A fun, engaging search-and-find activity featuring popular pocket monsters in a dense, colorful safari environment. Perfect for a brain break or a reward activity for 4th-grade students.
A comprehensive system for defining and maintaining a positive learning environment through a color-coded behavior framework. This lesson introduces students to green, yellow, and red behaviors with clear expectations and reflection tools.
A restorative justice unit for elementary students focusing on the impact of theft and dishonesty on community trust, featuring informational text, a relatable narrative, and reflective writing projects.
A rapid-fire 20-minute social-emotional learning session using Inside Out to help students identify their current 'Core Emotion' and learn one quick regulation tool. Perfect for short advisory periods or morning meetings.
A comprehensive lesson on respect for K-4 students, focusing on the Golden Rule and the 'ripple effect' of kind actions. Includes a visual slide deck, teacher's guide, student worksheet, anchor chart, and small group activity cards.
Consolidates learning from the previous weeks and sets goals for continued social-emotional success.
Teaches concrete self-regulation strategies and provides tools for emotional regulation.
Explores emotional awareness and the power of positive self-talk to manage frustration.
Focuses on distinguishing between safe and unsafe play, specifically addressing peer interactions like shouting and physical contact.
Introduces the concept of personal space and 'bubbles' while establishing the walk-and-talk routine.
A creative art-based lesson where students learn to identify their emotional states and build a personalized 'coping kit' of regulation strategies using markers and crayons.
A life skills lesson where students become 'Sleep Detectives' to analyze habits and identify healthy sleep patterns using visual scenarios and simple decision-making.
Integrates physical and cognitive strategies into a concrete, visual game plan for upcoming tests.
Explores the thoughts behind the physical feelings, teaching the student how to catch and reframe anxious 'what if' thinking.
Focuses on identifying the physical manifestations of anxiety, particularly the 'stomach flip' sensation, and introduces grounding techniques.
Students discover techniques like visualization and chunking to hold and manipulate information in their 'Memory Lab'.
Students practice adapting to changes and seeing things from different perspectives using 'Mental Morphers' strategies.
Students explore how to break big tasks into small steps and organize their tools for success using the 'Mission Blueprint' method.
Students learn to identify impulsive urges and practice the 'Stop, Think, Act' strategy using the metaphor of 'Brain Brakes'.
A trauma-informed lesson designed to help students identify their emotional triggers and develop healthy conflict resolution strategies in a safe, supportive environment.
Advanced coping skills for 4-5 students exploring complex grounding methods, assertive communication strategies, cognitive reframing of self-talk, and understanding the physiological benefits of movement for stress management.
Intermediate coping skills for 2-3 students introducing the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique, specific communication scripts for asking for help, reframing negative thoughts, and purposeful physical activities to release energy.
Foundational coping skills for K-1 students focusing on simple breathing techniques (like 'Bee Breath'), identifying helpers, basic 'I can' self-talk, and fun animal-themed movements.
A 15-minute session assessing problem-solving steps and choice evaluation using simple scenario "Choice Path" cards.
A 15-minute session focused on social greetings, reciprocal conversation, and identifying shared interests through a "Social Connect" role-play.
A 15-minute session to evaluate emotional identification, situational connection, and personal space boundaries using a "Feeling Detective" scenario map.
A 15-minute session assessing emotional regulation and impulsivity through the "Pause Button" game and coping strategy identification.
A 15-minute session focused on identifying personal strengths, areas of growth, and practicing self-advocacy through a "Super Strength" portrait activity.
Students will identify 'big feelings' and learn specific, actionable coping strategies to manage stress, frustration, and sadness through interactive scenarios.
Provides strategies for gathering evidence and reframing negative thoughts into more balanced, helpful perspectives to improve social confidence.
Teaches students how to identify 'Thought Traps' (Negative Automatic Thoughts) that occur during social misunderstandings or anxiety-inducing friendship moments.
Introduces the Thought-Feeling-Action triangle specifically within social scenarios, helping students see how their inner narrative shapes their friendship outcomes.
An interactive lesson focused on developing perspective-taking skills in 4th graders through scenario analysis and 'clue hunting' for emotions. Students learn to look through different 'lenses' to understand the feelings and motivations of others.
Students identify unique physical warning signs in their bodies that indicate an emotion is escalating toward a peak.
Students track character emotions through a story timeline to understand how and why feelings shift over time.
Students explore the 'Iceberg' concept to identify hidden emotions like hurt or embarrassment beneath surface-level anger or frustration.
Students learn to differentiate between related emotions by plotting them on a 'Feeling Thermometer' and identifying the physical intensity shifts.
A high-energy lesson focused on mastering the Cupid Shuffle while developing rhythm recognition, coordination, and the ability to follow multi-step auditory instructions.
A creative SEL project where students design vision boards to explore and strengthen their relationships with friends, authority figures, and family members.
A small group counseling lesson focused on teaching students conflict resolution strategies and empathy to improve their relationships with siblings at home.
A gentle, trauma-informed lesson designed for individual students navigating grief and separation anxiety. It uses the metaphor of a "Memory Garden" to help students process loss, honor their loved ones, and build coping strategies for when they feel alone.
A collection of visual de-escalation resources focused on deep breathing and physical movement to help students manage big emotions and return to a state of calm.
A creative exploration of emotions through art therapy, helping children with behavioral health concerns identify feelings and build self-regulation skills.
A social-emotional learning lesson focused on identifying the 'Size of the Problem' and matching it with an appropriate 'Size of Reaction' to avoid power struggles and verbal conflicts.
A collection of tribal-themed certificates to recognize the top performers in a classroom survivor challenge. Includes distinct designs for first, second, and third place.
A lesson designed for 4th-grade students to learn respectful phrases and visual cues for setting boundaries and requesting personal space from peers. It includes a social narrative, visual aids, and a teacher facilitation guide.
A therapeutic lesson focused on teaching a 4-step impulse control strategy (Stop, Think, Choose, Do) for an 8-year-old student struggling with social frustration and aggression. The lesson uses role-play and visual aids to help the student navigate peer conflict and controlling tendencies.
A lesson designed for 4th graders to improve classroom respect by focusing on blurting out, peer interruptions, and smooth transitions using the 'Respect Radar' framework.
A hands-on lesson focusing on developing positive self-talk and identifying personal strengths through a superhero-themed creative project. Students will create a personalized mini-booklet and engage in interactive activities to boost self-efficacy.