Focus Friends Strategy Cards

Counselor Planning Toolkit containing a K-12 annual pacing calendar, school-wide Career Day implementation action plan, and a printable Career Day Student Passport.

A comprehensive K-12 career exploration curriculum map linking school subjects to college, trade school, and workforce pathways. Spans elementary, middle, and high school grade bands with specific learning targets, activities, and developmental milestones.

A set of 6 printable roleplay scenario cards for K-2 students. Each card details a common classroom sharing dilemma, a roleplay challenge, and a kid-friendly reflection question, structured with dashed lines for easy cutting.

A 1-page printable turn-tracking worksheet for K-2 students. It features large, clean outlined shapes of stars and trophies that students can color or stamp to track positive behavior, alongside a checklist of friendly words and a drawing area.

A set of 2 visually engaging anchor charts designed for classroom display. Page 1 outlines the 'Golden Rules of Sharing' with friendly graphics, and Page 2 details 'The Turn-Taking Steps' to support student self-regulation and waiting skills in grades K-2.

An identical pre and post-test student worksheet featuring visual emoji scales and scenario-based multiple-choice options. It allows K-2 students to demonstrate their social-emotional growth in sharing, turn-taking, and conflict resolution using high-contrast, bias-free styling.

A comprehensive 2-page teacher-facing lesson plan outlining the 3-day Teamwork Treasures small-group intervention. It provides discrete 20-minute daily sessions with rigid timestamps, step-by-step facilitation prompts, and alignment with the CASEL competencies for grades K-2.

A colorful 4-slide K-2 presentation introducing the rules of sharing, the standard sharing script, and the sharing oath. All slide text sizes strictly meet presentation guidelines.

A highly visual, 1-page student pre- and post-test assessment for grades K-2. Features simple social situations about sharing, grabbing, waiting, and teamwork with friendly face options (Happy/Sad) for students to color or circle. Includes score-tracking and teacher-administration guidelines.

A comprehensive 2-page teacher facilitation guide for the 3-day SEL small group intervention. Includes CASEL alignments, material checklists, 20-minute daily session plans with precise minute-by-minute timestamps, and behavioral management tips for grades K-2.

A comprehensive, structured 1-page facilitation and closure guide for school counselors. Features a step-by-step session pacing plan, clinical prompts for discussing transitions/goodbyes, and strategies to support IEP students with change.

A printable 1-page takeaway resource. The top half is a rustic "Summit Certificate of Excellence" celebrating the student's growth and resilience. The bottom half is a cut-out "Pocket Coping Compass" that students can carry home to guide their summer wellness.

An interactive mountain-themed student workbook (2 pages). Page 1 guides students through a reflective climb of their progress, supports, and proudest moments this year. Page 2 helps students identify summer transition feelings, pack a custom list of summer coping tools, and set visual goals for next year.

A set of 4 vibrant, high-contrast classroom wall posters designed for elementary students. Includes step-by-step visual guides for asking permission to use the bathroom, borrow materials, and touch items in the classroom, paired with clear text scripts and support icons.

A beautiful 6-page therapeutic workbook and anchor chart styled around a calming wave theme. It features interactive worksheets, tracing guides, emotions charts showing adaptive and normative focuses, progressive muscle relaxation exercises, 5-4-3-2-1 grounding, and help-seeking sentence stems, with a dedicated second page of positive affirmations.

A comprehensive, single-page teacher facilitation guide for the 'Little Peacemakers' lesson. It includes circle time scripts, roleplay scenarios for PreK-K classrooms, and practical tips on how to introduce the 'Calm Down Castle' and 'Peace Path' anchor charts.

A highly visual, single-page conflict resolution anchor chart titled 'The Peace Path' for PreK-K classrooms. It features 4 simple, sequential steps to solve peer conflict peacefully: Stop & Cool, Talk & Feel, Listen, and Solve It, styled with friendly visual icons and colored blocks.

A highly visual, color-coded, single-page self-regulation anchor chart titled 'Calm Down Castle' for PreK-K classrooms. It features 3 simple visual steps: Stop & Breathe, Name the Feeling, and Choose a Calm Tool, decorated with friendly, engaging icons and bold text.

A comprehensive teacher facilitation guide providing step-by-step instructions for prepping, executing, and debriefing the Elephant Island SEL task card stations, complete with guided read-aloud questions and differentiation strategies.

