Squeeze and Release Flow

Actionable planning resources, school-wide career day guides, and implementation templates for school counselors to deploy career readiness curricula.

High-level scope, sequence, and developmental milestones for elementary, middle, and high school career exploration. This framework links classroom subjects to real-world college, trade, and workforce pathways.

A powerful kindness and bullying prevention lesson exploring how hurtful words affect others and how we can repair hearts. Students engage in a paper-heart crumbling activity to visually understand the lasting impact of unkindness.

A transition support unit designed for rising 2nd graders entering a new school. Includes a social story presentation, a personal passport worksheet, and a counselor guidance document.

A lesson focused on equipping elementary students with functional verbal communication skills for everyday real-world interactions. Students practice through guided peer discussions, roleplays, and task cards.

Day 3 focuses on cooperative group work to solve dilemmas, acting out teamwork scenarios, and completing the visual post-test to evaluate progress.

Day 2 emphasizes structured turn-taking, active waiting strategies, and practicing self-regulation with a physical tracker during small-group play.

Day 1 focuses on the golden rules of sharing materials, using friendly request phrases, and administering the baseline visual pre-test.

Day 3 of the Sharing Squad small-group intervention. Students combine their sharing and turn-taking skills to complete a collaborative puzzle drawing peacefully, followed by a graduation ceremony.

Day 2 of the Sharing Squad small-group intervention. Students focus on the concept of wait time and turn-taking through interactive games and a physical "Turn Tracker" token activity.

Day 1 of the Sharing Squad small-group intervention. Students learn the importance of sharing art materials, practice key sharing phrases, and complete a collaborative coloring challenge.

A supportive, mountain-trail-themed final counseling session designed for students on IEPs to celebrate their personal growth, develop summer coping strategies, set future goals, and process closure with their counselor.

A collection of visual guides and posters to teach and remind elementary students how and when to ask for permission for daily routines.

A highly interactive Lunch & Learn lesson for 1st-3rd graders focusing on growth mindset and 'The Power of Yet'. Includes a student worksheet, printable table discussion cards, a facilitator script, and a colorful classroom anchor chart.

A quick, high-impact SEL lesson designed for Grades 1–3 to introduce the concept of a growth mindset through the 'Superpower of Yet' using the TLC Gators school mascot.

A nurturing and interactive social-emotional learning lesson for grades 2-3 designed to help students identify happy, sad, mad, and scared feelings. It focuses on physical body clues, facial expressions, and written reflection on coping strategies and self-regulation.

An SEL-focused lesson based on the book 'Elephant Island' by Leo Timmers, exploring community-building, resilience, and welcoming others through movement-based task cards and collaborative reflection.

A 4-week wildlife safari themed morning meeting series for ESY elementary school scholars. Covers Savannah, Jungle, Desert, and Ocean habitats with daily welcomes, mood checks, date trackers, affirmations, and interactive social-emotional sharing prompts.

A comprehensive individual SEL lesson tailored for a 2nd-grade girl in her first counseling session, focused on identifying personal triggers with a warm detective theme and mapping her growth roadmap for transitioning into 3rd grade.

An engaging social-emotional learning lesson for 1st-3rd graders. Students learn self-regulation techniques by imagining their mind as a TV and using a 'Mind Remote' with Pause, Rewind, and Volume buttons to manage emotions and impulses during unstructured summer days.

A comprehensive 4-day small-group empathy curriculum for grades K-2, aligning with the CASEL SEL framework. Students learn to spot facial and body language clues and offer meaningful, kind assistance.

An end-of-year counseling unit and toolkit designed to guide elementary students through academic, social, and personal-emotional reflection. Contains a comprehensive Counselor Facilitation Guide, a class-wide interactive Slide Presentation, a drawing-focused memory booklet for lower elementary (K-2), and a writing-focused portfolio booklet for upper elementary (3-5).

A comprehensive lesson designed for 2nd grade students to master the 'Reset Cycle'—noticing big body signals, choosing a calming strategy, and resetting to get back on task. Includes instructional slides, classroom calming visual tools, student tracking sheets, and interactive role-play scenario cards.

An interactive social-emotional learning lesson for K-2 students to reflect on their personal growth over the school year and navigate their feelings about transitioning to the next grade using garden-themed drawing and storytelling.

A school counseling lesson for K-5 students to identify positive coping strategies and mindfulness techniques to keep in their emotional toolbox for a peaceful, safe, and happy summer break. Includes a detailed lesson plan, instructional slides, a hands-on toolbox construction activity, and an interactive sensory warm-up.

A hands-on, scripture-based exploration of making wise, Christ-centered choices in daily life. Students navigate real-world scenarios and map out what it looks like to follow Jesus' path.

A simple, kid-friendly daily emotional regulation check-in system based on the Zones of Regulation model. Features a clean student desk mat, a coping strategy menu, a teacher instruction guide, and tracking logs.

A mini-lesson and printable counseling board game designed for 2nd and 3rd graders. The lesson teaches four core pillars of personal ownership: owning mistakes, taking care of belongings, managing reactions, and telling the truth, followed by an active board game simulation.

A complete counseling game bundle for 2nd and 3rd graders focused on owning mistakes, apologizing sincerely, and restoring relationships. Includes a printable board, scenario cards, instruction guide, and individual reflection sheet.

An introductory get-to-know-you lesson utilizing visual sentence starters and structured options to support students of all communication styles in sharing their preferences, feelings, and strengths.

A pair of visually striking, high-contrast printable signs to organize any kitchen or classroom space. Features separate, elegant layouts for clean and dirty dishes to maintain perfect organization.

A Wellness Wednesday mindfulness routine for grades 1-3. Through sensory deep breathing and finger-tracing on a 'Lilypad Breathing' path, students learn self-regulation, calming techniques, and emotional focus.