Connection Anchors Counselor Guide

A 1-page teacher facilitation guide for Day 3 of the Empathy Connection curriculum. Details the three pillars of active listening under tension, guides students through active oral rehearsal, and supports the final post-test assessment.

A 1-page student worksheet for Day 2 of the Empathy Connection curriculum. Students analyze a peer disagreement scenario by mapping the feelings and motives of both sides, practicing empathy without choosing a side or agreeing.

A 1-page teacher facilitation guide for Day 2 of the Empathy Connection curriculum. Focuses on perspective-taking during disagreements, outlining a 20-minute small-group lesson that teaches students how to empathize without agreeing.

A 1-page student worksheet for Day 1 of the Empathy Connection curriculum. Includes a matching section on definitions and three real-world scenarios where students practice re-writing sympathetic responses into empathetic ones.

A 1-page teacher facilitation guide for Day 1 of the Empathy Connection curriculum. Features a structured 20-minute timeline with exact timestamps, CASEL Social Awareness alignments, step-by-step small group instructions, and high-level strategy notes.

A 1-page post-test student assessment for the Empathy Connection curriculum. Identical to the pre-test to provide clean, reliable baseline growth data on student empathy comprehension, vocabulary, and perspective-taking skills.

A 1-page pre-test student assessment for the Empathy Connection curriculum. It includes 4 multiple-choice and short-answer questions designed to evaluate students' base understanding of sympathy vs. empathy and perspective-taking during disagreements, with a self-assessment scale.

A light-themed interactive slideshow designed to prepare rising 8th graders (current 7th graders) for the high school visitation trip. Answers 'Why does this high school trip matter?' by framing the trip as an essential scouting mission to prevent transition stress and avoid blank stares on upcoming applications.

A print-ready, supportive workbook for a 7th-grade student. It contains a visual somatic tracker ("Grounding Anchor") and a communication planning framework ("Texting Compass") to help her navigate digital connections with her father.

A 2-page print-ready Spanish student interview worksheet designed for 7th graders to record answers from high school panel speakers (students or staff). Features double the writing space, bold horizontal lines, custom hot-seat prompts, and a high-school myth busters reflection.

A 2-page print-ready Spanish student field journal and observation worksheet for 7th grade high school tours. It features bold, highly visible writing lines, sturdy container borders, and full Spanish translation for bilingual or EL/ML classrooms.

A comprehensive, 1-page teacher facilitation guide outlining lesson objectives, pacing, classroom discussion questions, common student misconceptions, and the student worksheet answer key.

A 5-slide interactive companion presentation designed for classroom instruction, outlining bystander vs. upstander roles, digital communication pitfalls, and boundaries.

A 2-page student worksheet containing a highly visual, 6-panel graphic novel comic strip about group chat peer pressure, followed by an interactive reflection and analysis activity page.

A 2-page print facilitator guide for Session 1, including session timelines, script prompts, group discussion questions, and logbook instructions.

A 2-page print student journal/workbook for Session 1, including reflection questions about identity, physical stress signals, and an emotional weather tracker.