A counseling-focused lesson for 2nd grade girls to help them identify challenging tasks and develop resilience and coping strategies to handle them with a brave and positive mindset.
A lesson focused on emotional regulation, helping students identify the physical signs of anger and sadness and use calming strategies to prevent hurtful speech.
A social-emotional learning lesson inspired by the theme of a dinosaur learning not to eat their classmates, focusing on empathy, self-control, and building friendships.
A counseling game designed for a small group of 1st and 2nd graders to practice identifying and explaining personal emotional perspectives. Students learn that different people can have varied emotional responses to the same situation by choosing feeling cards and sharing their reasoning.
A social-emotional learning lesson designed to help students recognize emotional triggers, communicate their needs during difficult tasks, and use self-regulation strategies to persevere.
A 30-minute social-emotional learning lesson for 2nd grade focused on identifying trusted adults and practicing self-advocacy through the concept of a safety net. Students explore the courage it takes to ask for help and create a visual map of their support system.
This lesson helps 2nd-grade students understand how to take responsibility and repair relationships after outbursts involving aggression or property damage. It focuses on the concept of 'building bridges' to restore trust and safety with peers and teachers.
This lesson introduces the concept of emotions as 'inner weather,' focusing specifically on identifying the physical 'warning signs' of stress and anxiety and introducing initial grounding techniques.