A 1:1 goal-setting workshop for 8th graders to help them define and plan academic, social, personal well-being, and hobby-related goals using a structured blueprint approach.
Reviews the skills learned and focuses on how to maintain established relationships with adults through consistent, positive interactions.
Equips students with the skills to ask for help or express a concern to an adult in a way that leads to collaborative problem-solving.
Explores the concept of "social context" to help students understand when it is appropriate to use formal versus casual language with adults.
Helps students navigate receiving feedback or corrections from adults with a growth mindset and respectful communication.
Provides strategies for answering adult questions with clarity and respect, moving beyond one-word answers to foster more meaningful dialogue.
Teaches students to interpret facial expressions, body language, and tone of voice to understand an adult's availability and mood before interacting.
Focuses on the mechanics of starting a conversation with a staff member, including choosing the right moment and using appropriate opening phrases.
Students identify current and potential adult allies in the school building and understand the importance of positive adult connections for their success and sense of belonging.
This lesson helps 2nd-grade students understand how to take responsibility and repair relationships after outbursts involving aggression or property damage. It focuses on the concept of 'building bridges' to restore trust and safety with peers and teachers.
A fast-paced, 15-minute interactive lesson designed to help middle schoolers understand the mechanics of empathy and how small actions create a culture of belonging.
This lesson introduces the concept of emotions as 'inner weather,' focusing specifically on identifying the physical 'warning signs' of stress and anxiety and introducing initial grounding techniques.
A set of tools to help students identify when their minds have wandered into daydreaming or perseveration and learn how to return to the present task.
A morning meeting lesson focused on building classroom community, emphasizing teamwork, and establishing expectations for showing respect to substitute teachers.
A final review of all strategies with a focus on independent mastery and final data collection for the reporting period.
Practicing the reflection process on real and hypothetical past conflicts to improve accuracy in self-assessment.
Introduction to the 'Post-Flight Review'—a reflection tool to evaluate how well a strategy worked after a conflict.
Fast-paced identification drills and implementation challenges to build fluency in strategy selection.
Guided role-play scenarios where students implement their chosen strategies in a controlled environment.