The Word Lab

A comprehensive morning routine sequence for middle school students, designed to foster self-awareness, growth mindset, and self-management through daily community circles.

A transition lesson for 8th graders preparing for high school, focusing on utilizing the DECIDE framework to make thoughtful decisions and identifying essential high school success habits.

A six-session active listening group curriculum for 4th-grade students. It teaches focus strategies, whole-body listening, and verbal active listening skills with a primary focus on distraction management (filtering internal and external noise).

An empathy-focused social-emotional learning lesson for Grades 2-3 that guides students to explore what it means to belong, appreciate their differences, and learn active strategies to invite others into play and conversation.

A two-session sequence designed to empower middle school girls with practical self-advocacy skills, transitioning from understanding barriers to actively role-playing real-world scenarios.

A reflective middle and high school project where students design a physical or digital box representing their public external self (outside) and their protected internal self (inside) to build empathy and self-awareness.

A 4-week social-emotional learning intervention curriculum that empowers 4th-grade students to regulate emotions, communicate effectively, and take ownership of their choices using a cockpit and mission-control flight theme.

An appreciation-focused campaign resource set designed to celebrate school staff participation in the Irving Schools Foundation Employee Giving Campaign, highlighting milestones and encouraging continued support.

A structured 4-week social-emotional learning intervention sequence designed to help students self-regulate, communicate needs, use independent coping tools, and take accountability.

An initial ERMHS counseling lesson designed to welcome students, establish safe space expectations, emotional regulation guidelines, and growth-oriented boundaries.

A high-engagement 20-minute rapport-building and ice-breaking session designed for 6th-grade ERMHS students, focusing on humor, storytelling, and choice. It includes a visual choice board of goofy challenges and 'would you rather' prompts, along with a structured therapist facilitation guide.

An engaging lesson introducing 8th graders to professional business communication concepts, including verbal, nonverbal, internal, external, and active listening. Students test their knowledge using a gamified slide deck and record and justify their answers on a structured recording sheet.