Quick Calms

An 8th-grade lesson focusing on the social-emotional impact of hate speech and fostering a supportive school community. Students read an engaging, age-appropriate article and complete a reflective worksheet to map the impact of words and make personal commitments to inclusivity.

An end-of-year reflective science lesson where 7th-grade students look back on their progress, share advice for incoming students, and celebrate achievements.

A comprehensive self-regulation lesson bundle designed for 5th graders to match the size of their reactions to the size of their problems, blending the 'Size of the Problem' scale with the 'Zones of Regulation' framework.

An instructional lesson centered on identifying communication breakdowns, analyzing relational friction, and applying active de-escalation strategies. Features interactive storyboard-driven slides and activities.

A 4-week space explorer themed morning meeting series for middle school ESY scholars with disabilities. Led by Commander Sosnoff, it covers Mars Rover, Asteroid Navigation, Saturn Rings, and Nebula sectors with calendar ship logs, cosmic energy checks, stellar affirmations, and turn-and-talk communication prompts.

A 4-week wildlife safari themed morning meeting series for ESY elementary school scholars. Covers Savannah, Jungle, Desert, and Ocean habitats with daily welcomes, mood checks, date trackers, affirmations, and interactive social-emotional sharing prompts.

A interactive and engaging lesson designed to equip transitioning middle school students with coping strategies for handling sensory overload, rule-breaking peers, and group work frustrations. Includes an 10-slide presentation, a highly visual coping checklist, and a detailed facilitator guide.

A Tier 3 individual counseling intervention designed for 7th graders (ages 12-13) to map physical stress patterns, analyze neurological escalation, and construct customized coping matrices.

A 5th-grade Social-Emotional Learning lesson focused on empathy, active listening, and perspective-taking. Students become 'Perspective Pilots' to explore diverse viewpoints and connect deeply with others.

A restorative, intervention-focused lesson designed to address active bullying, social exclusion, or bystander behaviors. Provides a structured, objective, and deeply empathetic framework for restorative justice, self-reflection, and behavior correction.

A preventative Advisory-focused lesson that analyzes peer pressure, the psychological mechanics of herd mentality, and the courage required to stand alone. Students engage in self-reflection, case analysis, and scenario-based writing prompts to develop an 'outlier' mindset.

A powerful social-emotional learning lesson series designed for high school teachers to foster relationship-building, self-regulation, active communication, self-awareness, and integrity through quick daily classroom routines.

A complete lesson designed for first-time job seekers (students) to transform their school projects, volunteering, and extracurricular activities into professional resume bullet points. Includes a structured teacher guide, instructional presentation slides, a student drafting worksheet, and a peer feedback checklist.

DBT emotion regulation session teaching 'Check the Facts' to verify if emotional reactions match the actual objective facts of a school or social situation.

DBT emotion regulation session teaching 'Opposite Action' to change painful or unhelpful emotions by deliberately acting contrary to emotional urges.

DBT distress tolerance session teaching 'Radical Acceptance' to tolerate painful realities that cannot be changed immediately without making them worse.

CBT and ACT session focusing on identifying core personal values and taking committed action steps toward them in school and life.

Interpersonal effectiveness session covering DBT FAST skills (Fair, Apologies, Stick to values, Truthful) to build self-respect and set healthy personal boundaries with peers.

Interpersonal effectiveness session covering the second half of DBT DEAR MAN (Mindful, Appear confident, Negotiate) to guide active communication delivery and conflict negotiation.

Interpersonal effectiveness session covering the first half of DBT DEAR MAN (Describe, Express, Assert, Reinforce) to teach structured assertive communication.

DBT session focusing on the 'Urge Surfing' technique to ride out intense emotional impulses and urges without acting on them destructively.

DBT session focusing on Behavior Chain Analysis to trace the sequence of events, thoughts, physical sensations, and actions that lead to emotional outbursts.

DBT crisis survival session focusing on the TIPP skills, specifically Paced breathing and Paired muscle relaxation to activate the parasympathetic nervous system.