Students test proprioceptive 'heavy work' activities to understand how activating muscles and joints impacts focus. They evaluate activities like wall pushes and carrying weighted items to find their 'focus fuel'.
A high-energy social-emotional learning lesson that teaches 2nd and 3rd graders to reframe mistakes as learning steps using a fashion runway theme. Students practice 'bounce-back' strategies to build grit and resilience.
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 celebratory final session where students demonstrate their 'Master Pathfinder' skills and receive recognition for their growth in thinking and English.
Focuses on logic and decision-making by asking 'why' and 'how' questions about texts to understand cause and effect.
Deepens self-awareness through journaling and reflection, helping students recognize their own reactions and thoughts while reading and writing.
Encourages idea construction and creative writing, showing students how to fuel their mind machines with imagination to create original stories.