Grit & Grow Lesson Plan

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.

Interactive-feeling but print-ready lesson slides introducing Dialectics to 7th graders. The slides cover a relatable warm-up, the core concept of two opposite truths, a visual seesaw metaphor, real-world school and friendship scenarios, an exit ticket prompt, and a wrap-up.

A teacher-facing exemplar key and grading guide for the student Habit Blueprint worksheet. It contains concrete examples of high-quality student responses for habit stacking, environment design, and habit loop deconstruction.

A set of 6 printable roleplay scenario cards for hands-on conflict resolution practice. Each card features a realistic friendship dispute, designated roles, and a specific skill challenge for students to solve using active listening and mediation.

A print-ready 2-page Student Activity Packet for the Bridge Builders workshop. Features an active listening analysis, guided I-statement scaffolding, a peer mediation path map, and a formal signable Bridge Builder Pledge.

A comprehensive 3-page Counselor Facilitator Guide for the Bridge Builders conflict resolution workshop. Contains a detailed workshop schedule, scripted session instructions, active listening prompts, and a structured peer mediation framework.

Printable small-group coaching cards featuring six real-world scenario prompts. Perfect for counseling groups, advisory classes, or peer-led executive functioning workshops.

A single-page high-impact visual anchor chart / reference sheet outlining James Clear's 4 Laws of Behavior Change adapted for middle schoolers to build positive study systems and break counterproductive habits.

Interactive student-facing worksheet featuring a 7-day habit tracking grid, a Habit Stack builder, and a physical/digital environment design mapping tool to optimize studying and planning routines.

A 6-slide visual presentation to introduce the concepts of 1% improvement, the 4 components of the Habit Loop, and specific executive functioning tricks like environment redesign and habit stacking.

A comprehensive 2-page teacher-facing lesson plan and facilitation guide. It includes step-by-step pacing, instructional scripts, implementation tips, and small-group counseling discussion outlines based on the habit loop.

A 2-page print-ready student worksheet featuring a profile selection sheet, a classmate signature mingle challenge, and 3 open-ended reflection questions about diversity and classroom culture.

An 8-slide high-contrast interactive presentation containing 5 pop-culture themed Would You Rather questions, a game rules guide, and a wrap-up slide.

A 2-page print-ready teacher guide detailing session pacing, voting rules, discussion prompts, and reflection strategies for the Vibe Check icebreaker lesson.

A beautifully designed, two-page, black-and-white printable reflection worksheet for 7th-grade science students, formatted with structured writing boxes and lines for hand-writing or typing.

A two-page black-and-white printable reflection worksheet for 7th-grade science, using the 'I Was in Your Seat Last Year' format. Focuses on positive reflection, advice, and celebrating growth.

A comprehensive, 3-page master answer key and facilitation guide for teachers. It provides detailed model student responses using the L.E.A.R.N. framework for all 8 real-life peer scenarios, along with specific evaluation rubrics and conversation tips.

A comprehensive 3-page teacher facilitation guide for the 4-week Orbit Odyssey morning meetings. It features a detailed 15-minute pacing breakdown, explicit verbal scripts for choral responses (ship logs and daily affirmations), active sensory cues for daily cosmic energy checks, and structured guidelines for a timed crew turn-and-talk sharing session. Featuring Commander Sosnoff.

A 26-slide presentation for a 4-week, 20-day space explorer themed morning meeting series. Designed specifically for middle school scholars with disabilities, it is led by Commander Sosnoff. Features daily ship logs, cosmic energy/sensory checks, stellar affirmations, and timed turn-and-talk sharing prompts, with no text smaller than 24px.

A compact, 1-page professional facilitator guide for teachers or counselors running the Middle School Playbook lesson. Includes pacing, slide-by-slide guiding prompts, answers/discussion keys for the 4 scenarios, and checklist debrief directions.

A premium 10-slide presentation styled like a tactical sports/gaming playbook. Teaches middle school transition coping skills, size of problems, and specific tactics for chaotic hallways, rule-breaking peers, and group work, featuring 4 interactive scenarios with minimum 24px font sizes.

A clean, straightforward single-page printable coping skills checklist designed for middle schoolers. Features categorized, highly compliant, actionable coping strategies for handling sensory hallway chaos, group work struggles, and rule-breaking peers without non-permitted items like hoods or headphones.

A highly interactive, student-facing workbook designed for a 7th grader (ages 12-13). It includes tactical activities such as mapping physiological stress signals on an anatomical vector body outline, logging daily autonomic states, scaling triggers on a 1-5 escalation meter, and crafting printable coping matrix cards.

