This lesson introduces Kindergarten students to the concept of expected and unexpected behaviors, helping them understand how their actions impact the classroom community and learning environment.
An interactive small group kit designed to equip kids with practical coping tools for everyday stress and conflict. The lesson features a hands-on coping wheel craft, discussion cards, and scenario-based role-play cards.
A clean, modern therapeutic lesson designed to teach students aged 5-8 how to identify physical and emotional cues, map their current coping strategies, and choose practical new skills to try.
Students learn to recognize when environmental noises or visual stimuli feel too loud or crowded, practicing how to request headphones, a visual break, or a quiet space.
Students discover how to identify when their brain feels 'stuck' or confused and practice three clear ways to ask for academic help using words and hand signals.
Students learn to identify physical signals in their bodies (hunger, thirst, bathroom needs, or pain) and practice expressing these needs directly and clearly to adults.
Students learn about their personal space 'bubble' and practice using a strong voice and clear hand signals to set social boundaries with peers.
Focuses on Days 11 to 14 of the summer academy, introducing, practicing, and mastering specific calming, focusing, and energizing strategies for self-regulation across all zones.
Focuses on Days 6 to 10 of the summer academy, helping students identify how emotions feel in their physical bodies and mapping physical sensations to their emotional zones.
Focuses on Days 1 to 5 of the summer academy, introducing the four emotional zones (Blue, Green, Yellow, and Red) and helping students identify and name their core emotions within each zone.
A social-emotional learning lesson for K-1 students comparing their brain's activity levels to weather patterns. Students learn to recognize a 'busy brain' (stormy wind) versus a 'calm brain' (sunny skies) and practice breathing techniques to bring back the sun.
A 30-minute social-emotional learning lesson for Kindergarten students to recognize bodily sensations associated with stress (like a 'funny tummy' or 'butterflies') and learn 'Belly Breathing' as a healthy coping strategy.
Campers learn how to scout for others' feelings, practice deep empathy, and earn 'kindness badges' by doing small daily deeds of support.
Students practice cooperative hiking strategies on the friendship trail, discovering how to share camp toys, take turns, and use supportive trail words.
Young campers learn to cool down hot emotions using 'Stop, Breathe, and Think' strategies and a relaxing campfire deep-breathing exercise.
An active empathy lesson for Kindergarten and 1st-grade students featuring 'Heartbeat Hop', a movement game where children jump to support characters experiencing different emotions, paired with a reflective coloring activity.
A comprehensive end-of-year counseling lesson designed to review coping strategies, celebrate emotional growth, and prepare students for transitions. The lesson includes an interactive slide deck, a printable personal memory book, interactive discussion task cards, and counseling exit tickets, all tied together under a friendly 'Coping Camp Explorers' theme.
A calming, playful self-regulation lesson for preschoolers featuring sensory-motor animal actions to teach deep breathing and deep pressure therapy.
A celebratory final session for K-1 students to demonstrate emotional awareness, coping strategies, and attention through a playful performance task, group practice, and reflection.
An executive functioning and regulation lesson for grades K-3 using a remote control metaphor. Students learn to recognize internal arousal states and practice physical 'rewinding', 'pausing', and 'fast-forwarding' behaviors to manage late-May high-energy impulsivity.
A lesson designed to facilitate quick, dynamic staff pairing and mixing during professional development sessions, utilizing a 32-card XOR matrix across four categories.
A vibrant symbol-themed partner matching set with shapes, space, games, and nature categories to help students pair up instantly.
An engaging emoji face-themed partner matching set featuring happy, silly, dramatic, and animal face categories for quick social-emotional pairings.