Session 2 focuses on addressing anxiety about entering a new grade, identifying what remains stable, building a concrete emotional "bridge" back to school in the fall, and conducting a meaningful counseling termination ritual.
An end-of-the-year social-emotional learning lesson for life skills students focusing on reflection and goal setting. Using an outdoor adventure theme, students 'pack their bags' for a fun, productive summer and map out their path for the upcoming school year.
A hands-on, high-engagement lesson for Kindergarten and 1st-grade students to master the difference between 'equal' (everyone gets the same) and 'fair' (everyone gets what they need). Utilizing the famous band-aid analogy, interactive snack-sharing, and practical school supply scenarios, students learn empathy and equity.
A high-impact 15-minute lesson for 7th graders on distinguishing playful teasing from bullying. Students analyze real-world social dynamics and learn to identify when joking crosses the line into harm.
Focuses on building positive teammate habits, managing frustration during competition, and redefining what it means to win.
Teaches actionable techniques to cool down high-heat conflicts, communicate boundaries, and find win-win resolutions.
Equips 5th graders to navigate shifting friendship dynamics, handle cliques, and address growing apart with respect and maturity.
Students learn to active-scan their social environments for feelings, practicing perspectives-taking to build strong empathetic foundations.
A lesson designed for middle schoolers to explore and decode their emotions using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) frameworks. It covers the adaptive and normative nature of emotions, includes daily journal prompts, creative sketching exercises, and scenario-based reflections.
A counseling lesson designed for first-grade students to manage anxiety and "What-If" worries. Students learn to categorize their thoughts into things they can control (inside the corral) and things they cannot control (outside the corral) using a wrangler theme.
A professional development module for school social workers to identify mental health presentations in school environments. This lesson outlines the developmental signs and symptoms of GAD, SAD, MDD, ADHD, ASD, NSSI, and ODD across elementary, middle, and high school age groups.
A group therapy session helping clients distinguish between aggressive bluntness, functional directness, and assertive communication across real-world social scenarios. Designed with concrete, specific examples for individuals with cognitive or psychiatric differences.
A comprehensive three-level behavior reflection toolkit tailored for 6th-grade students transitioning to middle school expectations. It includes a general rule reset sheet, scenario-based reflections, and restorative justice writing prompts to foster self-regulation and community repair.
A reflective lesson exploring the boundary between harmless humor and disruptive silliness, helping 7th graders analyze peer impact and build self-regulation strategies.
A Kindergarten social-emotional learning lesson focusing on using 'I-statements' to express feelings and resolve conflicts instead of blaming. Includes a cut-and-paste sorting worksheet and a comprehensive teacher guide.
A 1:1 counseling lesson designed to help kindergarteners learn and practice asking friends questions using interactive scenario cards and a visual quest tracker.
A middle school SEL lesson focused on identifying emotions and de-escalating conflicts. Students practice daily journal check-ins, learn about anger, frustration, anxiety, and sadness, and roleplay de-escalating real-world sibling, peer, and parent conflicts.