Tough Talks Cheat Sheet

A 6-week small group curriculum designed to build executive functioning skills in transitioning 6th graders. Covers organization, time management, planning, distraction management, goal setting, and stress coping using a highly engaging space-mission theme.

Navigating middle school stress with system checks. Students identify emotional triggers, build a cooldown manual, and create a resilient coping strategy deck.

A printable deck of 6 scenario-based group discussion cards designed to spark peer connection and problem-solving around middle school EF challenges.

A foundational unit designed to establish essential routines, behavioral expectations, and self-regulation skills in Pre-K students during the critical first weeks of school. Features visual supports, structured practice, and school-to-home partnership resources.

Setting high-orbit goals and tracking progress. Students learn the science of friction and fuel in achievement, drafting actionable goals and creating a self-monitoring checkpoint system.

An interactive student cooldown guide featuring physiological stress scans, square breathing mechanics, sensory grounding exercises, and a 6-week graduation badge certificate.

A comprehensive unit on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) mindfulness skills, taking students from somatic anchoring and cognitive understanding to collaborative, station-based performances that demonstrate 'What' and 'How' skills.

Shielding against attention thieves. Students identify personal visual, auditory, and digital distractions, design a study sanctuary, and practice self-monitoring techniques.

A step-by-step 45-minute facilitator plan for Week 6: Stress Busters, focusing on identifying emotional triggers, physiological stress warning signs, and coping mechanisms.

A comprehensive systems-based study skills sequence designed to transform 9th-grade students' planning and project management habits. Over multiple targeted sessions, students master backwards planning, time allocation, and systematic progress tracking.

Demolishing overwhelming assignments. Students learn to take a massive multi-week research project, book report, or science poster and chop it into bite-sized daily action steps.

An interactive student worksheet for writing SMART academic goals, mapping personal sources of motivation (fuel) and distraction (friction), and tracking weekly achievements.