Coping Compass Teacher Guide

A comprehensive, step-by-step facilitation guide for teachers or counselors to lead the Coping Skills Compass lesson. Features structured lesson phases (Hook, Core Instruction, Activity, Discussion, and Cool Down), pacing guides, and ready-to-use discussion prompts.

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Every Day Counts Campaign

A comprehensive school-wide attendance campaign for elementary schools consisting of a strong start-of-year community kickoff, mid-semester habit-building trackers, and winter-reconnection activities to foster a supportive and consistent school-home culture.

Carol Reynolds

Winter Reconnection

A mid-year winter campaign focused on rebuilding classroom bonds, restoring routines after a long winter break, and welcoming back students who may have faced chronic absence during winter months.

Carol Reynolds

Fresh Start Protocol

A highly actionable 1-page teacher and administrator protocol for welcoming back students with previous chronic absence, emphasizing relational trust, early contact, and positive warm starts before school begins.

Carol Reynolds

Mindset Masters

A weekly 10-minute lunch-and-learn series for mixed-age students in grades 1-6, focused on developing growth mindsets, embracing challenges, and learning from mistakes.

Christina Leslie

Habit Builders

A mid-semester habit-building and routine-tracking lesson that helps students design structured, stress-free morning and evening routines.

Carol Reynolds

Reconnection Circle Cards

A 1-page printable discussion card sheet featuring 6 low-stakes, highly supportive discussion prompts to re-establish peer-to-peer relationships and reduce reentry anxiety after long breaks.

Carol Reynolds

Superpower Sibling Mission

A three-week therapeutic intervention sequence for an 8-year-old child to understand his ADHD as a 'Superpower Brain', recognize emotional triggers, and develop non-aggressive coping mechanisms for interactions with his 5-year-old sister.

Lenny

Time Warp Capsules

A creative, reflective lesson where third-grade students reflect on their academic and personal growth, design a physical time capsule, and draft letters to their future selves to be opened years from now.

Margaret Turco

Routine Builder Planner

A structured, student-facing 1-page morning and evening routine planning sheet with a 4-week positive habit tracker to reduce school-morning stress.

Carol Reynolds

Broadcast Stars

A dual-module news broadcast unit where students learn speaking, scriptwriting, and filming skills. Module 1 masters core phonics standards (vowel teams and past-tense ed pronunciation), while Module 2 develops essential Social-Emotional Learning skills including reading the room and identifying emotional Zones of Regulation.

James McLernon

Summer Countdown

A lesson dedicated to celebrating the final days of the school year, tracking daily announcements, and preparing 2nd and 3rd-grade students for summer vacation.

Tanya Larson

Capsule Blueprint Activity

A beautifully themed blueprint worksheet that guides students through selecting, planning, and sketching the design for their physical time capsule container.

Coping Compass Teacher Guide