Emma Gillespie

In this 30-minute individual session, a 1st grade student will practice active listening and following multi-step directions through engaging games and activities. This focused Tier 3 lesson builds essential social skills and boosts confidence in classroom participation.

In this Tier 2 small-group session, high school counselors will master efficient note-taking templates and shortcuts to save time without sacrificing documentation quality. Over a 40-minute session, participants will learn strategies, practice with drills, and apply gamified challenges to streamline their progress notes.

In this 45-minute Tier 1 lesson for 4th graders, students will learn to recognize and name their emotions, fostering self-awareness and empathy among peers. By exploring feelings through interactive warm-ups, engaging slide visuals, and reflective activities, students gain tools for emotional expression and regulation.

An 11-session Tier 2 group intervention for 1st–4th graders to build essential social skills like friendship, empathy, turn-taking, and conflict resolution. Each 1-hour session includes engaging warm-ups, activities, discussions, games, worksheets, quizzes, and scripts to minimize prep. Culminates in a creative group project to showcase learned skills.

In this 35-minute Tier 2 group counseling session, 2nd graders explore key social skills through a fun fruit salad metaphor. Mixing ‘skills as fruits’ helps students recognize, practice, and combine listening, sharing, kindness, and more to build healthy friendships.

In this 40-minute Tier 1 art and social-emotional learning lesson for 2nd graders, students will create colorful posters featuring positive affirmations to boost self-esteem, kindness, and classroom community. This project helps students practice empathy, positive self-talk, and peer encouragement while integrating art and group counseling techniques.