Talking Piece Guide Resource

Teacher-facing lesson plan and delivery script (grades 3-5) providing chronological pacing, discussion prompts, explicit instruction scripts, and guided practice facilitation for introducing mindfulness.

Student-facing printable worksheet (grades 3-5) featuring a brain-mapping SVG schema, vocabulary cloze questions, scenario analysis, and an interactive practice log for breathing and sensory grounding exercises.

Interactive slide deck for Upper Elementary students (grades 3-5) explaining the brain science of mindfulness, featuring the roles of the amygdala and prefrontal cortex, and teaching self-regulation strategies with interactive breaks.

Counselor Planning Toolkit containing a K-12 annual pacing calendar, school-wide Career Day implementation action plan, and a printable Career Day Student Passport.

A comprehensive K-12 career exploration curriculum map linking school subjects to college, trade school, and workforce pathways. Spans elementary, middle, and high school grade bands with specific learning targets, activities, and developmental milestones.

An engaging 1-page student worksheet designed for self-reflection, reframing unkind words into kind words, and committing to the Heart Care Pledge.

A visually striking anchor chart poster displaying the diagnostic contrast between 'Bruising Words' and 'Healing Words', complete with guidelines for treating others with care.

A structured 2-page lesson plan for teachers detailing the 'Bruised Heart' activity, discussion questions, and step-by-step guidance on teaching the lasting impact of unkind words.

An interactive whole-class slide deck to teach definitions, walk through scenarios, and practice self-advocacy scripts as a group.

A printable set of 8 comprehensive task cards containing real-world school scenarios with two-choice paths, physical visual supports, and custom sentence starters for practicing self-advocacy.

A bright visual classroom poster/anchor chart comparing friendly teasing, hurtful teasing, and bullying, with actionable steps and verbal scripts.

A comprehensive teacher facilitation guide containing lesson plans, pacing recommendations, common student misconceptions, discussion prompts, and an answer key for the task card scenarios.

Printable collection of 16 color-coded functional life skills task cards. Designed to be cut out and placed on a binder ring, each card provides a real-world social scenario, a conversational prompt, and scaffolded sentence frames.

A 5-slide visual counselor-led presentation designed to guide the micro-group through each daily 20-minute session. Includes high-impact slides for Flight Roles, Verbal Boosters, Conflict Asteroids, and the Final Build.

A printable 1-page card deck of 6 double-sided styled interactive conflict scenario cards. Each card includes a realistic small-group challenge and structured discussion questions.

A student-facing 1-page Mission Log activity sheet for recording daily roles, tracking teammate verbal support during the booster challenge, and reflecting on collaborative group success.