A 20-minute lesson on resolving conflicts with kindness and respect using 'I-statements' to express feelings and needs without blame.
A four-day, 30-minute creative unit for grades K-3 designed to foster early-year friendships and community bonds. Students participate in cooperative photo booth sessions, craft personalized frames, and design a collaborative class book.
Students design individual collage pages using their photos, which are bound into a class book, and then read and reflect together on their new classroom community.
A 3-part Social-Emotional Learning journey that empowers students to map their emotional landscapes, decode personal triggers, and construct a personalized self-regulation toolkit using mindfulness practices.
Students return to the photo booth for a second round of pictures, this time focusing on goofy prompts and collective group action to break the ice and build shared memories.
A comprehensive 4-week social-emotional learning curriculum designed for grades 3-5. This sequence progresses from introducing the character trait of belonging to teaching direct inclusion skills, practicing them in team-building activities, and applying them in real-world school scenarios.
Students design and decorate popsicle-stick frames for their printed Day 1 photographs, sharing stories and building appreciation for their new classmates.
A three-day back-to-school sequence focused on welcoming students to the aftercare room and building a supportive community. Students introduce themselves, design custom name badges, complete creative 'Getting to Know Me' coloring sheets, and celebrate with a shared movie screening and treats.
Students engage in their first photo booth experience, working with partners and small groups to select props, collaborate on poses, and begin building new peer connections.
A beautiful, supportive lesson designed for 5th-grade girls to understand anxiety, explore the mind-body connection, discover the amygdala's role (fight, flight, or freeze), and build a customized toolkit of calming, cognitive, grounding, and creative coping skills. Sparkles and soft ombre rainbow designs make it encouraging, warm, and highly engaging.
