A 20-minute media literacy lesson for 4th graders to identify negative advertising tactics and develop critical thinking skills as consumers.
A 3-part Social-Emotional Learning journey that empowers students to map their emotional landscapes, decode personal triggers, and construct a personalized self-regulation toolkit using mindfulness practices.
A high-energy, fast-paced classroom icebreaker designed to build peer connections, practice speaking skills, and foster a welcoming classroom culture. This lesson includes an instructional slide deck to guide the activity, printable prompt cards with accommodated sentence starters, and a complete teacher facilitation guide.
A comprehensive lesson plan and instructional delivery plan for teachers, detailing physical classroom layouts (inner-outer circles), pacing guidelines, active monitoring strategies, and differentiation ideas.
A comprehensive 4-week social-emotional learning curriculum designed for grades 3-5. This sequence progresses from introducing the character trait of belonging to teaching direct inclusion skills, practicing them in team-building activities, and applying them in real-world school scenarios.
Students learn and practice specific mindfulness, breathing, and grounding techniques to build their own custom self-regulation toolkit.
Printable high-interest prompt cards featuring multiple simplified questions per card to support deep conversation and student independence during the activity, with all sentence starters removed.
A three-day back-to-school sequence focused on welcoming students to the aftercare room and building a supportive community. Students introduce themselves, design custom name badges, complete creative 'Getting to Know Me' coloring sheets, and celebrate with a shared movie screening and treats.
Students investigate what events or thoughts trigger different high-intensity emotional reactions and recognize their body's early warning signs.
An interactive and high-energy instructional slide deck designed to guide students through the rules, model proper communication skills, and display active prompts during the Speed Meeting activity.
A 5-day curriculum teaching 4th graders the STAR expectations (Safe, Targeting Success, Acting with Integrity, Respect & Responsibility) across classrooms, hallways, bathrooms, playgrounds, and cafeterias using a high-energy comic-book superhero theme.
In this lesson, students learn to identify, name, and categorize their primary emotions, mapping how they feel physically and mentally.
A comprehensive 2-page print-ready teacher resource outlining pedagogy, facilitation scripts, and common misconceptions for the Mind Explorers SEL curriculum.
