This lesson helps 8th-grade students navigate complex social conflicts by understanding the roles of bystanders and upstanders. It empowers them to take positive action through scenario analysis and role-play.
A three-part DBT and CBT curriculum designed to help middle school students build patience, reframe negative mindsets, and comfortably adapt to school and home routines.
A social-emotional learning lesson for grades 6-8 building perspective-taking. It features visual check-ins, interactive scenario cards, scaffolded worksheets, and anchor charts tailored for neurodivergent students (ADHD, autism, anxiety, depression) in self-contained and inclusion classrooms.
A visual classroom anchor chart poster defining the 'Empathy Bridge' and perspective-taking steps. It uses high-contrast text, clear icons, and structured callouts to support visual and neurodivergent learners.
A six-lesson social-emotional learning sequence designed for 20-minute junior high advisory periods, equipping students with practical skills in physiological regulation, cognitive reframing, help-seeking, and social boundary setting.
A celebratory lesson culminating a 9-week social and emotional wellbeing journey, reinforcing core concepts like mindfulness, coping with emotions, empathy, relationships, communication, body image, gratitude, and mental health, with a student certificate of achievement and personalized reflection.
A student reflection worksheet with structured sentence stems, visual "lens" organizers, and completely blank work boxes to allow anxious or neurodivergent students to draw or write responses comfortably.
A six-lesson junior high advisory curriculum designed to help middle schoolers navigate screen addiction, notification loops, multitasking myths, sleep loss, social comparison, and group chat drama. Each lesson contains a 20-minute teacher facilitation guide and a corresponding student reflection handout.
Focuses on adapting to rules, boundaries, and schedules by blending Wise Mind decision-making with practical self-regulation routines.
Printable role-playing and perspective-taking cards tailored for middle school scenarios (sensory, social, and academic). Each card defines the scenario, two distinct characters' lenses, and a guided discussion bridge.
Teaches cognitive restructuring to identify automatic negative thoughts (ANTs), challenge cognitive distortions, and actively reframe mindsets for a more positive and adaptive attitude.
A student-facing self-regulation tool in a print-ready document format. It includes a sensory-aware battery level check-in scale, sensory radar checkbox, and an emotional safety exit ticket.
A comprehensive 2-page instructional guide for teachers to deliver the 'Different Lens' perspective-taking lesson. It includes neurodivergent-specific background, materials, and a detailed 6-step procedure.
