A lesson helping kindergarteners identify emotions through facial expressions and real-life situations.
A toolkit for paraprofessionals to teach K-3 students executive functioning strategies for sustained attention during the distracting spring season.
A session focused on long-term resilience and the 'Growing Around Grief' model. Students learn that while grief may never disappear, their world can expand around it.
A session focused on celebrating and honoring the connection to what was lost. Students create a 'memory jar' of positive moments to help balance the pain of loss with the warmth of love.
A focused 10-minute session introducing the stages of grief and providing tools for personal reflection and coping. Students explore the non-linear nature of healing and identify their own 'anchor points' during difficult times.
A social-emotional learning lesson for kindergarteners that uses the metaphor of 'inner weather' to help students identify, understand, and regulate their emotions through hands-on activities.
A collection of visual CBT processing tools designed to help students identify the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. This lesson includes developmentally appropriate worksheets for K-3 and 4-6 students, along with a reference guide and teacher instructions.
A cumulative lesson where students work in pairs to plan a "Forest Festival" using both turn-taking and perspective-taking.
Students explore how two people can see the same thing in different ways through the "Two Sided Glasses" activity.
An introduction to empathy, where students learn to identify how others feel using facial clues.
Students practice sharing the "Spotlight" during conversation and play to ensure everyone has a voice.
Students learn the basic rules of waiting for a turn and using "Waiting Words" through the character of Dash the Deer.
A gentle introduction to identifying and expressing the emotion of fear through creative activity and discussion.
Students explore the expectations for a bus-based field trip to the zoo, covering bus safety, venue respect, and the 'Stop and Look' rule for separation through Sam's zoo adventure.
Students learn the specific expectations for a walking field trip, including the 'Bubble Buddy' system, walking feet, and indoor voices, as they follow Sam's journey to the local library.
A lesson for kindergarten students to identify and distinguish between good and bad manners in various social settings like the playground, classroom, and lunchroom.
A creative lesson focused on the social-emotional skills of sharing and taking turns through artistic expression.
A foundational lesson for K-1 students on 'Whole Body Listening' using a superhero theme to make active listening engaging and memorable.
A reflection-focused lesson designed to help students analyze their behavior, understand personal space, and commit to positive choices during lunch and throughout the school day.
High-intensity support for chronically absent students (missing 10%+). Focuses on root-cause analysis, family casework, and removing systemic barriers through community collaboration.
Identifying students at risk (missing 5-9% of school) and implementing early-warning interventions like Check-In/Check-Out and personalized success mapping.