A reflective warm-up activity for students to self-assess the health of their current friendships using a 1-5 scale and journaling prompts.
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.
A creative, metaphor-based reflective project where 6th-8th graders design personal topographical maps illustrating their individual academic and social-emotional journeys over the school year, translating personal growth, challenges overcome, and milestones into physical landforms.
A student reflection journal page containing deep conceptual writing prompts and a 16-point creative self-assessment rubric for evaluating metaphorical map designs.
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.
A social-emotional learning and communication lesson for middle schoolers. Students identify supportive school staff, learn the anatomy of a meaningful thank-you note, draft custom appreciation letters, and plan their delivery to create a wave of positive community ripples.
A student worksheet for the map-making phase containing drawing spaces, mapping tips, and a customizable legend and compass template for their final project.
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.
A set of social-emotional learning (SEL) warm-ups and do-now prompts designed specifically for middle school classrooms, organized into four key developmental themes.
A student brainstorming graphic organizer containing name/date inputs, structured prompts for mapping real academic and social memories, and a translation guide to convert memories into geographical features.
A 3-lesson unit on culture, identity, empathy, and building an inclusive school community. Students explore the cultural iceberg, share personal perspective narratives, and collaborate on actionable school-wide inclusion plans.
A cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) lesson centered on breaking negative automatic habit loops. Using Portia Nelson's famous poem, students explore cognitive distortions, blame versus agency, and visualize how to actively choose 'another street' in their own lives.
An 8-slide instructional presentation for introducing the 'Cartography of Me' project. Explains cartography basics, teaches students how to transition real-life growth into landscape metaphors, and provides step-by-step project guidelines.
