Stepping Stones Teacher Guide

A 2-page printable student workbook chapter for the Safe Harbor lesson. Includes a My Lighthouse Support System planner, a personal boundary circle, and assertive I-statement communication cards.

A 2-page printable student workbook chapter for the Deep Dive lesson. Includes a Deep-Sea Mind Explorer feeling map, a Starfish Finger-Tracing breath tool, and a self-talk shield planner.

A hands-on ocean craft guide and planning sheet where students design and make an ocean sensory bottle using baby oil, blue water, shells, and plastic sea creatures. Includes a steps recipe and a calming self-reflection plan.

A creative drawing activity where students sketch a peaceful beach scene, ocean waves, or sea creatures inside a themed sandbox. Perfect for calm-down corners and creative self-regulation.

A 2-page printable student activity pack including a personal ocean check-in, trigger discovery, a custom surfboard toolkit planner, and an emotional wave storyboard.

A 2-page restorative reflection and behavior contract sheet for students who mocked a peer with a disability. Page 1 addresses the discrepancy between intent and impact, provides educational perspective on cerebral palsy, and details the social damage mocking causes the speaker. Page 2 outlines community values, concrete future behavioral commitments, and signature sections to repair trust. This version has updated teacher fields and larger handwriting boxes.

A 2-page comprehensive printable teacher manual containing lesson preparation, slide-by-slide facilitation guides with scripts, pacing details, and extension activities for the Wave Riders lesson.

A printable 2-page teacher facilitation guide containing a 45-minute SEL lesson plan, pacing guide, discussion prompts, roleplay rubrics, and workbook answer keys.

A printable 2-page document containing 12 scenario/roleplay cards designed to be cut out for small group or partner practice, complete with scissors-guide dashed borders.

A printable 3-page student workbook containing a self-assessment, an I-Statement practice builder, and a cooperation tracker with blank writing lines.

An interactive, highly visual SEL slide deck about emotional regulation and calming strategies. Using a surf/ocean theme, students learn to identify their current 'inner ocean weather,' understand how emotional waves rise and fall, recognize personal 'rocks' (triggers), and utilize a 'surfboard toolkit' of deep breathing, grounding, and positive self-talk. Includes a built-in breathing exercise slide with an animated pulsing visual and a real-world case study for group discussion.

Interactive presentation slides introducing elementary students to cooperation ('Team Up') and assertiveness ('Speak Up') with clear visuals, definitions, the I-Statement formula, and interactive discussion prompts.

A structured, reflective student worksheet for grades 3-5 to map personal triggers, check off physical body warning signals, choose custom coping strategies, and sign a self-regulation summit promise.

A detailed, high-contrast classroom poster mapping the emotional 'Mind Mountain' ascent, detailing triggers at the base, coping actions along the slope, and self-regulation at the summit.

A comprehensive, 1-page teacher facilitation guide for the 3-5 SEL lesson. Focuses on identifying emotional triggers, mapping a calming ascent, and facilitating deep cognitive coping exercises.

A student-facing, printable activity worksheet for K-2 children. Includes fields for student name and date, a section to identify and draw emotional weather, and a tracing path for deep breathing practice.

A colorful and visual printable classroom anchor chart (poster) for K-2 students mapping emotions to weather patterns and outlining the steps for 'Calm Cloud Breathing'.

A comprehensive, 1-page teacher facilitation guide for the K-2 SEL lesson. Includes a detailed pacing plan, teacher scripts for mapping emotions as weather, and specific instructions for guiding young students through deep breathing.

A high-quality, print-ready 1-page exit ticket for student self-reflection. Includes a retro frequency dial self-assessment, a static check-list, and two short reflection prompts with blank writing lines.