Friendship Builders

A comprehensive 10-session small-group counseling curriculum focused on stress management. Aligned with the Burlington Public Schools Portrait of a Graduate and Massachusetts School Counseling Framework standards.

A comprehensive counselor-led character education lesson on perseverance for a mixed K-4 group. Uses a mountain-climbing theme ('Mountain Movers') to teach grit, problem-solving, and the 'Power of Yet' through tiered activities, visual aids, and interactive scenario cards.

A comprehensive, three-lesson unit designed for Years 4-6 students to build healthy peer connections. The sequence covers active listening, respectful disagreement using the 'Stop - Think - Talk' framework, and building trust through kindness and sincerity.

A beginning-of-the-year scavenger hunt lesson designed to help students navigate both the physical layout of Room 223 and the digital Canvas/syllabus systems. Through an engaging classroom quest, students become familiar with procedures, materials, and policies.

A comprehensive back-to-school launch kit for Upper Elementary (grades 3-5). It includes a detailed five-day lesson planner, engaging community-building activities, and an interactive slide-deck and scavenger hunt to master classroom routines.

An SEL lesson helping students distinguish between physical/emotional needs and wants, while fostering deep gratitude for the essentials that keep us safe and the special extras that bring us joy.

A visual social-emotional learning lesson to help Kindergarten and early elementary students identify and respond to five key interaction moods: Serious, Silly, Joking, Sarcastic, and Tired/Bored. Includes concrete visual indicators, physical body cues, and direct Kindergarten examples.

A hands-on, highly visual fire safety lesson where students act as professional fire inspectors. They learn to identify common hazards, practice analyzing real-world photo scenarios, and conduct a physical safety audit of their own facility.