Friends First Steps

Celebrates collective triumphs, reflective learning, and restorative closure as the school year draws to an end (May, June).

Fosters professional empathy, creative renewal, and navigating high-stakes testing season with collaborative support and grace (February, March, April).

Explores themes of collective healing, mid-year fatigue management, peer-to-peer gratitude, and warming up school culture during the winter months (November, December, January).

Focuses on establishing group trust, sharing summer transitions, and setting supportive baseline agreements for the start of the school year (August, September, October).

Celebrates collective triumphs, reflective learning, and restorative closure as the school year draws to an end (May, June).

Fosters professional empathy, creative renewal, and navigating high-stakes testing season with collaborative support and grace (February, March, April).

Explores themes of collective healing, mid-year fatigue management, peer-to-peer gratitude, and warming up school culture during the winter months (November, December, January).

Focuses on establishing group trust, sharing summer transitions, and setting supportive baseline agreements for the start of the school year (August, September, October).

A comprehensive interview package featuring a slide deck and an executive briefing handout, detailing a data-driven action plan and 90-day entry roadmap for curriculum leadership.

Actionable planning resources, school-wide career day guides, and implementation templates for school counselors to deploy career readiness curricula.

High-level scope, sequence, and developmental milestones for elementary, middle, and high school career exploration. This framework links classroom subjects to real-world college, trade, and workforce pathways.

A powerful kindness and bullying prevention lesson exploring how hurtful words affect others and how we can repair hearts. Students engage in a paper-heart crumbling activity to visually understand the lasting impact of unkindness.

A transition support unit designed for rising 2nd graders entering a new school. Includes a social story presentation, a personal passport worksheet, and a counselor guidance document.

Day 3 focuses on cooperative group work to solve dilemmas, acting out teamwork scenarios, and completing the visual post-test to evaluate progress.

Day 2 emphasizes structured turn-taking, active waiting strategies, and practicing self-regulation with a physical tracker during small-group play.

Day 1 focuses on the golden rules of sharing materials, using friendly request phrases, and administering the baseline visual pre-test.

Day 3 of the Sharing Squad small-group intervention. Students combine their sharing and turn-taking skills to complete a collaborative puzzle drawing peacefully, followed by a graduation ceremony.

Day 2 of the Sharing Squad small-group intervention. Students focus on the concept of wait time and turn-taking through interactive games and a physical "Turn Tracker" token activity.

Day 1 of the Sharing Squad small-group intervention. Students learn the importance of sharing art materials, practice key sharing phrases, and complete a collaborative coloring challenge.

A supportive, mountain-trail-themed final counseling session designed for students on IEPs to celebrate their personal growth, develop summer coping strategies, set future goals, and process closure with their counselor.

A collection of visual guides and posters to teach and remind elementary students how and when to ask for permission for daily routines.

An interactive workshop teaching students essential conflict resolution skills, active listening techniques, and peer mediation frameworks to build stronger, more empathetic friendships.

A practical toolkit designed to help caregivers build meaningful, low-stress, and low-cost connections with their teenage children. Contains action-oriented resources categorized by teen interests and connection goals.

A guide and resource hub focused on equipping educators and employers with strategies to support youth employee mental health and ensure legal compliance. This lesson bridges the gap between school preparation and real-world employment stressors.

A lesson focused on self-regulation and conflict resolution for PreK-K students, featuring highly visual, icon-based anchor charts and guides.

An 8th-grade lesson focusing on the social-emotional impact of hate speech and fostering a supportive school community. Students read an engaging, age-appropriate article and complete a reflective worksheet to map the impact of words and make personal commitments to inclusivity.

An SEL-focused lesson based on the book 'Elephant Island' by Leo Timmers, exploring community-building, resilience, and welcoming others through movement-based task cards and collaborative reflection.

An instructional lesson centered on identifying communication breakdowns, analyzing relational friction, and applying active de-escalation strategies. Features interactive storyboard-driven slides and activities.