A comprehensive lesson designed to help 7th and 8th graders navigate the transition to high school by identifying strengths, addressing anxieties, and creating a practical success plan.
A social work lesson focused on helping middle school students manage social distractions, set healthy boundaries, and utilize self-regulation strategies to maintain academic focus.
A social-emotional learning lesson designed to build trust and self-awareness through collaborative interviewing and creative collage-making. Students explore their personal interests and find common ground with others.
A 24-minute counseling session focused on helping a student navigate the transition from home stressors to school expectations, emphasizing the impact of their behavior on peers and developing a 'lock-in' strategy for the school day.
A comprehensive set of resources for middle and high school students focused on developing social-emotional intelligence, mental health awareness, and practical coping strategies. This lesson provides tools for self-tracking, group discussion, and hands-on practice with real-world scenarios.
This lesson guides middle school students through the process of identifying negative self-talk ('weeds') and reframing them into growth-oriented mindsets ('seeds') using cognitive behavioral techniques in a garden-themed workshop.
In this final lesson of the sequence, students transition from group teamwork to community-wide thinking, exploring how their collective actions impact the 'city' (their school or local community) and planning a sustainable service project.
This lesson focuses on the mechanics of teamwork, specifically addressing how to share roles, compromise on shared goals, and celebrate collective success through the lens of a construction project.