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  • Lesson 1: What Actually Happened?

    Lesson 2: When Brains Fill the Gap

    Lesson 3: Why This Story First?

    Lesson 4: Catch the Fast Reaction

    Lesson 7: The Story Changes the Move

  • Lesson 6: When Something Happens to Me

    Lesson 1: The Tiny Pause That Changes Things

    Lesson 2: What Kind of Move Does This Moment Need?

    Lesson 6: Step Back In

    Lesson 7: Choose Anyway

  • Lesson 3: Big Feeling, Small First Move

    Lesson 4: Where Will This Go Next?

    Lesson 5: Beat the First Impulse

    Lesson 3: Little Moves, Big Effects

    Lesson 5: When You Need to Repair

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Grade 5

What kind of impact do my choices create?

Grade 5 students learn to notice what happened, catch the story their brain starts telling, pause before reacting, choose a stronger move, and understand the ripple their choice creates in friendships, group work, and classroom community.


This aligns with the upper elementary thinking system—Notice → Check → Pause → Choose → Ripple → Repair—and prepares students to transition into middle school with greater awareness, responsibility, and control.

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Studio 1 — Notice & Check
Students learn to separate what happened from the story their brain tells and begin to question assumptions.


Studio 2 — Pause & Choose
Students practice pausing before reacting and making stronger, more intentional decisions.


Studio 3 — Ripple & Repair
Students explore how their choices impact others and how to repair when things go wrong.

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    Studio Big Question

    Studio Big Question

    Studio Overview

    Lesson 1: What Actually Happened?

    What's a signal, what's a story, and which one am I acting on?

    Lesson 2: When Brains Fill the Gap

    What's a signal, what's a story, and which one am I acting on?

    Lesson 3: Why This Story First?

    What's a signal, what's a story, and which one am I acting on?

    Lesson 4: Catch the Fast Reaction

    What's a signal, what's a story, and which one am I acting on?

    Lesson 7: The Story Changes the Move

    What's a signal, what's a story, and which one am I acting on?
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    Lesson 6: When Something Happens to Me

    What am I practicing without naming it — and is it who I want to become?

    Lesson 1: The Tiny Pause That Changes Things

    What am I practicing without naming it — and is it who I want to become?

    Lesson 2: What Kind of Move Does This Moment Need?

    What am I practicing without naming it — and is it who I want to become?

    Lesson 6: Step Back In

    What am I practicing without naming it — and is it who I want to become?

    Lesson 7: Choose Anyway

    What am I practicing without naming it — and is it who I want to become?
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    Lesson 3: Big Feeling, Small First Move

    What did they actually say (or not say), and what does this need from me?

    Lesson 4: Where Will This Go Next?

    What did they actually say (or not say), and what does this need from me?

    Lesson 5: Beat the First Impulse

    What did they actually say (or not say), and what does this need from me?

    Lesson 3: Little Moves, Big Effects

    What did they actually say (or not say), and what does this need from me?

    Lesson 5: When You Need to Repair

    What did they actually say (or not say), and what does this need from me?
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