Welcome to The Teacher Lab, your one-stop destination for high-quality teaching resources designed to empower educators in the fields of English, Mathematics, and Economics.
At The Teacher Lab, we understand how time-strapped teachers are, and we're here to support you every step of the way. Our carefully curated collection of teaching resources is crafted to enhance your teaching experience, engage your students, and foster a love for learning.
Welcome to The Teacher Lab, your one-stop destination for high-quality teaching resources designed to empower educators in the fields of English, Mathematics, and Economics.
At The Teacher Lab, we understand how time-strapped teachers are, and we're here to support you every step of the way. Our carefully curated collection of teaching resources is crafted to enhance your teaching experience, engage your students, and foster a love for learning.
Looking for an engaging and ready-to-use social emotional learning (SEL) lesson to teach respectful communication? This complete Respectful Communication Social Skills Lesson is designed specifically for Year 6 students, helping them learn how to speak and listen respectfully, use polite language, avoid hurtful comments, and consider others’ feelings.
Perfect for classroom teachers, school counselors, behavior interventionists, and SEL specialists, this comprehensive digital resource includes teaching slides, printable scenario cards, group activities, individual worksheets, and reflection exercises—everything you need to teach respectful communication in one easy-to-use package.
What’s Included - you will receive a PDF containing the following:
Teaching slides on key concepts: polite language, body language, tone, empathy & more
Printable scenario cards for students to act out and differentiate between disrespectful and respectful dialogue
“Rewrite the Message” worksheet to help students turn rude phrases into respectful responses
Group discussion prompts with teacher-guided answers
Personal reflection journaling activity with sentence starters
Learning Objectives:
Define respectful communication and explain its importance
Identify examples of respectful and disrespectful communication
Practice using polite language and consider the feelings of others
Looking for a powerful and relatable way to teach your students how to identify and resist peer pressure? This complete social-emotional learning (SEL) lesson package is designed for Year 4, 5 and 6 students and helps them build confidence, make safe choices, and stand up for what’s right.
Whether you’re teaching SEL during the summer term, in advisory class, or as part of your character education curriculum, this ready-to-use peer pressure lesson includes everything you need to teach assertive communication and self-respect.
Your PDF download will include content on:
An introductory hook to get students thinking about peer pressure
What is peer pressure
Types of peer pressure
Ways to say no with confidence
Peer pressure scenario role-play with suggested solutions
Class discussion questions
Printable reflection worksheet with sample answer
Stand strong poster design with sample
Looking for a powerful and relatable way to teach students about emotional regulation and coping with disappointment? This engaging Dealing with Disappointment lesson is designed to help Year 4, 5, and 6 students recognize and manage disappointment with confidence.
Through role-play, class discussions and journaling tasks, students will build self-regulation strategies that they can use in the classroom and beyond. Perfect for summer social-emotional learning (SEL), advisory periods, or beginning-of-year social skills instruction!
Your PDF download will include the following:
Hook using an ice cream disaster scenario to gain attention
What is disappointment
Common disappointment scenarios
3-step strategy to handle disappointment
role-play scenarios
Class discussion on how to manage disappointment
Printable journaling worksheet - A time I felt disappointed
Printable cool down strategy worksheet - Students will brainstorm on ways to cool down when faced with a disappointing situation.
Looking for a summer-ready lesson to teach personal space and boundaries to upper elementary school students? This engaging lesson package on Respecting Personal Space and Boundaries is perfect for Year 4, 5 and 6 teachers who want to build strong social-emotional foundations during summer school, advisory periods, or character education blocks.
This digital product provides everything you need to guide meaningful discussions, hands-on activities, and reflections on how to recognize and respect personal boundaries — all wrapped in a kid-friendly summer theme.
Your download will include a PDF containing content on:
how close is too close
personal space and boundaries
examples of boundaries
group activity to determine if someone has violated someone’s personal space or boundary
class discussion questions with answers
printable reflection worksheet on respecting boundaries
printable template to create a poster on respecting boundaries (sample provided)
Looking for a fun and effective way to teach teamwork and collaboration skills to upper elementary students during the summer term? This Teamwork at a Summer Picnic lesson package is perfect for Year 4, 5 and 6 teachers who want to build a classroom community, foster social-emotional learning, and promote cooperative behavior in a student-friendly way.
Designed for summer school, SEL blocks, or back-to-school prep, this lesson includes everything you need to help students understand the importance of working together respectfully toward a shared goal.
What’s Included:
PDF teaching slides explaining what is teamwork and discussion questions on teamwork with answers.
Real-life teamwork scenario (e.g., a chaotic summer picnic)
Group activity template where students display teamwork skills by planning a picnic together
Looking for an engaging way to teach your 1st grade students how and when to use polite words like “please” and “thank you”? This printable and digital resource is the perfect social-emotional learning (SEL) lesson for helping young learners understand polite vs. impolite requests through real-life scenarios, discussions, puppets, and reflections.
