A collaborative social-emotional learning lesson where students work in pairs to design a fantasy map. Each player holds a secret navigation objective, requiring active listening, perspective-taking, and compromise to succeed.
A comprehensive social-emotional toolkit for a classroom 'Think Tank' reflection corner. Includes a visual reflection sheet, a calming strategies poster, and portable visual choice cards to guide students in emotional self-regulation and positive conflict resolution.
A presentation of advice and reflections from the graduating Class of 2026 to the incoming Class of 2030, helping freshmen transition smoothly to high school.
A therapeutic Jenga-based lesson designed for K-3 students in school psychology or special education settings. Focuses on cognitive flexibility, managing frustration, and physiological calming strategies through active gameplay, unexpected curve balls, and reflective processing.
A comprehensive counseling lesson that empowers students to independently resolve conflicts and everyday challenges using the STEP Problem-Solving Method and the Size of the Problem visual scale. Includes assessment tools, an interactive anchor chart, and a step-by-step facilitation guide.
Guides students in synthesizing their research, budgeting, study tactics, and campus connection goals into a comprehensive, actionable college transition plan.
Explores campus ecosystems, commuter vs. residential lifestyles, getting involved in student organizations, finding support services, and building professional connections.
Teaches semester scheduling, weekly planning templates, and the crucial distinction between high school and college time structures.
Equips students with active learning, syllabus dissection, effective note-taking, and active study habits tailored for college-level courses.
Dives into college costs, demystifying the real price of attendance, comparing tuition across Utah's institutions, and introducing key scholarship programs like the Utah Opportunity Scholarship and FAFSA.
Introduces students to Utah's diverse higher education landscape, including research, regional, two-year, technical, and private universities, highlighting their unique missions and environments.
A 25-minute therapeutic team-building session designed for K-3 students in sub-separate classrooms to build cognitive flexibility and frustration tolerance using the concept of 'bendy' vs. 'rigid' thinking.
An intensive ERMHS therapy lesson designed to help students build tolerance to unexpected changes. Students learn and practice the 'Stop, Breathe, Talk, Plan' coping framework through direct instruction, interactive role-plays, and personalized visual strategy cards.
An empowering high school transition workshop for 8th-grade students, focusing on managing academic anxiety, building support networks, and setting actionable goals.
This lesson introduces students to real-world career fields (Healthcare, Trades, Education, Retail, Engineering, Restaurant, Animal Care) while exploring how each industry organizes authority and resolves crises. Students research job roles and solve situational scenarios using industry-specific chains of command.
A 90-minute active learning lesson designed to build respectful, cooperative listening habits through engaging classroom challenges, without the distraction of physical worksheets.
A warm and comprehensive welcoming package for second-grade parents and students to kick off the school year. Includes a friendly welcome letter explaining classroom community, homework, and behavior philosophies; a 'Meet the Teacher' introduction; and an organized supply checklist.
A 15-minute high-impact social-emotional group session for kindergarteners transitioning out of the school year, designed to normalize mixed emotions, celebrate growth, and provide hands-on sharing tools.
An active and structured SEL lesson teaching kindergarteners how to release big, hyper, or angry physical energy safely using wall push-ups, muscle squeezes, and slow-motion movements.
An engaging SEL lesson teaching kindergarteners how to slow down their heart rates and cool hot feelings using concrete belly breathing exercises and quiet sensory focuses.
A comprehensive lesson plan, facilitator guide, and presentation kit for school counselors to support parents in managing stress, establishing healthy boundaries, and implementing practical coping strategies during the college application process.
An interactive, gentle SEL lesson helping kindergarteners recognize when they need a break and teaching them three concrete ways to ask for one: verbal scripts, visual cards, and a choice menu.
An integrated small-group counseling lesson designed for 4th-grade boys. Using a 'Social Detective' theme, this lesson helps students build self-regulation skills by tackling attention-seeking fibbing, learned helplessness, and situational awareness (reading the room).
A comprehensive 60-minute lesson for 5th graders on responsibility, focusing on Peer & Community Impact. Students explore how their daily choices create 'ripples' that affect their classmates, families, and wider school communities through interactive slides, group scenario cards, reflective worksheets, and a creative anchor chart.
A guidance lesson for kindergarten and first grade students focused on peer kindness, featuring interactive discussions, a follow-the-leader 'Kindness Action Mimic' game, and a visual tracking sheet.
A 10-minute session exploring how to handle frustration when others move too slowly or act as speed bumps, teaching scripts to ask for space and practical tools for cognitive patience.
A 60-minute lesson designed for 3rd and 4th graders to develop personal responsibility in managing school materials, homework, and classroom jobs. Students explore organizing strategies, daily checklists, and classroom ownership.
An empowering transition lesson for 4th-grade girls moving to middle school. It focuses on identifying core strengths, celebrating elementary milestones, and building self-confidence through a keepsake memory book.
A comprehensive 60-minute kindergarten lesson on responsibility. It uses an engaging animal school theme ('Acorn Academy') to teach classroom habits (cleaning up, caring for materials) and community habits (sharing, helping classmates, kindness) through an original read-aloud story, a guided discussion, and a hands-on coloring and matching worksheet.
A Grade 2 social-emotional learning lesson using 'The Wrinkled Heart' metaphor. Students discover how unkind words leave lasting wrinkles on others' hearts and practice using kind words to heal and protect them.
A 15-minute individual or small group counseling lesson for second graders to help them manage social anxiety, read playground peer cues, and use a step-by-step verbal script to confidently ask to join a game.
An executive functioning and cognitive flexibility workshop teaching students in grades 2-5 how to design alternative options ('Plan B') when summer plans change unexpectedly. This lesson uses an architectural blueprint metaphor to build resilience and reduce transition anxiety.