Expectation Expedition

An 8th-grade lesson designed to help students identify, differentiate, and manage academic, social, and personal expectations while developing healthy coping strategies.

SLStacy Lynch

Expectation Expedition

An 8th-grade lesson designed to help students identify, differentiate, and manage academic, social, and personal expectations while developing healthy coping strategies.

SLStacy Lynch

My Own Beat

A transition curriculum for an 8th-grade student moving to high school, using music and guitar metaphors to cultivate individuality, self-confidence, independent decision-making, and positive peer connection. This 2-lesson unit empowers him to choose his own path, join clubs aligned with his interests, and build supportive friendships.

Marcia Cullinane

Cognitive Gym

A high-impact lesson framing school subjects as strategic mental weightlifting and multiclassing. Designed specifically for 8th-grade boys to connect academic effort to athletic, gaming, and real-world success through engaging analogies and peer discussions.

Marcia Cullinane

Gym Coach Teacher Guide

A teacher guide outlining pacing, facilitation prompts, and pedagogical cues to deliver the Cognitive Gym lesson with maximum athletic/gaming buy-in.

Marcia Cullinane

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

Glow Up Girls Group

A comprehensive 6-week social-emotional curriculum designed for middle school girls in grades 7-8. It includes a facilitator manual, reflection journals, discussion starters, and parent engagement letters focusing on self-esteem, friendship, coping tools, and empowerment.

Gabrielle Self

Clash Cards Discussion Cards

A set of printable collectible-style discussion cards featuring 4 high-stakes debate scenarios that connect school subjects to sports, gaming, and real-world success.

Marcia Cullinane

Brain Build Worksheet

A student-facing self-reflection worksheet styled as an athletic character sheet and training log, helping 8th-grade boys map their personal interests to academic skills.

Expectation Expedition