Words Not Actions

A three-part kindergarten sequence empowering students to recognize angry body feelings, practice playful calming strategies, and solve everyday conflicts with gentle words.

A comprehensive, adaptable elementary lesson exploring what respect looks like, sounds like, and feels like across three dimensions: self, others, and shared spaces. Students investigate real-world classroom scenarios, practice empathetic communication, and create personal respect commitments.

Printable 2-up half-page exit ticket for quick formative assessment and student self-reflection on daily respect behaviors and goal setting. Includes a convenient cut line for zero-waste classroom printing.

A schoolwide character and craftsmanship initiative rolling out the core motto "Your work is your signature, make it gold" across elementary grade bands, empowering students to take pride in their learning.

A kindergarten social-emotional and classroom readiness lesson introducing Whole-Body Listening with multisensory engagement, song, and neurodiversity-affirming adaptations. Students explore how eyes, ears, mouth, hands, feet, brain, and heart work together to show care and focus during group learning.

Printable two-page student activity sheet featuring signal sorting, a three-circles graphic organizer, real-world school scenario problem solving, and a personal respect badge pledge. Fully adaptable for primary (drawing/simple text) and intermediate (written analysis) elementary students.

A four-week Kindergarten social-emotional learning sequence aligned with Diane Alber's A Little Spot of Feelings: Emotion Detective. Students explore emotional clues across facial expressions, body language, and voice tone to identify feelings and practice self-regulation.

A foundational social-emotional learning lesson for kindergarteners exploring how words and body language impact feelings. Students learn to recognize hurtful words and gestures, practice three calming replacement strategies, and commit to using language and hands that help.

Comprehensive elementary teacher facilitation guide detailing lesson objectives, adaptable pacing, tiered discussion scripts for grades K-2 and 3-5, scenario debriefing prompts, and differentiation strategies for teaching respect.