A concise lesson plan for a 20-minute SEL session on decision-making and consequences for 4th graders, including prep, timing, and instructional steps.
A printable board game designed for students to practice the 'Brain Filter' concept by categorizing thoughts as 'Think It' or 'Say It' and brainstorming kind alternatives.
A vibrant and visual anchor chart illustrating the 'Brain Filter' process, clearly showing the three-step check (Kind, Helpful, True) and featuring 'in action' examples.
A student worksheet designed to help students categorize speech using the Kind, Helpful, and True filter, featuring scenario sorting and a creative writing prompt.
A set of twelve printable discussion cards featuring relatable scenarios for students to practice using their social filter and brainstorming kind alternatives.
A professional 20-minute teacher guide and lesson plan for teaching social filters, featuring clear definitions, the toothpaste analogy, and structured lesson pacing.
A set of printable drawing paths for the String Sync activity, ranging from easy (circular) to extreme (the Vortex spiral). Each path includes start/end markers and decreasing path widths to increase the teamwork challenge.
A comprehensive facilitator guide for the String Sync teamwork activity, including setup instructions, step-by-step procedures, and guided debrief questions focusing on communication and problem-solving.
A refined student worksheet for reflecting on daily experiences using two distinct buckets for 'good' and 'hard' events, now completely anonymous without name fields.
A visual presentation to launch the children's book project, featuring the 20 approved values menu, project requirements, and success criteria. Updated for individual work.
A structured planning worksheet for student groups to brainstorm characters, setting, conflict, and a storyboard arc for their children's book project. Updated for individual work.
A comprehensive project guide for creating a children's book, including an 'Approved Values Menu' of 20 core topics and the project's grading rubric. Updated for individual work.
A single display slide featuring a 6-step checklist of the performance lab procedures, including a reminders for classroom conduct and group participation. Fixed layout to prevent overlap.
Instructions for the Mystery Performance Lab, guiding students through solo reading, role assignment with tie-breakers, plot analysis, fluency practice, and final presentation.
A comprehensive 2-page follow-up worksheet for students to complete after performing or watching mystery plays. Focuses on fluency self-reflection, high-rigor character analysis, comprehension of plot devices like red herrings, and social-emotional debriefing. Optimized for print with writing lines instead of boxes. Updated terminology to "Character Change".
Six lengthened mystery/problem-solving plays featuring 4-5 characters each. Each play includes increased plot complexity, red herrings, and higher rigor dialogue focused on social-emotional conflicts. Includes a reusable analysis log template. Themes are strictly school-based with no space or weapon-related content. Every script and the analysis log are formatted to fit on a single page. Optimized with writing lines and no heavy boxes.
A student worksheet for analyzing the plot structure of a play, including sections for setting, characters, beginning, middle, end, problem, and solution. Optimized with writing lines and no heavy boxes. fits on one page.
A short model play script titled "The Missing Lunchbox" used to demonstrate play structure, characters, and dialogue. Features a friendship-based problem and solution. Dinosaur theme used for the lunchbox.
Instructional slides teaching the components of a play script (dialogue, stage directions), plot elements (beginning, middle, end, problem, solution), and fluency skills.