A student reflection worksheet that accompanies the Island Adventure Task Cards. Students can write and draw their responses to the SEL prompts, focusing on inclusion, overcoming challenges, and their personal contributions to the classroom community.

Printable task cards for classroom stations or small groups based on 'Elephant Island'. Includes 8 beautifully designed SEL cards focusing on resilience, community, inclusion, and collaboration, complete with physical movement prompts.

A comprehensive 3-page teacher facilitation guide for the 4-week safari morning meetings. It features a detailed 15-minute pacing breakdown, explicit verbal scripts for choral responses (date and daily affirmations), active physical cues for daily mood checks, and structured guidelines for a timed turn-and-talk sharing session. Featuring Lead Ranger Ms. Wise.

A complete 4-week, 20-day morning meeting slide deck for an elementary ESY program, safari-themed. It contains cover slides for each week (Savannah, Jungle, Desert, and Ocean safaris) and highly structured daily slides with calendar checks, mood indicators, affirmations, and interactive peer-sharing prompts. Now includes a special Day 1 Explorer Initiation Ceremony slide featuring Lead Ranger Ms. Wise.

A practical step-by-step implementation guide for teachers, featuring classroom station setup instructions, child-friendly dialogue scripts, and a ready-to-use skill assessment checklist.

Hands-on task cards and practice guides for the shoe-tying and bottle-opening stations, featuring step-by-step visual sequences.

A printable set of days, months, and seasons cards that young students can cut out, color, sort, and sequence to build strong calendar awareness.

Playful personal information practice mats where young students can write and practice their parents' names, phone numbers, addresses, and birthdays on clear, structured templates.

A gamified, interactive-style slide deck presentation designed for elementary classrooms, displaying 6 bi-weekly life lesson challenges covering responsibility, organization, self-regulation, and mindfulness.

A printable, identical pre/post test worksheet for K-2 students. Features child-friendly, multi-choice questions with identical styling for options, a custom drawing box for expressing kind actions, and a top checkbox to designate whether the sheet is used as a pre-test or post-test.

A printable set of 4 visual scenario cards for Day 2 and Day 4 small group discussions. Each card depicts a relatable school-based situation with facial and body language cues, guiding students to spot clues and offer help.

Printed activity sheets for the 4-day curriculum. Day 1 focuses on drawing and identifying facial clues (eyes and mouths), while Day 3 focuses on sketching kind actions and checking off physical helper choices.

A structured presentation to guide the daily 20-minute small group empathy lessons for grades K-2. Features big visual cues, face/body decoder graphics, and bold helper phrases that make empathy concrete and accessible.

The comprehensive 4-day teacher guide for the Heart Detectives empathy small group curriculum. Includes step-by-step 20-minute daily lesson plans with timestamps, CASEL SEL alignment, K-2 differentiation tips, pre/post test scoring keys, and a physical emotion clue decoder.

A student-facing printable reflection portfolio booklet designed for upper elementary (3-5) students. Promotes deeper self-reflection with solid writing lines, creative layout panels, self-regulation check-ins, and prompts targeting academic progress, school community, and personal resilience.

A student-facing printable memory booklet designed for lower elementary (K-2) students. Emphasizes artistic expression with large drawing panels, simple botanical borders, primary handwriting lines, and age-appropriate prompts covering academic achievements, friendships, and future goals.

An elegant, highly-visual 5-slide presentation designed for class-wide counseling sessions. Guides students through interactive group reflection prompts across academic, social, and emotional domains, complete with botanical styling and clear layouts.

A detailed 2-page counselor facilitation guide that outlines the 'Year in Bloom' reflection lesson. Includes ASCA-aligned objectives, step-by-step pacing, grade-level differentiation tips, a DIY anchor chart blueprint, and printable discussion cards for small groups.

A printable set of 8 garden-themed 'Transition Talk' discussion cards for partner sharing. Each card includes a child-friendly reflection prompt, a charming color-coded garden icon, and dotted scissors lines for easy cutting.

An interactive, student-facing printable drawing worksheet. Features a curated 'My Mind Garden' graphic canvas with dedicated sections for roots (skills learned), blossoms (achievements), and sky (feelings about next year), with a primary writing line at the bottom.