Rise and Shine

An 8-week Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) group curriculum for high schoolers experiencing anxiety, combining somatic mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness skills.

A warm and engaging 1st-grade lesson that explores the connection between honesty and trust. Through interactive scenarios and building-block activities, students learn why telling the truth matters even when no one is watching.

An updated 8-slide presentation matching the 'Trust Builders' lesson. Features a light color scheme with soft teal and amber tones, toy-block themes, large accessible typography (all text is 24px or larger), and slides representing all four scenarios from the Activity Pack to guide 1st graders through the concept of honesty.

A comprehensive sequence of classroom management frameworks spanning PreK through Grade 8, detailing visual self-regulation routines for early elementary, peer-led cooperative monitoring for upper elementary, and restorative agency frameworks for middle school.

A 20-minute social-emotional learning lesson for 3rd graders to identify and map physical sensations in their bodies to corresponding emotions, using a creative weather metaphor to build self-awareness and self-regulation.

A beautifully structured 1-page student worksheet for 1st graders. Features a 'Trust Tower' block-coloring activity, a matching segment connecting choices to feelings, and large handwriting guides with dotted midlines for the exit reflection sentence: 'Honesty helps people trust me because...'

A comprehensive ASCA-aligned school counseling program framework designed for The Leah Chase School. Tailored for a single K-8 counselor in a Title I, NOLA-PS district-run school in its third year of operation, covering program management, MTSS, SEL, and career exploration.

An engaging introductory lesson designed to help teachers share their background, favorite things, and classroom goals with students through a charming succulent-themed slide deck. This lesson fosters early connection and community building.

A 2-page discussion activity pack featuring four real-world scenarios tailored for 1st graders (spilling paint, forgetting homework, finding money, and breaking a toy). Each scenario features a kid-friendly story, discussion prompts, and two choices with identical, non-leading visual treatment to encourage authentic reflection on trust and honesty.

A Tier 3 CBT intervention sequence focusing on the cognitive triangle: how thoughts lead to feelings, which drive behaviors. Designed for intensive, small-group or individual support.

A CBT-based lesson teaching the Stop-Think-Act self-regulation cycle to an 8-year-old student using a 'Brain Remote Control' theme. Includes a step-by-step teacher guide, desk cue cards, a reflective student mission sheet, and a home-school tracking contract.

A detailed 30-minute lesson plan for 1st-grade teachers. It provides a complete instructional arc, starting with a provocative warm-up question, a video discussion, guided scenario analysis, and a structured reflection exit ticket. Includes concrete scripting, differentiation, and classroom management tips.