Smooth Sailing

A three-day transition sequence for a 5th-grade classroom themed around 'The Blueprint' where students co-create their physical space, social routines, and community agreements as active designers of their school year.

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 4-day small group intervention sequence for K-2 students focused on developing basic emotion regulation skills (breathing, breaks, and resting) with adult prompting, aligned with the CASEL Self-Management framework.

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.

An interactive, explorer-themed social-emotional learning unit designed to help kindergarteners master school readiness. Students learn whole-body listening, raising hands, and smooth classroom transitions through engaging games and active practice.

An emotional regulation and perspective-taking sequence for 4th-grade students, focusing on size of the problem, self-talk, unstructured environments, and partner cooperation.

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-week cooperative superhero training program designed for a 10-year-old and 7-year-old to build habits around respect, following directions, chores, and table manners together.

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.