A 30-minute closure lesson for 5th-grade girls focused on navigating friendship challenges, avoiding drama, and celebrating their progress through a symbolic 'Friendship Survival Kit' activity.
A collection of materials designed to help students cultivate a practice of gratitude through reflection, letter-writing, and inspirational quotes. Ideal for social work sessions or classroom morning meetings.
A 30-minute lesson designed for grades 3-6 to help students identify symptoms of test anxiety and master coping strategies like deep breathing and positive self-talk. The lesson includes a presentation, a movement-based review game, and a family engagement resource.
A comprehensive guide for elementary teachers to introduce and establish norms for a classroom break space. Includes facilitation scripts, setup checklists, and student-facing visuals to ensure the space is used effectively and respectfully.
This session focuses on emotional recovery and self-compassion, teaching students how to process hurt feelings when a social slight successfully 'sticks' and how to restore their 'social shield.'
Students explore the use of similes and metaphors in Katy Perry's 'Roar' to express self-empowerment and strength. They analyze how these literary devices create vivid imagery and a powerful message.
A lesson focused on heartfulness, compassion, and expressing gratitude to others through a personalized letter.
A targeted social-emotional learning lesson designed to help students navigate complex social scenarios using a systematic problem-solving blueprint. The lesson focuses on asking for help, managing teacher conflicts, and resisting peer pressure.
Students analyze the song 'The Climb' by Miley Cyrus as a poetic work, focusing on the central metaphor of a mountain climb to represent life's challenges and perseverance.
A guidance lesson for upper elementary students that frames responsibility as 'self-management' and 'personal leadership.' Using a professional CEO theme, students learn that being grown up means taking ownership of their daily choices and long-term goals.
A focused 1:1 counseling session designed to help students master the 'Pause and Think' method to manage impulsivity. Through a guided workbook, students learn to identify physical cues of impulsivity and practice 'pressing pause' before acting.
This lesson explores the ethics of generative AI, focusing on academic honesty, citing sources, and the value of original thinking in a digital age.