Story Sparks

Actionable planning resources, school-wide career day guides, and implementation templates for school counselors to deploy career readiness curricula.

High-level scope, sequence, and developmental milestones for elementary, middle, and high school career exploration. This framework links classroom subjects to real-world college, trade, and workforce pathways.

A powerful kindness and bullying prevention lesson exploring how hurtful words affect others and how we can repair hearts. Students engage in a paper-heart crumbling activity to visually understand the lasting impact of unkindness.

A transition support unit designed for rising 2nd graders entering a new school. Includes a social story presentation, a personal passport worksheet, and a counselor guidance document.

A comprehensive lesson helping students distinguish between friendly teasing, hurtful teasing, and bullying, while teaching concrete self-advocacy strategies and verbal boundary setting.

A lesson focused on equipping elementary students with functional verbal communication skills for everyday real-world interactions. Students practice through guided peer discussions, roleplays, and task cards.

Introduction to DBT STEPS-A Lesson 19, focusing on the core concept of Dialectics. This lesson helps 7th graders understand that two seemingly opposite truths can coexist, guiding them to find a balanced 'middle path' in their emotions, relationships, and daily lives.

Day 3 focuses on cooperative group work to solve dilemmas, acting out teamwork scenarios, and completing the visual post-test to evaluate progress.

Day 2 emphasizes structured turn-taking, active waiting strategies, and practicing self-regulation with a physical tracker during small-group play.

Day 1 focuses on the golden rules of sharing materials, using friendly request phrases, and administering the baseline visual pre-test.

Day 3 of the Sharing Squad small-group intervention. Students combine their sharing and turn-taking skills to complete a collaborative puzzle drawing peacefully, followed by a graduation ceremony.

Day 2 of the Sharing Squad small-group intervention. Students focus on the concept of wait time and turn-taking through interactive games and a physical "Turn Tracker" token activity.

Day 1 of the Sharing Squad small-group intervention. Students learn the importance of sharing art materials, practice key sharing phrases, and complete a collaborative coloring challenge.

A supportive, mountain-trail-themed final counseling session designed for students on IEPs to celebrate their personal growth, develop summer coping strategies, set future goals, and process closure with their counselor.

A collection of visual guides and posters to teach and remind elementary students how and when to ask for permission for daily routines.

An interactive workshop teaching students essential conflict resolution skills, active listening techniques, and peer mediation frameworks to build stronger, more empathetic friendships.

A highly interactive Lunch & Learn lesson for 1st-3rd graders focusing on growth mindset and 'The Power of Yet'. Includes a student worksheet, printable table discussion cards, a facilitator script, and a colorful classroom anchor chart.

A comprehensive, highly engaging lesson that translates the core principles of Atomic Habits into practical academic, executive functioning, and social strategies for 7th graders. Through interactive slides, concrete worksheets, and structured small-group discussions, students learn to design and track habits that lead to continuous improvement.