A lesson focused on the 'Orange Cog' from the Emotion Works framework, helping students develop a rich vocabulary for their feelings through sorting and scenario analysis.

A social-emotional learning lesson where elementary students identify sensory triggers and design a mental 'safe-house' to manage overstimulation and build self-regulation skills.

Uses social stories and role-play to practice 'pivoting' when faced with unwanted tasks or transitions, focusing on calm compliance and compromise.

Creating a personal 'Base Camp' (Calm-Down Corner) toolkit with visual reminders of strategies learned in previous weeks.

Students practice reframing unhelpful thoughts and building a toolkit of coping strategies to 'bloom' through challenging emotions.

Students explore the concept of the Circle of Control, learning to distinguish between things they can change (inside the garden fence) and things they must accept (outside the fence).