A Kindergarten guidance lesson focused on the essential friendship skills of sharing and taking turns through a gardening-themed story, worksheet, and craft.
A 30-minute social-emotional learning lesson for kindergarteners focused on the impact of their words. It features the 'Crumpled Heart' and 'Bucket Filler' activities to help students understand how mean words hurt and how kind words heal.
A 30-minute social-emotional learning lesson for Kindergarteners focusing on three practical self-regulation techniques: self-hugging, finding a quiet space, and candle-breath breathing.
A 30-minute social-emotional learning lesson for Kindergarten focused on maintaining friendships through sharing, kindness, and taking turns.
A comprehensive lesson for kindergarteners to learn the importance of keeping hands and feet to themselves by identifying safe and unsafe choices.
A comprehensive guidance lesson focusing on teacher appreciation through the lenses of self-regulation, empathy, and polite communication. Students explore the teacher's perspective and practice expressing gratitude through creative 'Thank You' cards.
Celebrating progress and reviewing the tools learned.
Practicing which tool to use for specific feeling scenarios.
Developing positive self-talk to manage frustration and disappointment.
Learning to slow down with Counting to 10 and releasing energy with Movement Breaks.
Learning and practicing the Deep Belly Breathing tool.
Differentiating between big and small problems to reduce explosive reactions.
Introduce the Mood Meter and identifying feelings in the four color quadrants.
A lesson focused on physical mindfulness techniques, including progressive muscle relaxation and gentle grounding movements to help students regulate their emotions and focus their bodies.
A social-emotional learning lesson using a compass metaphor to help K-5 students re-establish empathy, kindness, and community after time away from school. Students explore the four 'cardinal points' of connection: Notice Needs, Speak Kindness, Everyone's Invited, and Work Together.
A lesson for K-2 students on interpreting non-verbal social cues using a traffic light metaphor. Students learn to recognize 'Green' (open/ready), 'Yellow' (cautious/check-in), and 'Red' (stop/need space) signals in their peers, especially during high-energy transitions.
Course synthesis and graduation. Reflecting on the journey from impulsive to intentional Pathfinder.
Mastering boundaries. Learning when and how to say 'No' or 'Yes' to family, friends, and strangers.
Financial literacy basics. Categorizing needs vs. wants to build long-term planning skills.
Learning to see failure as data. Celebrating 'Beautiful Oops' moments and messy progress.