Shades of Us

A complete first-week sequence establishing classroom community, foundational operating routines, and collaborative norms. Students explore individual strengths, master everyday procedures, and build a supportive learning environment together.

A school-wide guidance lesson equipping K-5 students with practical self-regulation tools, sensory grounding techniques, and five-finger breathing. Students learn to recognize emotional overwhelm and choose personalized self-soothing strategies for the classroom calm corner.

A print-ready, dual-ticket classroom cool-down reflection pass for students to self-assess emotional state, log calming tools used, and confirm readiness to re-engage with instruction.

A multi-day social-emotional learning sequence for early elementary students to identify emotions through weather metaphors, practice hands-on somatic calming techniques, and build a personalized self-regulation toolkit.

A 30-minute social-emotional learning lesson for Kindergarten connecting internal physical body sensations to core emotions. Students learn to identify signals like thumping hearts, warm chests, and tummy butterflies through mindful breathing, interactive slides, movement, and drawing.

A 2-page print-ready student activity providing an interactive Five-Finger Star Breathing tactile tracing guide, body awareness self-inventory, and a 5-4-3-2-1 sensory grounding planner with clean writing and drawing spaces.

An early elementary social-emotional learning lesson introducing students to trusted school staff members and teaching practical communication scripts for seeking help when lost, hurt, or sad. Students practice identifying helpers, matching scenarios, and speaking up with confidence.

An engaging 7-slide visual presentation for school-wide guidance instruction, teaching elementary students body awareness, five-finger star breathing, and sensory grounding in the classroom calm corner.

A high-energy, foundational social-emotional learning lesson for kindergarteners introducing physical self-control through a playful toy remote control metaphor. Students practice using imaginary pause, play, slow-motion, and volume buttons to regulate body movement and follow classroom instructions.

A detailed instructional guide for teachers and counselors outlining lesson pacing, developmental adaptations for grades K-5, verbatim calming scripts, and classroom implementation routines for the Cozy Corner.

A focused pediatric anxiety-management therapy session kit featuring somatic awareness worksheets, creative externalization exercises, and printable pocket-sized sensory coping cards.

A 30-minute Kindergarten social-emotional learning lesson introducing mind-body connections. Students discover how body signals like fluttering tummies, clenched fists, and warm smiles help them identify their feelings.