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A three-week social-emotional small group sequence designed for first graders to build self-worth, foster empathy, and cultivate an inclusive classroom community. Students explore personal identity, practice inviting peers into play, and celebrate group belonging.

Students celebrate their shared group bond, reflect on ways to keep belonging alive in their classroom, and earn their belonging badges.

A printable classroom sheet containing four cut-and-laminate desk and pocket reference cards teaching the STEP problem-solving strategy with calm self-regulation prompts and clear actionable steps.

A two-week social-emotional learning unit connecting self-control strategies with the Zones of Regulation, guiding elementary students from emotional awareness to active behavioral regulation.

Students learn to identify feelings of exclusion and practice actionable words and gestures to welcome classmates onto the playground and into activities.

A 30-minute counselor facilitation plan for Session 3, featuring graduation ceremonies, reflection activities, caregiver follow-up notes, and long-term generalization strategies.

An 8-month school-based CBT and DBT self-regulation curriculum designed for a first-grade student transitioning from staff co-regulation to independent emotional awareness. The curriculum moves through four 8-week developmental phases integrating body mapping, distress tolerance anti-elopement tools, cognitive reframing role-play, and classroom generalization.

First graders explore what belonging feels like, celebrate their unique individual strengths, and co-create group agreements that ensure everyone feels valued and included.

Printable graduation certificate and four cut-out friendship cheer cards celebrating each first grader's role as an inclusive Circle Keeper.

A 10-week comprehensive focus and self-regulation toolbox curriculum for 1st and 2nd graders, aligned with ASCA Mindsets and Behaviors and Texas CSCP competencies. Students build an accessible physical and cognitive toolkit to recognize energy states, calm impulses, sustain attention, chunk tasks, and self-advocate across classroom and home settings.

A high-energy 10-minute mini-lesson for second graders on initiating conversations and keeping them going back and forth like a game of catch. Students learn sentence starters, active listening, and the toss-back technique through smartboard modeling and quick partner practice.

Celebratory slide deck for Week 3 of the We Belong Club. Reviews group skills, recites the official belonging pledge, and introduces the Belonging Hero certificate and cheer cards.