You have 500+ students and maybe 1–2 aides. You need high-impact, low-prep sessions that actually move the needle on anxiety, anger, divorce, grief, friendship issues. Auto-B-Good 9-Virtues is literally built for counselors and educators. Ready-to-go virtue-based small-group curriculum sample plan: Week 1: Friendliness (social anxiety/isolation) Week 2: Kindness (bullying/hurting others) Week 3: Honesty (lying/stealing) Week 4: Self-Control (anger/impulsivity) Week 5: Perseve

You put kids in groups and within five minutes someone is bossing, someone is checked out, and someone is in tears. Cooperation isn’t natural—it’s a skill we have to teach explicitly. Best cooperative structures for classrooms: 1.  Silent Line-Up Kids must line up by birthday/shoe size/height without talking. Forces non-verbal negotiation and laughter. 2.  One Paper, One Pencil Challenge Give a group one sheet of paper and one pencil to complete a task (draw a house, list 20

Your quiet kids sit alone at lunch. Your outgoing ones accidentally exclude others. You want every child to feel like they belong, but “just be nice” doesn’t cut it anymore. Friendliness is the gateway virtue of being a good citizen—if kids don’t feel safe and connected, nothing else you teach lands. Three activities that actually work in 2025 classrooms: 1.  “Friendship Web” – Toss a yarn ball while saying something you appreciate about the person catching it. Visual + verb

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