A comprehensive lesson designed to help middle school students, particularly those with high anxiety, navigate test stress with calming strategies and physical wellness.
A high-energy role-play lesson where students practice refusal skills by navigating high-pressure social scenarios in a 'Hot Seat' format. Students explore the tension between personal values and peer loyalty.
A high-energy, 30-minute lesson where 7th graders practice refusal skills through immersive role-play scenarios that test their loyalty and values.
A 30-minute digital literacy lesson for 7th graders focused on identifying social media's impulsive design and developing mindful engagement strategies.
A 30-minute lesson for 7th graders on predicting long-term consequences of complex social choices using multi-level decision trees. Students move beyond immediate effects to explore 3rd and 4th-order impacts of their decisions.
A middle school counseling lesson designed to help 6th-grade students identify their unique learning styles and develop the self-advocacy skills needed to request classroom accommodations.
A hands-on workshop guiding students through creating a therapeutic rice sock infused with essential oils for personal stress relief.
A lesson focused on helping 6th-grade students understand the connection between school attendance, personal goals, and their sense of belonging within the school community.
A hands-on lesson designed to help students identify, analyze, and dismantle stereotypes through a visual sorting activity and reflective discussion. Students explore how the brain uses shortcuts and why those shortcuts can be harmful when applied to people.
A 20-minute Tier 1 SEL lesson focused on building school connectedness and relationship skills for 7th graders, specifically targeting OUSD Standard 4B. Students identify a campus adult and practice low-stakes 'micro-interactions' to foster a sense of belonging.
A 20-minute SEL lesson focused on building school connectedness through small, low-stakes interactions with campus adults, aligned with OUSD Standard 4B.
A practical, step-by-step project for students to learn how to budget for and select a vehicle within their monthly means.
A deep dive into empathy and inclusion using three pivotal clips from the movie Wonder, including guided reflections and AVID structured discussion techniques.