Time Capsule Activity

A highly engaging, visual 1-page student activity sheet for designing a metaphorical time capsule. Includes Polaroid-style sketch frames for self-portraits, milestone icons, and connection tokens, alongside writing prompts for a future 12th-grade self.

MRMarquise Riddick

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Respect Restoration Series

A comprehensive restorative respect and empathy sequence spanning Grades 5 to 8, providing age-appropriate independent reflection packets and companion advisory slides for each grade level.

Marcia Cullinane

Cartography of Me

A creative, metaphor-based reflective project where 6th-8th graders design personal topographical maps illustrating their individual academic and social-emotional journeys over the school year, translating personal growth, challenges overcome, and milestones into physical landforms.

amanda meager

Steady Steps Visual Checklist

A single-page, beautifully structured visual return to class checklist designed to help students self-regulate, ground their senses, and transition back to the classroom after a panic episode. Includes tactile visual finger-tracing, a sensory countdown, physical reset prompts, an energy check, and customizable re-entry steps with calming sage-green styling and clean Lucide icons.

Daniela Rodrigues

Iceberg Investigators Presentation Slides

Weaving Worlds

A 3-lesson unit on culture, identity, empathy, and building an inclusive school community. Students explore the cultural iceberg, share personal perspective narratives, and collaborate on actionable school-wide inclusion plans.

Cynthia Rios

Time Travelers Legacy

A reflective end-of-year lesson where sixth graders synthesize their experiences, write guidance letters for incoming students, and design a creative time capsule celebrating their growth.

Marquise Riddick

Reflection Journal & Rubric

A student reflection journal page containing deep conceptual writing prompts and a 16-point creative self-assessment rubric for evaluating metaphorical map designs.

amanda meager

Crew Culture

A three-part social-emotional learning curriculum designed specifically for middle school boys to develop self-esteem, manage digital pressure, and build authentic peer relationships.

Lenny

Gratitude Ripples

A social-emotional learning and communication lesson for middle schoolers. Students identify supportive school staff, learn the anatomy of a meaningful thank-you note, draft custom appreciation letters, and plan their delivery to create a wave of positive community ripples.

Donna Pollizatto

Map Design Activity Guide

A student worksheet for the map-making phase containing drawing spaces, mapping tips, and a customizable legend and compass template for their final project.

amanda meager

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

Daily Spark Do Nows

A set of social-emotional learning (SEL) warm-ups and do-now prompts designed specifically for middle school classrooms, organized into four key developmental themes.

malane

Personal Growth Planner Worksheet

A student brainstorming graphic organizer containing name/date inputs, structured prompts for mapping real academic and social memories, and a translation guide to convert memories into geographical features.

Time Capsule Activity