Defining a Precious Memory

A complete toolkit for hosting a memorable, structured 40-minute end-of-year small group celebration, including a step-by-step party schedule, interactive games, and printable themed gift tags.

A complete toolkit for students to master the art of being an active, respectful, and constructive audience member during peer presentations. Includes audience expectations and an interactive presentation tracker.

A culminating reflection and community project lesson where students synthesize all five CARES values. Students create a class pledge, award certificates, and design a community action project to show their learning.

A social-emotional learning lesson centered on self-control, emotional regulation, and mindfulness. Students practice somatic grounding and cool-down techniques to manage big emotions in real-time.

A social-emotional learning lesson on empathy, active compassion, and perspective-taking. Students learn to recognize emotional cues in others and practice walking in someone else's shoes to solve social dilemmas.

A social-emotional learning lesson teaching personal accountability, civic responsibility, and classroom roles. Students identify how their individual choices affect the safety and success of the whole community.

A social-emotional learning lesson focused on assertive communication, active listening, and setting respectful boundaries. Students practice using "I-Statements" to express their needs and opinions respectfully.

A social-emotional learning lesson focusing on cooperation, collaborative problem solving, and group agreement. Students explore how to share ideas, compromise, and build together as a team.

An interactive SEL board game session for Kindergarten and First-Grade students, focusing on identifying emotions, understanding the size of problems, and practicing calming breathing strategies. Includes a printable game board, situation cards, assembly parts, and a comprehensive counselor guide.

A beginning-of-the-year lesson teaching students the schoolwide HALLS procedure for safe and respectful hallway transitions. This lesson covers explicit teacher modeling, interactive student roleplay, and self-assessment of the HALLS expectations.

A comprehensive classroom expectations rollout for Week 1 of the school year. Includes a teacher guide and three separate grade-band slide decks (K-2, 3-5, 6-8) designed with a Marley Park green and yellow superhero theme.

A counseling lesson for first graders based on the book 'Salt in His Shoes'. Students explore resilience, learning that setbacks and practice are how we grow, and design their own 'Bounce Back Sneakers' to show how they overcome challenges.

Day 4 of the Calm Co-Pilots intervention. A final review where students assemble their personal Calm Kit, practice choosing a strategy with adult prompting, and complete the post-assessment.

Day 3 of the Calm Co-Pilots intervention. Focuses on requesting a 5-minute break and practicing structured rest using sensory supports, cards, and timers with adult prompts.

Day 2 of the Calm Co-Pilots intervention. Focuses on deep breathing using physical, tactile tracing mats to anchor their focus and regulate their physical response to big emotions.