Stepping Stones Discussion Slides

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.

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Remote Control Agency

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.

Corey Hayes

Baggage Check

A small-group counseling kit designed to help rising middle schoolers identify, discuss, and unpack the emotional baggage and academic pressures associated with school transitions.

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Baggage Check Sorting Worksheet

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Discourse Dynamics

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Baggage Check Reflection Log

A 2-page student-facing reflection booklet styled as a 'Customs Logbook' for students to identify personal stressors and create their transition plans.

Julie Donovan

Iceberg Investigators Presentation Slides

Weaving Worlds

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Cynthia Rios

Summer Stepping Stones

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.

lbateman

Baggage Check Discussion Cards

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True Influence Journey

A comprehensive restorative leadership and peer advocacy sequence designed for students transitioning to middle school. It guides students from understanding their social influence to actively protecting peers and spreading positive school culture.

Marcia Cullinane

Holding My Own Remote

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.

Corey Hayes

Baggage Check Slides

An engaging 6-slide presentation deck that visualizes the travel and baggage metaphor to guide the small-group session from check-in to coping skills.

Stepping Stones Discussion Slides