A social-emotional learning lesson where elementary students identify sensory triggers and design a mental 'safe-house' to manage overstimulation and build self-regulation skills.
A quick 10-minute exploration of the science of generosity, explaining the 'Helper's High' and the community-wide ripple effect of kind acts.
A 10-minute lesson for 5th graders using an app developer theme to teach positive self-talk. Students learn to 'debug' their negative thoughts (glitches) and replace them with positive 'patches' to manage stress.
A high-energy setup for the RRPS Attendance League, including the scoreboard for tracking points, badge templates for team identity, and a playbook for rules and roles.
A solution-focused review of progress, graduation ceremony, and creating a 'Success Map' for future challenges.
A 20-minute 5th-grade lesson focused on building community responsibility and collective action to prevent bullying. Students collaborate to design a classroom pledge and individual upstander action plans.
Focuses on calm self-advocacy and using 'Power Words' to express dislikes or frustrations without resorting to shouting or threats.
A 20-minute lesson for 5th graders focused on developing empathy to prevent bullying through perspective-taking and reflective writing.
Teaching grounding skills and 5-4-3-2-1 breathing techniques to help students stabilize their emotions when they feel their 'engines' overheating.
Introduction to identifying emotions using the 'Emotion Radar' and a visual feeling thermometer to help students recognize their internal state before it escalates.