A gentle, 30-minute introductory lesson on understanding and navigating grief. It covers different types of loss, normalizes the "weather" of emotions, and provides students with coping tools and empathy strategies.
A collection of resources for students in the school counseling center to help them manage their time and emotions while waiting.
A targeted social-emotional learning lesson for 5th graders focusing on demonstrating respect toward teachers and school staff. The lesson uses a 'Respect Blueprint' theme to help students build positive relationships through professional and courteous behavior.
A celebratory final session focused on affirmations and looking forward to the future.
Focuses on identifying unique personal qualities and building initial group rapport using watercolor resist art.
A social-emotional learning lesson focused on helping students distinguish between small (mouse) and large (elephant) problems and matching their emotional reactions accordingly.
A lesson designed to help students reflect on their testing anxiety during the ELA State Exam and equip them with practical coping strategies for future assessments.
A lesson on compassionate empathy, where students move from feeling to doing. Students design 'Impact Missions' to provide support or help to those in need within their school or local community.
A lesson on affective empathy, teaching students how to resonate with others' emotions by identifying shared feelings and using reflective listening. Students practice 'tuning in' to emotional signals to build deeper connections.