Coping Toolbox Masterclass

A comprehensive 20-week social-emotional learning curriculum designed for grades 6-8. This curriculum equips middle school students with a rich toolbox of coping mechanisms, self-awareness tools, and application strategies to manage anxiety, frustration, and unexpected changes.

SRStephanie Rensch

Building the Toolbox

Weeks 1-7. Students learn and practice seven core coping and self-control strategies, creating a robust foundation for their mental wellness and emotional regulation. Topics include deep breathing, positive self-talk, sensory breaks, progressive muscle relaxation, grounding techniques, and guided imagery.

Self-Awareness and Strategy Selection

Weeks 8-12. Students shift from learning tools to building self-awareness. They identify their personal triggers and early warning signs of distress, learn to categorize the "size" of their problems, and begin tracking their strategy use.

Social and Real-World Application

Weeks 13-17. Students generalize their skills by applying coping strategies in various settings, managing peer relationships and social anxiety, navigating unexpected changes, and regulating emotions after disruptive events.

Maintenance and Growth

Weeks 18-20. Students learn to handle failures, reflect on their growth, set goals, and solidify long-term emotional regulation habits for transition out of the program.

Coping Toolbox Masterclass

SRStephanie Rensch

Mind and Momentum

A comprehensive 20-week self-control and coping strategies curriculum tailored for middle school students (grades 6-8). The curriculum systematically builds emotional regulation and executive functioning skills through weekly lessons, scripts, and student-facing work.

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Chaos to Control

A comprehensive lesson package designed to help transitioning 6th graders master three essential organization tools: paper agendas, digital calendars, and phone reminders. It includes step-by-step lesson plans, interactive slides, and practical student worksheets.

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Maintenance and Growth

Weeks 18-20. Students learn to handle failures, reflect on their growth, set goals, and solidify long-term emotional regulation habits for transition out of the program.

Coping Toolbox Masterclass

Masterclass Curriculum Map

Understanding Coping Slides

Deep Breathing Slides

Unit 1 Strategy Companion Slides

Strategy Tracker and Problem Scale Worksheet

Unit 2 Self Awareness Slides

Unit 3 Real World Application Slides

Unit 4 Maintenance Slides

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