A lesson focused on developing empathy and coping skills in 4th graders through perspective-taking exercises. Students analyze common conflicts at recess and home to practice seeing the 'flip side' of frustrating situations.

A calming 15-minute lesson introducing students to the bubble breathing technique to manage stress and find focus, including guided practice and reflection.

A collection of engaging morning meeting prompts designed to build community, spark creativity, and encourage reflection in upper elementary classrooms.

Comprehensive review and graduation from the Survival and Salvage DBT program.

Committing to a new path (Turning the Mind) using the decision to pivot from salvage to survival.

Accepting reality without judgment (Radical Acceptance) using Shackleton's Endurance survival story.

Using distraction and ACCÈS skills to manage distress, using the radar jamming metaphors of the Flight 19 mystery.

Developing self-soothing techniques (Self-Soothe) using the survival of Aloha Flight 243 after losing its roof.