Sensory Suitcase

A forward-looking counseling workshop designed to help middle school students recognize internal strengths, build coping strategies for solo days, and establish a plan for maintaining mental wellness during the long summer months.

Students learn to build healthy boundaries and identify their "lighthouse" support systems. They design a safe harbor plan and practice expressive communication to safely share big feelings with trusted peers, family, and teachers.

Students explore physical grounding and positive self-talk techniques to calm their minds when emotional waves swell. They design their own self-talk shields and practice five-finger ocean breathing.

A supportive counseling lesson designed for kindergarten students struggling with elopement and physical aggression. It focuses on identifying big feelings, understanding safety expectations, and practicing positive replacement behaviors such as visiting a safe spot and practicing calming self-squeezes.

A restorative intervention lesson designed for students who have engaged in mocking or exclusionary behavior toward peers with disabilities. It focuses on perspective taking, social repositioning, impact vs. intent, and establishing concrete behavioral agreements.

An interactive social-emotional learning lesson that teaches elementary students how to balance cooperation (working together, sharing) and assertiveness (speaking up for themselves, expressing feelings clearly) through roleplays, self-assessments, and guided reflection.

A dynamic, interactive SEL lesson on self-regulation and emotional control. Students learn to recognize emotional waves, identify personal triggers, and master practical coping techniques to surf through big feelings.

Designed for Upper Elementary (3-5), this lesson guides students to recognize emotional triggers, map out a step-by-step calming strategy, and assemble their own mental coping toolkit using a mountain climbing metaphor.

Designed for Lower Elementary (K-2), this lesson introduces students to identifying strong feelings inside their bodies as 'weather' patterns and practicing calming belly-breathing techniques.

A self-regulation lesson for K-2 students using a remote control analogy. Students learn to 'pause' to breathe, 'rewind' to make better choices, and 'mute' distractions when overwhelmed.

A high-engagement social-emotional learning lesson focusing on empathy, active listening, and perspective-taking. Students learn to think of others' emotions as radio signals they can 'tune into' by clearing the static of their own distractions.