A 1st-3rd grade activity sheet featuring a matching exercise for feelings and coping strategies (updated with Balloon Breaths, Lazy 8, and Pull the Chair), plus a fill-in-the-blanks story.
A specialized social-emotional learning unit for young learners to understand personal accountability and self-regulation. Using the metaphor of a personal remote control, students learn that they are in charge of their own actions, words, and safety, regardless of what others do.
A supportive, social-emotional learning lesson designed to help students navigate end-of-the-year transition anxiety. Through a supportive slide-guided discussion and a hands-on "Stepping Stones" cut, paste, and color craft, students celebrate their growth, process what they will miss, and build coping strategies for entering summer and the next grade.
A comprehensive teacher guide featuring step-by-step lesson pacing, slide-by-slide scripts, transition anxiety background knowledge, and actionable strategies to help students navigate end-of-the-year mixed feelings.
A comprehensive social skills curriculum sequence designed for small groups (specifically 3rd graders) to master recognizing feelings, conversational turn-taking, and conflict resolution over three structured lessons, including visual prompts, role-play scripts, and teacher guides with tracking tools.
An interactive, hands-on lesson designed for first-grade ESL students struggling with blame and behavioral accountability. Through a social story, roleplay scenarios, and a hands-on remote control craftivity, students practice taking charge of their own behaviors.
A two-page printable student activity sheet and craft. Page 1 features a "Brave Bridge to Summer" landscape map across transition waters, and Page 2 provides 6 beautifully designed interactive "Stepping Stone" cutouts for students to color, personalize, cut, and paste.
A 5-day Tier 2 behavior intervention sequence for grades 3-5 focused on recognizing and adapting to social norms across different school settings. Aligned with CASEL Self-Awareness and Social Awareness competencies, the sequence uses the concept of the 'Social Dial' to help students regulate their energy and volume.
An outdoor therapeutic scavenger hunt lesson designed for Kindergarten and 1st-grade students. It uses nature-based exploration to teach emotional regulation, cooperative social skills, and self-esteem through counselor-guided riddles.
An interactive slide presentation designed to lead a comforting, classroom-wide SEL discussion about end-of-the-year transitions. It normalizes mixed feelings, introduces the stepping-stone metaphor, and guides students through managing transition anxiety.
