A comprehensive transition toolkit designed to equip 5th graders with organizational strategies and social-emotional resilience for middle school.
A retro-themed social skills adventure where students navigate 'social mazes' to practice conflict resolution, group entry, perspective taking, and identifying the size of problems. Students act as players making choices for the character 'Pixel' to achieve a High Score in social navigation.
A comprehensive career exploration unit where middle schoolers investigate their interests, research potential career paths, and design a 'blueprint' for their future professional selves.
A foundational lesson on whole-body listening and responding to immediate verbal cues like 'Stop' and 'Go' through interactive games and visual check-ins.
A board-game based counseling lesson where students practice navigating social challenges, conflict resolution, and peer pressure through interactive scenarios.
A cosmic-themed career exploration lesson designed to help middle schoolers connect their current passions and strengths to future career clusters, fostering hope and direction during a demanding academic season.
A toolkit for leaders to apply David Rock's SCARF model to communication, ensuring they trigger reward responses rather than threat responses in their teams.
A collection of resources for a friendship bracelet-making activity, focusing on positive affirmations and social-emotional growth for upper elementary students.
A social-emotional learning lesson for 1st graders focused on identifying emotions and selecting coping strategies, themed around "Emotion Engineers" with a focus on problem-solving and building resilience.
A 20-minute small group social-emotional learning lesson focusing on self-regulation, positive self-talk, and self-advocacy using the 'Inner Hero' theme. Designed for a mixed-grade group (2nd and 4th) to address IEP goals related to the Stop-Think-Choose method and asking for help.
A collection of high-energy games designed to help adults with IDD practice self-control, listening, and teamwork in a social setting.
This lesson equips students with the power of 'I-Statements' to express their feelings and needs clearly and respectfully, fostering effective communication without blame. Through guided practice and scenario role-playing, students learn to articulate their experiences, enhancing self-advocacy and reducing misunderstandings.