Born to Stand Out Worksheet

A comprehensive social-emotional learning sequence featuring structured lessons for self-regulation, emotional awareness, and positive peer connection across grade levels.

A specialized mental health crisis protocol and training module equipping coaches and athletic staff to identify suicide warning signs and execute life-saving escalation procedures.

An essential emergency response infographic for athletic coaches and sports staff detailing when suicide risk occurs, what actions and conversations to execute, and who to call immediately.

A 6-session dialectical emotion-regulation and distress-tolerance group counseling curriculum designed for high school counselors supporting students struggling with self-harm urges. Each 30-minute session delivers targeted grounding practices, physiological resets, urge-surfing tools, and safety planning.

A practical communication and self-advocacy lesson teaching students how to recognize confusion, pause respectfully, and use polite scripts and body language to ask for clarification. Students learn a simple 3-step routine (Pause, Pinpoint, Politely Ask) paired with visual cues and role-play practice.

A 1-page student visual desk guide and anchor chart featuring the 3-step 'Pause, Pinpoint, Politely Ask' protocol, a polite speech bank of sentence starters, nonverbal body language cues, and a practice check.

A high school science SEL sequence that fosters inclusive collaboration, empathetic communication, and barrier-free scientific discourse across grades 9 through 11.

An SEL lesson for 5th and 6th graders exploring why friendships change and how social circles evolve. Students identify core relationship values, unpack myths that cause self-blame, and practice actionable strategies for navigating shifting peer groups with empathy and self-respect.

A detailed 2-page instructional lesson plan for teaching students polite communication and self-advocacy when directions are unclear. Includes an interactive hook simulation, explicit modeling routines, role-play scenarios, observational rubrics, and tiered accommodations.

A four-week kinesthetic social-emotional learning sequence designed for students who benefit from movement. Across weekly 30-minute sessions, students discover somatic body signals, gauge emotional energy engines, track feeling shifts, and build an active regulation toolkit.

A high school lesson aligned with MA MyCAP standards that guides students in grades 9-12 through Massachusetts state graduation benchmarks, MassCore curriculum recommendations, and personalized four-year course planning.

A 10-slide visual instructional deck teaching students the 3-step 'Pause, Pinpoint, Politely Ask' protocol. Features high-contrast visual cues, polite sentence starters, side-by-side phrasing upgrades, and guided practice scenarios.