Kindness Spark Teacher Guide

A 1-page teacher-facing lesson plan outlining the step-by-step guide for delivering the Kindness Spark lesson, complete with clear SEL learning objectives, materials checklist, step-by-step instructions, and discussion prompts.

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Career Launchpad Curriculum

A comprehensive career exploration framework and counselor planning toolkit for grades K-12. This curriculum maps academic subjects to real-world career paths (college, trade school, and workforce) and provides counselors with implementation templates, annual pacing calendars, and a school-wide Career Day blueprint.

Hope Campbell

Nature Comfort Hunt

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.

oluetge

Breathe Easy Desk Cards

A set of four interactive, color-coded box breathing tracing cards designed to be cut out and taped to first-grade desks. Each card features distinct tactile paths for inhaling, holding, exhaling, and resting, complete with count-to-four tracking dots and child-friendly calming illustrations.

Sarah Knowlton

Teamwork Treasures

A 3-day social-emotional learning series for grades K-2 focusing on cooperation, sharing, and peaceful turn-taking, aligned with the CASEL Relationship Skills competency.

Erin McFarland

Kindness Spark

A warm, engaging Tier 1 kindergarten lesson focusing on recognizing kind actions like sharing and helping, and exploring how kindness makes both the giver and receiver feel happy through discussion and a hands-on coloring activity.

mramos

Nature Comfort Student Checklist

A highly visual, friendly outdoor scavenger hunt checklist for Kindergarten and 1st-grade partner pairs. Now expanded to a 2-page document to cover all twelve comfort activities and riddles with a cooperative high-five checklist.

oluetge

The Sharing Squad

A 3-day SEL small-group intervention for grades K-2 focused on material sharing, turn-taking, and peaceful collaboration, aligned with the CASEL Relationship Skills competency. Each daily session is designed for 20 minutes with specific timestamps.

Erin McFarland

Heart Helpers

A kindergarten SEL lesson focused on sharing, taking turns, and using kind words. Includes a circle time facilitator guide and a hands-on coloring and word-tracing activity.

mramos

Nature Comfort Riddle Cards

A printable counselor facilitation guide and twelve printable therapeutic riddle cards to guide students through the outdoor scavenger hunt. Focuses on emotional regulation, partner cooperation, and self-esteem.

oluetge

Team Power Unit

A social-emotional learning sequence focused on developing cooperation and assertiveness in K-2 students through music, movement, and hands-on activities. Students learn to balance their own needs with the needs of the group to become effective 'Team Power' heroes.

Janayzha Smith

Self Regulation Tools

A collection of visual prompts and break cards designed to support students in self-regulation and managing emotions within the school environment.

Emily Marean

Pip's Kindness Spark Storybook

A charming 1-page student-facing read-aloud story titled 'Pip's Kindness Spark' featuring a heartwarming narrative of a little bunny named Pip who learns how sharing and helping makes both the giver and receiver happy. Includes gorgeous visual formatting and discussion prompts.

Kindness Spark Teacher Guide