Hoop Dreams

A comprehensive, 5-day school-wide behavior program designed to teach and reinforce safe campus behaviors. Includes developmental modifications for K-2, 3-5, and 6-8 students with scripted teacher guides, visual slide decks, and printable anchor charts.

A proactive behavior expectations lesson for grades 3-5 focused on weapon and replica safety. It teaches students about strict school rules regarding weapons, the dangers of replicas like gel blasters or pocket knives, and the critical difference between tattling and reporting safety concerns.

A comprehensive facilitator lesson plan and discussion script for teachers to deliver the Safety Shield Champions lesson. It includes step-by-step pacing, discussion prompts, student roleplay talking points, a worksheet answer key, and strategies to overcome the social barrier of reporting.

A comprehensive physical education and sports science unit focused on kickball history, rules, strategic team play, and tactical execution.

Day 5 lesson focused on recess and playground safety. Covers safe game play, rules for playground equipment, resolving conflicts peacefully, and transition signals.

A comprehensive 3-page printable student worksheet for grades 3-5. It includes a text passage about school safety policies regarding real weapons and replicas, a matching vocabulary exercise, scenario-based critical thinking analyses, a tattling-vs-reporting sorting activity, and a safety pledge.

An inquiry-based health and media literacy unit focused on decoding food marketing, understanding nutritional claims, and analyzing nutrition labels. Students learn to think critically about dietary choices and food industry marketing tactics.

Day 4 lesson focused on safety in the school cafeteria. Teaches line etiquette, clean eating spaces, voice levels, and procedures for dismissal and cleanup.

Highly engaging, age-appropriate instructional slides for grades 3-5 discussing school weapon safety. Topics include school safety rules, a clear definition of prohibited weapons and replica/lookalike items, the psychological barrier of reporting, and the distinction between tattling and reporting.

A 7-week peer-led multi-sport curriculum designed for kids aged 8-13 and facilitated by teen leaders. Features structured 75-minute lesson plans, visual game cards, script-ready prompts, and peer-led reflection tools.

Day 3 lesson teaching safety in hallways, restrooms, and outdoors. Addresses quiet transitions, keeping walkways clear, restroom privacy, and common area expectations.

A printable collaborative classroom anchor chart. Page 1 is a student-collaborative bubble map with "Day 1: Be Safe" as the center (complete with collaborative writing lines) and three bubbles for Classroom, School Grounds, and Cafe & Recess, and Page 2 is a completed teacher exemplar.