This lesson focuses on the digital landscape, helping students recognize how social media algorithms, trends, and 'fear of missing out' (FOMO) create unique forms of peer pressure.
Students practice the 'E.A.R.' method of active listening and use empathy maps to move from feeling for someone to feeling with them.
Students explore the concept of perspective-taking through a 'Partial View' simulation, learning that empathy begins with realizing we don't always see the whole picture.
A high-energy guide to the Stages of Change model tailored for young athletes, using boxing metaphors to teach goal setting, habit formation, and mental toughness.
A comprehensive guide for parents of middle schoolers struggling with school avoidance, offering practical strategies, communication tools, and psychological insights to help students return to the classroom.
A lesson focused on teaching children how to use physical movement and deep breathing to regulate their emotions and find focus.
A small group social-emotional learning lesson for 6th graders focused on the art of finding common ground. Students will learn to use curious questions to discover shared interests and practice these skills through role-playing.
Students transform into 'Focus Scientists' to investigate their own attention patterns, identify specific internal and external distractions, and engineer a personalized strategy for deep work.
A gentle lesson focused on normalizing feelings about the future, understanding natural cycles, and building coping strategies for existential anxiety.
A comprehensive intervention focused on helping a 6th-grade student manage verbal aggression by identifying emotional triggers and utilizing cooling-down strategies.
A supportive lesson designed for teenage girls to reframe anger as a protective signal and develop emotional resilience, boundaries, and self-worth.