Hand Raising Heroes

A comprehensive five-day schoolwide Kindness Week curriculum empowering students to foster empathy, uplift others with respectful communication, perform cooperative daily acts of service, and build an inclusive community culture.

A mindful social-emotional learning lesson for grades K-2 connecting bodily sensations to emotional states using intuitive weather metaphors. Students learn to identify somatic cues, name their internal weather, and practice gentle self-regulation strategies.

A 2-page print-ready student worksheet featuring a full-body somatic sensation mapping illustration, emotion weather checkboxes, primary handwriting sentence stems, and a self-regulation calming tool matching activity.

A structured 3-part sequence designed for neurodivergent learners to identify physical escalation signals, test personalized sensory tools, and establish a predictable, repeatable calm-down routine.

A gentle first-grade social-emotional learning lesson that teaches students how to accept 'no' calmly. Students explore flexible thinking about what 'no' means, practice respectful responses, and build personal Plan B strategies.

A 2-page printable tactile activity featuring an assemble-at-desk Feelings Weather Wheel with spinner arrow, alongside four somatic weather station movement cards for whole-body emotion regulation.

A four-day game-based sequence for a small group of three students to build essential social skills including turn-taking, empathetic communication, conflict resolution, and flexible teamwork through collaborative play.

A schoolwide restorative forgiveness and community-building campaign featuring cafeteria event announcements and printable reconciliation slips to foster fresh starts.

An engaging 6-slide visual presentation for whole-group instruction, teaching K-2 students how bodily cues reflect emotions through weather metaphors, featuring interactive partner prompts and a guided cloud breathing exercise.

A multi-day social skills sequence designed for elementary clients to master cafeteria navigation, table seating etiquette, coping with rejection, and peer conversation.

An interactive emotional regulation lesson for K-2 students navigating sensory transitions from the cafeteria and playground. Learners discover how to check their internal engine speed and apply practical kinetic body resets to return to their calm, just-right gear.

A comprehensive 2-page teacher lesson plan and facilitation guide for grades K-2, featuring step-by-step scripted circle time, somatic body-scan routines, weather metaphor translation charts, and differentiation strategies.