Reinforces task initiation with timed 'sprints' and identifies personal 'starters' (triggers that help get the brain moving). Focuses on reducing the gap between instruction and action.
Focuses on responsible decision-making during high-stress conflicts, helping students identify hot-button triggers, evaluate action-consequences, and apply 'pressure relief valve' strategies.
Focuses on active listening, reading other people's emotional signals (body language, tone), and matching our response to their weather state with empathy and validation.
An engaging social-emotional learning lesson that teaches students to identify their emotional states as internal weather patterns and apply self-regulation coping strategies to return to calm, clear skies.
Students investigate responsibility, honesty, and integrity. They learn to make difficult choices, take ownership of mistakes, and construct a personal pledge for moral character.
Students learn respect and active listening techniques. They engage in verbal exercises and boundary-setting activities to build effective communication and mutual respect.
Students explore the power of empathy and kindness. Through looking at perspectives and performing small acts of helpfulness, students build connection and support in the classroom.
A comprehensive restorative justice lesson bundle designed to foster social-emotional learning, conflict resolution, and self-regulation through structured circle practices, visual anchor charts, visual reflection sheets, and real-world peer scenarios.
A comprehensive 45-minute lesson for 5th graders to build robust self-talk skills and establish evidence-based affirmations. Through blueprint-themed interactive activities, students learn to distinguish performance from self-esteem, reframe negative thoughts using concrete strategies, and give/receive peer encouragement.
A high-impact 45-minute lesson for 5th grade that helps students overcome school attendance barriers, map their support networks, and celebrate growth using customized planning tools and reflection surveys.
A 45-minute lesson designed for 5th-grade students to master the art of writing SMART academic/behavior and attendance goals. Students learn to define progress indicators, anticipate barriers, and use peer feedback to design achievable action plans.
A hands-on lesson designed to teach 5th-grade students practical time management and organizational skills, including task prioritization with a matrix, binder/backpack auditing, and building sustainable daily checklists.
A 45-minute social-emotional learning lesson for 5th grade that explores the connection between behavior and consequences, helping students build personal responsibility. Through interactive role-play and a fishbowl discussion, students analyze school scenarios and draft their own actionable if-then strategy to navigate challenging settings like the hallway, recess, or classroom.
A 45-minute social-emotional learning kickoff lesson for 5th graders that introduces growth mindset, neuroplasticity, and personal strengths, culminating in a 10-item baseline survey of school success skills.