A comprehensive step-by-step facilitation guide for school counselors or clinical therapists. It provides clinical scripts, session structures, progress tracking, and professional strategies for individual Tier 3 anxiety intervention for middle schoolers (ages 12-14).

A single-page guided reflection worksheet for students who acted as bystanders, helping them analyze their psychological barriers and build low-risk intervention plans.

A double-sided printable restorative workbook for students who have engaged in bullying, teasing, or social exclusion behavior, helping them deconstruct their actions objectively.

A printable sheet of 6 beautifully designed, high-contrast cutting scenario cards for student advisory discussions or writing prompts, analyzing peer pressure and social exclusion.

A double-sided printable student reflection journal with conformity self-assessments, deep personal reflection prompts, and analytical scenario deconstructions.

A modern, high-impact 16:9 slide deck for Advisory classrooms introducing the psychology of herd mentality, the Asch conformity phenomenon, and the power of the outlier mindset to resist group pressure.

A simplified, less dense 2-page counselor session bundle for Temperature Reset. Page 1 contains a streamlined facilitation outline with bullet points. Page 2 contains a spacious somatic grounding worksheet and a cut-out portable coping card.

A simplified, less dense 2-page counselor session bundle for Check the Facts. Page 1 contains a streamlined facilitation outline with bullet points. Page 2 contains a student fact-checking ledger worksheet and a cut-out portable coping card.

A simplified, less dense 2-page counselor session bundle for Opposite Action. Page 1 contains a streamlined facilitation outline with bullet points. Page 2 contains a spacious somatic relaxation worksheet and a cut-out portable coping card.

A simplified, less dense 2-page counselor session bundle for Radical Acceptance. Page 1 contains a streamlined facilitation outline with bullet points. Page 2 contains a student acceptance worksheet and a cut-out portable coping card.

A simplified, less dense 2-page counselor session bundle for Valued Actions. Page 1 contains a streamlined facilitation outline with bullet points. Page 2 contains a student values worksheet and a cut-out portable coping card.

A printable Spanish version of the student reflection and exit ticket for 7th grade to record thoughts on the high school visited and indicate application interest, featuring a strategic application reminder.

A simplified, less dense 2-page counselor session bundle for Behavior Chain. Page 1 contains a streamlined facilitation outline with bullet points. Page 2 contains a spacious somatic grounding worksheet and a cut-out portable coping card.

A simplified, less dense 2-page counselor session bundle for Paced Rhythm. Page 1 contains a streamlined facilitation outline with bullet points. Page 2 contains a student somatic grounding worksheet and a cut-out portable coping card.

A simplified, less dense 2-page counselor session bundle for Boundary Shield. Page 1 contains a streamlined facilitation outline with bullet points. Page 2 contains a student boundary worksheet and a cut-out portable coping card.

A simplified, less dense 2-page counselor session bundle for Confident Delivery. Page 1 contains a streamlined facilitation outline with bullet points. Page 2 contains a student role-play checklist and a cut-out portable coping card.

A simplified, less dense 2-page counselor session bundle for Assertive Script. Page 1 contains a streamlined facilitation outline with bullet points. Page 2 contains a student communication worksheet and a cut-out portable coping card.

A simplified, less dense 2-page counselor session bundle for Urge Surfer tailored for 9-12 grade. Page 1 contains a streamlined facilitation outline with bullet points. Page 2 contains a student somatic grounding worksheet and a cut-out portable coping card.

A comprehensive 2-page counselor session bundle for Behavior Chain. Page 1 contains a step-by-step facilitation guide with talking points and scripts. Page 2 contains a student somatic grounding worksheet and a cut-out portable coping card.

A comprehensive 2-page counselor session bundle for Paced Rhythm. Page 1 contains a step-by-step facilitation guide with talking points and scripts. Page 2 contains a student somatic grounding worksheet and a cut-out portable coping card.

A comprehensive 2-page counselor session bundle for Temperature Reset. Page 1 contains a step-by-step facilitation guide with talking points and scripts. Page 2 contains a student somatic grounding worksheet and a cut-out portable coping card.

A simplified, less dense 2-page counselor session bundle for Tension Release. Page 1 contains a streamlined facilitation outline with bullet points. Page 2 contains a spacious somatic relaxation worksheet and a cut-out portable coping card.

A simplified, less dense 2-page counselor session bundle for Calm Anchor. Page 1 contains a streamlined facilitation outline with bullet points. Page 2 contains a spacious somatic grounding worksheet and a cut-out portable coping card.

A simplified, less dense 2-page counselor session bundle for Thought Detective with minimal reading. Page 1 contains a streamlined facilitation outline with bullet points. Page 2 contains a spacious reframing worksheet and a cut-out portable coping card.

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.