This lesson explores the art of storytelling and its importance across cultures and history. Students will learn how to craft compelling narratives and understand the impact of stories on our lives.
Students celebrate their progress and reflect on how persistence helps them reach their goals.
Students learn concrete strategies for what to do when they feel like giving up on a hard task.
Students learn to add the word 'yet' to 'I can't' statements to transform their mindset.
Students explore how the brain is like a muscle that grows stronger when they work through difficult tasks.
Students identify things that feel 'hard' or 'stuck' and learn that everyone faces walls on their mountain climbing journey.
This lesson prepares 8th-grade students for the social and emotional transition to high school through reflection, goal-setting, and a letter to their future selves. Students explore their current strengths and anxieties while envisioning their future success.
Students learn the importance of professional document formatting and hierarchy, setting up a formal business proposal template with structured headings and standardized typography.
Students conduct a market research sprint, interviewing classmates to validate their product ideas and learning to 'pivot' based on real user feedback and data synthesis.
Students learn the difference between leading and open-ended questions, developing a research table and interview script to gather unbiased feedback from potential customers.
A lesson focused on identifying and navigating core emotions through real-world scenarios and guided reflection.
Students explore the concepts of target markets and customer empathy, moving from personal preferences to identifying specific user needs and mapping out a "Day in the Life" for their ideal customer.