Why School Matters

A warm, reflective closing lesson for the Friendship Garden small group. It provides students with creative keepsake coloring posters tailored to their grade levels to celebrate their growth and positive relationships.

A supportive, highly visual transition lesson for primary students (grades K-2) to reflect on classroom successes, map out summer coping tools and trusted helpers, and build confidence through sensory-friendly drawing prompts and a somatic brave chant.

A 3-day small group social-emotional learning lesson focusing on CASEL's 'Social Awareness: Recognizing Social Norms' framework for grades K-2. Students learn, practice, and celebrate classroom norms including active listening, sharing, and raising hands through interactive games, roleplay, and structured feedback.

A double-digit financial literacy lesson where students compare debit card balances with item prices up to $50. Students practice decision-making by determining whether they have enough funds to complete various transactions.

A lively and heartwarming collection of K-2 end-of-year resources featuring a drawing-heavy memory book, a cut-and-paste summer countdown craft, active outdoor and indoor games, and simple thematic puzzles.

A comprehensive social emotional learning lesson designed to help children navigate fears of the outdoors, specifically focusing on sensory overload (loud noises, bright lights, weather) and unpredictable insects. Includes an interactive social story workbook, visual coping cards, and a teacher support guide.

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 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.

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.