Your Brain Can Grow Lesson Plan

A student handout containing four printable, cut-out "Voice Power Pocket Cards." Students color, write their names, and cut out these visual reminder cards to carry in their pockets or tape to their desks to support self-advocacy in the general education classroom.

A student-facing printable practice worksheet for kindergarteners. Features name and date fields, a white creative drawing space to illustrate using their "Strong Voice", and a match-by-coloring activity for help, breaks, and sensory tools.

A comprehensive teacher lesson plan and facilitator script for a kindergarten counseling session on self-advocacy. Features step-by-step guidance on teaching students to ask for help, breaks, or sensory tools, with specific phrasing for preparing for the group's transition/termination.

A student guide and writing prompt detailing the four steps of a restorative apology and providing practical reporting templates for middle schoolers.

A formal signed Peer Relationship Contract detailing explicit boundaries, classroom rules, recess guidelines, and de-escalation protocols for two 6th-grade students.

An interactive student worksheet designed to help 6th-grade students analyze the emotional impact of words, teasing physical traits, and making offensive gestures, offering concrete reflection scenarios.

A 5-slide presentation for administrators or counselors to lead a restorative conflict resolution session. It outlines ground rules, addresses the impact of slurs and physical teasing, introduces de-escalation strategies, and sets expectations.

A 1-page printable worksheet featuring six pocket-sized, beautifully designed DBT coping strategy cards (TIPP + Riding the Wave) and a customizable 'My Reset Code' pass for students to cut out and carry.

A 2-page student guided worksheet journal for the Body Reset Lab, allowing 6th graders to map their stress physical triggers, explore autonomic nervous system pathways, and construct a personalized TIPP and Wave-Riding emergency action plan.

A 6-slide interactive slide deck for the Body Reset Lab, introducing the science of the nervous system, the TIPP skills, and interactive breathing and muscle relaxation exercises. Designed for high visual impact with minimum text size of 24px.

A 2-page teacher facilitation guide and lesson plan for the Body Reset Lab, featuring a pacing guide, scientific explanations of the autonomic nervous system, a classroom script, and differentiation strategies for teaching DBT TIPP skills to 6th graders.

A printable set of 8 peer-interaction scenario cards and a companion student tracking worksheet. Designed for small groups to analyze if comments are helpful or hurtful, and practice rewriting negative interactions.

A comprehensive teacher-facing resource detailing the final session outline for the Friendship Garden small group. It provides pacing, structured discussion prompts, a closing circle ritual, and facilitation instructions for the keepsake posters.

An interactive, beautifully themed keepsake coloring poster for 2nd-3rd grade students. It combines garden-themed coloring illustrations with short, creative reflection prompts to celebrate their friendship journey.

A gorgeous 8-slide digital planner for summer tutoring in June, July, and August 2026. Includes time/subject blocks, attendance checkboxes, and notes in a retro school dashboard aesthetic with 24px+ readable text sizes.

A delightful, print-ready keepsake coloring poster designed for primary grades (K-1st). It features beautiful garden graphics with bold outlines for easy coloring, minimal writing, and an interactive drawing frame to celebrate friendship growth.

A 6-slide presentation deck designed for 16:9 projection to guide daily small group lessons. Features large, high-visibility typography (minimum 24px), dark clinical blueprint themes, and visual anchors to explain emotional mapping, guilt vs. shame, and cognitive reappraisal.

A professional 2-page teacher facilitation and curriculum guide outlining the 4-day, 20-minute daily small group intervention. Includes detailed step-by-step scripts, exact timestamps, CASEL framework alignment, common misconceptions, and facilitation techniques.

A 4-page student work booklet containing interactive physical mapping activities, cognitive reappraisal templates, guilt vs. shame scenario case files, and synthesis reflection sheets.

An identical pre- and post-test assessment for middle school students to evaluate their understanding of guilt vs. shame and excitement vs. anxiety before and after the 4-day intervention. Includes scenario-based multiple-choice and short-answer questions.

A comprehensive facilitation guide for counselors to run the 20-minute end-of-year transition lesson. Includes structured pacing, discussion prompts, active listening tips, and support strategies for upper elementary students.

An interactive transition booklet for upper elementary students (grades 3-5). Features reflective hiking-themed prompts to capture accomplishments, design a visual summer coping backpack, build a support network, and address next-grade anxieties.