Words That Lift

A two-part social-emotional learning sequence empowering middle school students to cultivate personal integrity and emotional self-control. Through interactive slide presentations and guided scenario worksheets, students practice real-world decision-making and impulse regulation.

Students explore impulse control and the brain science behind emotional triggers, learning to identify physical warning signs before reacting. Through scenario role-play and self-management strategies, students develop practical techniques to pause and choose thoughtful responses.

A trauma-informed 9-slide presentation introducing students to foster and unhoused youth experiences, legal rights under McKinney-Vento, trusted school adults, practical campus resources, and sentence starters for seeking help.

A three-day community-building sequence designed for 7th graders to establish trust, uncover shared connections, and co-create an empowering classroom charter. Through hands-on creative expression, structured partner dialogues, and collective norm-setting, students build a culture of belonging and mutual respect.

Students examine how personal values guide actions when nobody is watching, analyzing relatable middle school dilemmas and peer pressure. Through partner discussion and personal reflection, students formulate their own code of integrity.

A printable 2-page self-control workbook featuring an impulse trigger inventory, physical warning sign body mapping, S.T.O.P. protocol rehearsal, and personal response game plan.

A multi-day social-emotional sequence tailored for a 6th-grade student with speech and learning impairments. Through scaffolded peer-conflict scenarios, visual icon supports, selectable choice banks, and structured sentence starters, students learn to reflect on their own actions and choose constructive alternatives.

A schoolwide restorative forgiveness and community-building campaign featuring cafeteria event announcements and printable reconciliation slips to foster fresh starts.

Engaging 25-minute slide deck on self-control and impulse regulation for middle schoolers, introducing brain science, physical trigger awareness, and the 5-second STOP strategy.

Students synthesize their shared values into a living classroom agreement and mutual support pledge. Through consensus building, the class establishes practical norms for respectful communication and academic bravery.

A one-page instructional guide for Day 3 providing consensus-building facilitation protocols, positive language reframing techniques, ceremony ideas, and routines for keeping the charter active throughout the year.