A comprehensive teacher's guide for the Buffalo Budgeting Blueprint mini-lesson. It includes instructional pacing, NY state standards alignment, key discussion prompts focused on the Buffalo housing market, and strategies for differentiation.
A set of printable activity cards for a small group discussion. Each card presents a realistic 8th-grade scenario where apathy might strike, challenging students to brainstorm 'stamina hacks' for academic, social, and personal situations. Optimized for single-page printing.
A goal-setting worksheet for 8th graders themed like a retro video game. It helps students identify academic, social, and personal goals while focusing on 'stamina' power-ups to keep them motivated. Optimized for single-page printing.
A highly condensed one-page reference sheet containing all core DBT skills (Mindfulness, Interpersonal, Emotion Regulation, and Distress Tolerance) with brief definitions and acronyms. Revised for single-page layout.
Week 4 slides for the DBT Group curriculum. Introduces the "How" skills of Mindfulness: Non-judgmentally, One-mindfully, and Effectively with practical examples and a roleplay scenario. Revised for layout and clarity.
Week 3 student workbook materials for the DBT Group curriculum. Includes activities for Observing, Describing (Fact vs. Interpretation), and Participating with a home experiment log. Revised for layout and legibility.
Week 2 slides for the DBT Group curriculum focusing on the Wise Mind concept. Explains Reasonable Mind, Emotion Mind, and the Wise Mind synthesis with a practical breathing experiment. Revised for layout and content accuracy.
Teacher-facing scoring guide and answer key for the DBT Group pre/post assessment, including desired outcomes and key indicators for each question.
A 10-question open-ended pre and post assessment tool for middle school students to measure knowledge gains across all four DBT modules. Revised for better layout and more student writing space.
Week 13 slides for the DBT Group curriculum. Covers the final skill of Radical Acceptance, including the 'Suffering Formula' and the 'Turning the Mind' protocol. Uses the 'Reality Acceptance' theme. Revised for renamed branding.
Week 12 slides for the DBT Group curriculum. Covers Self-Soothe (5 senses) and the IMPROVE skill. Includes a practical "Soothe Kit" design activity. Theme is 'Moment Improver'. Revised for renamed branding.
Week 11 slides for the DBT Group curriculum. Introduces the STOP and TIPP skills for immediate crisis management and biological cooling. Includes clear acronym breakdowns and an emergency scenario. Revised for renamed branding.
A comprehensive teacher guide for 'Equation Duel'. Now includes a detailed 'How to Facilitate' section for the Loop game, along with pacing, the master answer key, and pedagogical tips.
A high-quality Math Bingo resource including a student-facing blank grid for custom solution placement and a teacher calling card with 25 pre-solved distributive property equations. Designed with a sleek, modern 'battle' aesthetic. Bingo grid and teacher guide are separated by a page break for clean printing.
DBT Group student workbook Part 6 covering Mindfulness 'How' skills (Effectively, Non-judgmentally) and Interpersonal Effectiveness (DEAR MAN script writing). Revised for layout and work space.
A set of 24 'I Have, Who Has' game cards for practicing equations with the distributive property. Students listen for their solution and read the next equation, creating a continuous loop for the whole class. Each page contains 6 cards for easy printing and cutting. Each answer in the loop is unique.