Emotion Detectives Handbook

A lesson for 5th graders to analyze peer communication across recess, group work, and digital settings. Students learn to distinguish between helpful and hurtful comments and practice constructive reframing.

A warm, reflective closing lesson for the Friendship Garden small group. It provides students with creative keepsake coloring posters tailored to their grade levels to celebrate their growth and positive relationships.

A lesson designed to help tutors manage, plan, and log their summer tutoring sessions with high-quality digital scheduling slides.

A 4-day small group intervention for grades 6-8 focusing on self-awareness and emotional nuance. Students explore the physical, cognitive, and behavioral distinctions between complex emotional pairs like guilt versus shame and excitement versus anxiety.

A supportive, highly visual transition lesson for primary students (grades K-2) to reflect on classroom successes, map out summer coping tools and trusted helpers, and build confidence through sensory-friendly drawing prompts and a somatic brave chant.

A supportive transition lesson for upper elementary students to reflect on the past year, create a visual coping plan for summer, and build confidence for entering the next grade.

A supportive transition lesson for upper elementary students to reflect on the past year, create a visual coping plan for summer, and build confidence for entering the next grade.

A 5-day small group Tier 2 intervention lesson designed to teach grades 3-5 students how to identify social norms across various school environments and regulate their behaviors accordingly. Includes structured daily facilitation guides, pre/post assessments, slide presentations, challenge cards, and anchor charts.

Students complete their post-test, demonstrate behavior-shifting skills in a scenario-based card challenge, and celebrate their growth with a graduation badge.

Students practice using a "Behavior Dial" to physically and vocally adjust their volume, movement, and energy levels to match different school environments.

Students examine specific school settings like the hallway, cafeteria, and specials classes to map out their unique expectations and unwritten rules.

Students are introduced to the concept of social norms as unwritten rules that help groups work together, comparing how norms change between home and school.

A 3-day small group social-emotional learning lesson focusing on CASEL's 'Social Awareness: Recognizing Social Norms' framework for grades K-2. Students learn, practice, and celebrate classroom norms including active listening, sharing, and raising hands through interactive games, roleplay, and structured feedback.

A hands-on, table-play counseling lesson for 3rd graders to master self-regulation by matching social-emotional problem scenarios to their appropriate problem size (Small, Medium, Big) and corresponding reaction size. Includes sorting mats, cut-out scenario/reaction cards, and a counselor facilitation guide.

A double-digit financial literacy lesson where students compare debit card balances with item prices up to $50. Students practice decision-making by determining whether they have enough funds to complete various transactions.

A cohesive 3-day small group curriculum that teaches middle school students how to coordinate project responsibilities, self-advocate, and address dominance or passivity to ensure equitable participation.

A high-energy, interactive lesson introducing incoming freshmen to the four communication styles (Passive, Aggressive, Passive-Aggressive, Assertive) and perspective-taking. Students analyze scenarios, roleplay reactions, and learn to align their signals for clear communication in high school.

A lesson designed to transition 3rd grade students to 4th grade technology responsibilities, focusing on restorative practices, digital citizenship, and the 'Make Kindness Your Superpower' initiative.

A counseling unit focused on helping 3rd graders identify the size of everyday problems and match them with appropriate emotional reactions.

A lively and heartwarming collection of K-2 end-of-year resources featuring a drawing-heavy memory book, a cut-and-paste summer countdown craft, active outdoor and indoor games, and simple thematic puzzles.

A comprehensive social emotional learning lesson designed to help children navigate fears of the outdoors, specifically focusing on sensory overload (loud noises, bright lights, weather) and unpredictable insects. Includes an interactive social story workbook, visual coping cards, and a teacher support guide.

A testimony-based lesson exploring the journey of stepping out of one's comfort zone, overcoming fears through faith, and embracing God's mission in Thailand.