Tammy Young (The Thalassophile Teacher)

Quick mindfulness exercises to start or refocus the day for 3rd graders in a Tier 1 classroom setting. This 10-minute routine builds attention, reduces stress, and enhances classroom climate, helping students begin or reset their learning with calm and focus.

In this engaging Tier 1 lesson for 3rd graders, students transform their classroom into a ‘Feelings Factory’ where they design, produce, and reflect on ‘feeling products.’ Over one 55-minute session, they will learn emotional vocabulary, strategies for managing emotions, and practice expressing feelings in healthy ways—building social-emotional skills aligned with CASEL competencies.

In this 45-minute 3rd grade classroom lesson, students explore everyday acts of kindness, identify kind behaviors, and practice them through role-play and reflection. This lesson fosters a compassionate classroom community by engaging students in discussion, activities, and personal reflection.

In this 50-minute Tier 1 lesson for 3rd graders, students become junior detectives to learn responsible decision-making by gathering and evaluating clues in a mystery-themed hunt. They’ll practice asking questions, analyzing evidence, and reflecting on how information shapes smart choices, building critical thinking and CASEL’s responsible decision-making skills.