A warm, interactive introductory lesson for Pre-K students to meet their school counselor, understand their role as a safe and helpful helper, and learn how to identify big feelings using a puppet friend and expressive emotion cards.
A Tier 3 CBT intervention sequence focusing on the cognitive triangle: how thoughts lead to feelings, which drive behaviors. Designed for intensive, small-group or individual support.
Learning how to swap a 'Cloudy Thought' for a 'Sunny Thought' to change a sad or mad feeling.
A worksheet where K-2 students practice 'Sunny Swaps'—replacing unhelpful 'Cloudy Thoughts' with helpful ones to change their feelings.
A comprehensive, 5-day school-wide behavior program designed to teach and reinforce safe campus behaviors. Includes developmental modifications for K-2, 3-5, and 6-8 students with scripted teacher guides, visual slide decks, and printable anchor charts.
Practicing being a 'Thought Detective' by looking at pictures and stories of kids in different situations.
A K-2 student worksheet where students identify the missing thought or feeling in different school scenarios. Uses simple icons and large spaces.
Introducing the idea that our thoughts are like 'brain talk' that tells our hearts how to feel.
An answer key for the Mind Mechanics Junior worksheets, providing sample thoughts, feelings, and Sunny Swaps for K-2 educators.
A summer-themed sequence designed to empower 4th and 5th graders with emotional regulation, conflict resolution, active listening, and social problem-solving skills through a self-paced field guide approach.
Practicing how changing a thought can directly change a feeling and the resulting behavior.
A specialized facilitation guide for teaching Mind Mechanics Junior to K-2 students, focusing on Tier 3 strategies like puppets, drawing, and echo modeling.
