A comprehensive 45-minute lesson guiding high school students through high-demand, high-income career pathways in skilled trades, technology, and allied healthcare as viable alternatives to a traditional 4-year degree.
Collaboratively identifies safety signals, grounding mechanisms, and sensory anchors. Translates these into a visual "Comfort Blueprint" contract to provide the student with a sense of control and predictability.
Introduces low-risk communication options that bypass direct face-to-face dialogue. Focuses on visual tools, somatic signaling, and music/art selection as safe expressive media.
Establishes a zero-pressure physical and emotional space where the student feels no demand to speak. Focuses on parallel activity, clear non-verbal boundaries, and sensory regulation.
A social-emotional learning lesson focusing on mindfulness and impulse control when interacting with adults, using "If/Then" mapping to trace how impulsive verbal reactions escalate consequences.
A rapid 10-15 minute lesson designed for 9th graders to identify their unique personal talents through self-reflection on past accomplishments, aligning their individual strengths with future potential careers.
A comprehensive lesson teaching students how to navigate a point-of-sale transaction, covering cashier interaction, bagging choices, and the specific steps for paying with cash, card, or Apple Pay.
An introductory CTE lesson on the Human Services career cluster. Students explore core concepts, career pathways, populations served, and ethical standards through visual slides, guided notes, a career self-assessment quiz, and real-world discussion cards.
A high-impact 30-minute classroom push-in counselor lesson designed to equip high school juniors with practical cognitive reframing, somatic grounding, time management, and family boundary-setting tools to handle college admission stress.
A comprehensive social skills lesson focusing on the critical distinction between validating a peer's feelings and solving their problems. Includes a step-by-step clinical facilitator guide and printable, interactive role-play scenario cards.
An informational lesson exploring the rich history, core methods, and global legacy of the Burmese Vipassana meditation movement.
A comprehensive, highly structured lesson designed to teach students how to build their first resume. Includes visual presentation slides, differentiated worksheets with word banks, matching activities, and a simplified resume template with visual cues.
A highly visual, step-by-step training lesson for answering the phone and taking orders at Pizza Paradise, utilizing a desktop anchor chart and scenario-based task cards.
A highly engaging 15-minute lesson designed to help high school students set structured, actionable summer goals across four key areas: employment/finances, mental health, skill-building, and community connection. Students learn to use the SMART framework to turn vague summer aspirations into custom, realistic blueprints.
A comprehensive 90-minute workplace readiness lesson on physical money handling and exact change calculations. It features a detailed slide presentation, an interactive classroom register simulation, student calculation worksheets, and a step-by-step roleplay challenge.
A reflective and collaborative lesson for 7th-9th graders exploring the science and practice of gratitude. Students will discover how cultivating appreciation improves emotional well-being and strengthens relationships through journaling and interactive activities.
A dynamic rotation lesson where students split between a multimedia classroom training and a realistic, hands-on grocery checkout simulation.
A high-impact, discussion-focused group session designed for urban high schoolers to build healthy friendships, establish trust boundaries, stop gossip, and navigate what is safe to share. This lesson package includes visual slide decks, student worksheets, and teacher facilitator guides.
A comprehensive SEL lesson bundle on digital etiquette, tone misinterpretation, and respectful online communication for teens aged 13-17. Includes an interactive slide deck and an elegant table-formatted teacher facilitation guide.
A sharp, logic-forward 1-to-1 session designed to help a student break down negative assumptions, understand the logical purpose of school rules, and develop alternative explanations for teacher actions.
Students apply unit learning to a chosen career or post-secondary education path, identifying workplace accommodations and constructing a self-advocacy plan.
A comprehensive mental health lesson for high schoolers focusing on cognitive restructuring. Clients learn to identify cognitive distortions, challenge anxious thoughts, and reframe them into balanced perspectives through guided role-play and structured tracking.
A mindful technology lesson designed for high school students to analyze their digital habits and design a custom summer wellness contract that balances screen time with dopamine-boosting offline activities.
A social-emotional learning lesson that equips middle and high school students with a physical, tactile 'Self-Kindness Compass' to guide self-talk and practice self-compassion during unstructured times or moments of self-criticism.
A structured counseling lesson designed for a 16-year-old student to address anger-induced screen-seeking behavior and build self-directed limits on tech use. Combining CBT and Motivational Interviewing, this lesson equips the counselor and student with tools to de-escalate emotional reactivity and establish sustainable digital boundaries.
A transition lesson designed to prepare rising 9th graders for connecting with their high school counselor. Focuses on setting boundaries, reducing stigma around asking for help, and proactive outreach.
Under the Pre-ETS category of Counseling on Post-Secondary Opportunities, this lesson equips transitioning high school students with knowledge of workplace accommodations, visible/invisible disabilities, and self-advocacy. Students explore equity rights to prepare for post-secondary career and vocational opportunities.
The grand finale week of the curriculum. Students execute a massive live bracket tournament and showcase their esports career portfolios.
Covers mental stamina, character matchup analysis, and competitive coaching roles. Students learn how to analyze gameplay video (VOD review) and support team members mentally.
Team-based competitive Minecraft gameplay including Bedwars, Spleef, and build-offs. Teaches communication, tournament coordination, brackets, and conflict resolution.
Introduction to competitive Minecraft building and speed builds. Explores the career of game design, map making, and spatial visualization.
Advanced mechanical study of Smash Ultimate focusing on frame data, hitboxes, and stage control. Integrates shoutcasting, live commentary skills, and vocal health.
Introduction to competitive Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and basic movement options. Focuses on healthy physical habits (ergonomics, stretches) and team management careers.
Session 20 of the Student Success Academy counseling group. Focuses on discovering career paths, taking a career interest survey, and researching salaries, training, and job outlooks for chosen pathways.
Session 19 of the Student Success Academy counseling group. Introduces Topic 4 (Future Planning) by guiding students to write a detailed narrative projecting themselves into their 25-year-old lives, discussing jobs, housing, transport, and relationships.
Session 18 of the Student Success Academy counseling group. Focuses on identifying healthy vs. unhealthy relationship patterns, practicing boundary communication, and completing a personal checklist.
Session 17 of the Student Success Academy counseling group. Focuses on identifying personal emotional triggers, somatic warning signs, and building a personalized coping menu to manage big emotions in school.
A high school counseling and reflection lesson centered on Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery'. Students analyze peer pressure, scapegoating, and the ethical courage required to challenge harmful traditions through a structured Socratic fishbowl discussion.
Session 16 of the Student Success Academy counseling group. Focuses on identifying peer pressure types (vaping, skipping, leaving campus) and practicing assertive, face-saving boundary responses through realistic role-plays.
Session 15 of the Student Success Academy counseling group. Focuses on the cognitive impacts of social media highlights, guiding students to dissect comparison loops and commit to practical digital boundaries.
Session 14 of the Student Success Academy counseling group. Focuses on peer influence and boundary-setting, guiding students to analyze the long-term academic and social consequences of helpful vs. unhelpful friend behaviors using a card-sorting activity.