 11-year-old pre-teens. Focuses on active listening, emotional attunement, conflict de-escalation, and establishing daily connection rituals.

Theresa Casarella

Signal Strength Guided Worksheet

A 2-page print-ready interactive student worksheet packet for self-assessment, boundary mapping, and scripting refusal skills. Uses the cohesive digital/tech theme.

Lenny

True Influence Journey

A comprehensive restorative leadership and peer advocacy sequence designed for students transitioning to middle school. It guides students from understanding their social influence to actively protecting peers and spreading positive school culture.

Marcia Cullinane

Inclusion Architects

Students apply their deep listening and empathy skills to design a school-wide inclusion campaign or classroom standard, designing collaborative action items.

Cynthia Rios

Signal Strength Slides

An engaging, modern slide presentation for middle schoolers to introduce relationship green, yellow, and red flags, boundaries, and safety strategies. Uses a tech/signal theme.

Lenny

Crew Control Cooperation

A 3-day small group curriculum for middle schoolers (grades 6-8) focused on cooperation, role delegation, navigating power dynamics, and ensuring equitable team participation. Aligns with CASEL's Relationship Skills and Responsible Decision-Making core competencies.

Erin McFarland

Perspective Passages

Students engage in active empathy and narrative exchange, analyzing how personal experiences and cultural backgrounds shape our perspectives of shared environments.

Cynthia Rios

Heartstrings Connection Guide

A beautifully crafted 3-page companion workbook for moms and their 11-year-old daughters titled 'Heartstrings Connection Guide'. This material focuses on emotional attunement, interpreting unspoken body signals, deep emotional validation, and collaborative conflict repair tools. It features blank writing areas and elegant styling.

Cultivating Kindness