A 30-minute lesson where 6th-grade students learn a 4-step peer mediation process through role-play and application, focusing on empathy and structured conflict resolution.

A collection of professionally designed real estate listing posters featuring unique properties with detailed descriptions, pricing, and specifications.

A final celebration of the community built, where students reflect on their growth and commit to showing up for themselves and each other.

This lesson addresses attendance directly by discussing why every person matters to the group and how their absence is felt by others.

Students explore the unique qualities they bring to the group and collaboratively define what makes their lunch bunch community special.

The opening session focuses on breaking the ice, establishing a safe lunch environment, and helping students find common ground with their peers.

This lesson provides tools for students who struggle with collaborative group work, focusing on clear communication and managing frustration when feeling unheard.

The final production phase where students assemble, decorate, and share their completed Evolution Zines in a celebratory atmosphere.

The technical and creative bridge where students translate their written stories into a visual 14-page storyboard and prepare their final zine layouts.

Focuses on synthesizing the lessons from weeks 1 and 2 into a personal growth narrative, identifying where they started, the hurdles they faced, and the 'wins' they achieved.

A lesson designed for a 6th-grade student struggling with peer conflict, focusing on walking away and deep breathing as primary coping strategies. Includes visual-heavy materials and a structured script to support a quiet student in practicing social interactions.

This lesson focuses on teaching the student specific phrases and tools to communicate needs and feelings in the moment, reducing reliance on non-verbal or behavioral outbursts.

This final session focuses on the role of the 'Upstander' and the 'Ally'. Students apply their social decoding skills to bystander situations, practicing how to intervene or report while maintaining emotional regulation in high-pressure social moments.

A targeted 15-minute intervention focusing on shifting from retaliatory impulses to healthy coping strategies during peer conflict, specifically designed for students who struggle with the urge to 'get back' at others.

A 15-minute counseling lesson designed to help middle school students identify intense emotions and apply specific self-regulation strategies to return to on-task behavior.

A 30-minute high-energy lesson for 6th-grade boys focused on reframing constructive criticism as a 'pro-level' tool for improvement. Students learn the S.T.O.P. method to handle feedback calmly and effectively through discussion and role-play.