Friendship Gems

A comprehensive career exploration framework and counselor planning toolkit for grades K-12. This curriculum maps academic subjects to real-world career paths (college, trade school, and workforce) and provides counselors with implementation templates, annual pacing calendars, and a school-wide Career Day blueprint.

A 4-day small group counseling unit for grades 3-5 focused on CASEL Relationship Skills (Cooperation and Teamwork). Students learn to contribute to group goals, accept different roles, support teammates, and resolve conflicts in 20-minute sessions.

A 3-day small group social-emotional learning sequence focused on developing empathy for grades 3-5. Aligning with the CASEL framework, students practice recognizing feelings, listening actively, and responding to peers with compassionate words and actions.

A 4-day small group conflict resolution unit for grades 3-5, aligned with CASEL competencies. Students learn to identify conflicts and apply four specific healthy problem-solving strategies: find a compromise, report to an adult, ignore/walk away, and calmly tell to stop.

The TLC Summer Acceleration Program 2026 is an intensive, high-engagement summer curriculum designed to accelerate student learning and cultivate a resilient growth mindset through interactive routines.

A two-lesson counseling sequence designed for a small group (3rd and 4th graders) focusing on self-advocacy strategies. The sequence guides students from pre-advocacy de-escalation (breathing and grounding) to active self-expression (I-statements and situational script practice).

A 4-week 1:1 wellbeing sequence for Year 2-5 students focused on Growth Mindset and Resilience. Includes weekly student journal worksheets and matching teacher facilitation cards for targeted 20-30 minute check-ins.

A comprehensive back-to-school character education unit centered around the schoolwide EVCS CARES values: Cooperation, Assertion, Responsibility, Empathy, and Self-Control. Each value is taught through active modeling, guided practice, and reflection, culminating in a schoolwide community project.

A 4-day small-group social-emotional learning unit for grades 3-5 focused on situational emotional regulation. Students learn to analyze their internal emotional state and external environmental constraints to select and apply the most effective, socially responsible coping skill.

A 3-day small group SEL intervention for grades 3-5 focused on self-management and impulse control. Students learn to pause and select a school-appropriate calming strategy (deep breath, take a break, or rest 5 minutes) before responding to high-emotion situations.

A 4-day small-group SEL unit for grades 3-5 focusing on the CASEL framework for identifying basic and complex emotions, tracking emotional shifts, and developing coping strategies.

A comprehensive, 5-day universal lesson sequence designed to teach STAR expectations (Safe, Targeting Success, Acting with Integrity, Respectful & Responsible) across any campus location, customized for K-2, 3-5, and 6-8 with a superhero pop-art aesthetic.

A comprehensive training program for real-world grocery cashier skills, featuring a classroom instruction slideshow and a hands-on store simulation lab.

A structured 4-week emotional regulation and growth mindset sequence for Year 2 students struggling with academic frustration. Designed for weekly 20-30 minute sessions with a Wellbeing Officer, using a soccer analogy to build resilience, introduce coping 'plays', normalize mistakes, and establish a daily desk goalie tracker.

A 4-lesson SEL sequence for 3rd through 5th Grade students based on a nautical 'anchored in learning' theme. It contains ready-to-go 15-minute lessons with circle cards and reflective activities focusing on community, empathy, emotional regulation, and executive attention.

An end-of-the-year social skills sequence designed for a two-part 30-minute group. Students focus on celebrating personal and peer strengths, managing change/transition anxiety, and planning healthy friendship boundaries over the summer break.

A school-wide mental health program featuring counselor-led assemblies on Wellness Wednesday (11:30-11:40 AM, followed by recess) and teacher-led Thoughtful Thursday check-ins.

A therapeutic and accessible 3-week reflection and transition unit for diverse learners. It supports processing end-of-year feelings, celebrating personal growth, and managing change with interactive slide prompts and three hands-on, high-interest printable craft keepsakes.

A social-emotional learning sequence designed for 3rd-grade students in inclusive classrooms, teaching them how to notice sensory and mental distractions, place them into imaginary bubbles, and let them float away.