Zachary Nelson

In this 30-minute 9th grade lesson, students explore how online choices create short- and long-term consequences that impact trust and integrity in digital spaces. Through an engaging viral tweet case study and collaborative mapping activity, students will see the real-world impact of their digital decisions and craft a personal digital pledge.

In this 30-minute 9th grade lesson, students will learn to identify and label nuanced emotions using a mood meter and connect each to physical cues, strengthening self-awareness and emotional regulation. This skill helps students navigate daily stressors, communicate more clearly, and build healthier relationships.

In this 30-minute 9th Grade lesson, students will explore personal identity by mapping values, interests, and cultural influences to draft a concise personal identity statement with three supporting details. This lesson builds self-awareness, fosters growth mindset, and encourages appreciation of diverse backgrounds.

In this 30-minute Pre-K lesson, students will learn to identify four basic emotions—happy, sad, mad, and scared—by using facial cues on themselves and their peers. This engaging activity builds self-awareness, emotional vocabulary, and social-emotional skills through modeling, mirroring, and partner sharing.