Brain Brakes Slides

An interactive slide deck featuring a retro video game 'Pause Menu' aesthetic. It teaches the 5-step Brain Brakes problem-solving model (Pause, Scan, Select, Score, Play) to help middle schoolers manage strong emotions and make deliberate decisions during high-stress scenarios.

JDJulie Donovan

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Respect Restoration Series

A comprehensive restorative respect and empathy sequence spanning Grades 5 to 8, providing age-appropriate independent reflection packets and companion advisory slides for each grade level.

Marcia Cullinane

Grade 8 Integrity Shift

A restorative learning unit focused on 8th-grade students reflecting on phone use, ignoring rules, and group disruption during a substitute's lesson.

Marcia Cullinane

Daily Announcements Resource

A collection of daily intercom announcement scripts and homeroom discussion prompts spanning a 2-week campaign. Features ready-to-read text focused on long-term goals, peer support, personal accountability, and personal attendance tracking sections.

Lenny

Honor and Influence

A transformative leadership program designed for 8th-grade boys, focusing on academic buy-in, the heavy historical significance of cultural symbols, and elevating their public influence from low-level edge-lord behavior to respected legacy leadership. Includes school lessons, weekend homework packs, and a parent reflection guide.

Marcia Cullinane

Campaign Blueprint Teacher Guide

A comprehensive school-wide campaign guide for administrators and teachers to implement the 'Own Your Day' attendance campaign. Includes a step-by-step launch roadmap, a menu of low-cost incentives, peer-led connection strategies, and an administrative tracking framework.

Lenny

My Own Beat

A transition curriculum for an 8th-grade student moving to high school, using music and guitar metaphors to cultivate individuality, self-confidence, independent decision-making, and positive peer connection. This 2-lesson unit empowers him to choose his own path, join clubs aligned with his interests, and build supportive friendships.

Brain Brakes Slides