What’s Included:
Teaching Slides – Explains when and why we use ‘please’ and ‘thank you’
Polite vs. Impolite Scenarios – Compare real-life classroom examples
Discussion Questions with Suggested Answers – Encourages class conversations
Printable Puppet Cut-Outs – 4 puppet characters (2 boys, 2 girls) to role play using ‘please’ and ‘thank you’. Guided “please” and “thank you” dialogues are included for students.
Journaling Worksheet – Sentence starters + drawing space to reinforce learning
Character Education Focus – Promotes empathy, respect, and good manners
Help your students practice kindness and respect with this easy-to-use, no-prep SEL lesson! Support classroom harmony while building essential social skills through fun, interactive learning.
Looking for a complete and engaging Social Emotional Learning (SEL) resource to help your Year 2 students understand and express their feelings? This Understanding Emotions Lesson Package is your go-to printable and lesson slides tool! Aligned with core SEL goals, this resource covers the four basic emotions—happy, sad, angry, and scared—using visually appealing teaching slides, fun games like Emotion Charades, class discussions, and printable journaling worksheets.
Perfect for classroom teachers, SEL specialists, and school counselors, this ready-to-use PDF resource will help your students recognize emotions in themselves and others while building empathy and self-awareness.
What’s Included in This Product:
Teaching Slides
Clear, age-appropriate explanations of happy, sad, angry, and scared
Prompts to discuss what each feeling looks like, what causes it, and how to respond
Class discussion prompts with suggested answers. Example: What makes you feel better when you are scared?
Emotion Charades Game (Printable Cards)
Print, cut and play emotion cards for students to act out and guess
Great for movement breaks and social skills practice
Feeling Faces Worksheet
Students draw and label each face to reflect the four emotions
Enhances emotional vocabulary and self-expression
Individual Student Journal Page (Printable)
“Today I felt ______ because ______.”
Includes helping words to help students pick and choose what to fill in their journal
Why Teachers Love It
No prep required—ready made slides and printable worksheets
Integrates seamlessly into morning meetings or SEL blocks
Supports CASEL’s core competencies: self-awareness, social awareness, and responsible decision-making
Fun, visual, and developmentally appropriate for year 2s
Transform your classroom with this comprehensive Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and Executive Functioning Worksheet Bundle! Designed specifically for teachers, this digital resource helps students build essential life skills like conflict resolution, goal setting, empathy, stress management, time management, self-awareness, and self-regulation. These ready-to-use worksheets are perfect for fostering a positive classroom environment while supporting students’ personal growth and success.
Your download will include a printable deck of worksheets and Google slides of the following:
Conflict Resolution
A worksheet to solve conflict
A worksheet to journal methods used to solve conflict
Goal Setting
Create your own SMART goals
Goal accountability worksheet
Tracking my goals worksheet
Reflecting on my goals worksheet
Stress Management
Worksheet to reflect on sources of stress and ways to cope
Helping seeking worksheet to manage stress
Time management
Let’s plan ahead
Time blocking schedule
My daily schedule
Breaking down a task
Empathy
Showing empathy to a friend
What empathy feels like
Showing empathy in various scenarios
Self-awareness & self-regulation
Myself
Classmates
Emotions
Positive and negative coping skills
Why Teachers Love It:
Versatile Use: Ideal for small groups, whole-class lessons, or individual interventions.
Aligned with SEL Standards: Supports key competencies like self-awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making.
Digital Convenience: Instantly downloadable and printable for easy implementation.
Empower your students with the skills they need to succeed both in and out of the classroom.
Download this SEL and Executive Functioning Worksheet Bundle today and start building confident, well-rounded learners!
Help your middle school students master conflict resolution skills with this engaging and easy-to-use Conflict Resolution Lesson Package! Perfect for teachers looking to teach social-emotional learning (SEL), this resource includes classroom activities and real-life conflict scenarios designed to help students brainstorm solutions to common classroom disagreements. Whether you’re focusing on communication skills, problem-solving, or teamwork, this lesson package provides everything you need to guide your students in understanding how to resolve conflicts effectively.
Your purchase will include a deck of PDF slides containing the following:
Lesson objectives
What is conflict
When conflict happens
Conflict styles
Why resolve conflict
Steps to resolving a conflict
Three school based conflict scenarios with suggested solutions
Six school based conflict scenarios for students to work on (solutions provided)
Two worksheets on conflict resolution
This comprehensive package is ideal for middle school teachers who want to foster a positive classroom environment while equipping students with lifelong skills. It aligns with SEL standards and is perfect for advisory periods, health class, or any social skills lessons. Download it today and empower your students to resolve conflicts confidently!
Empower students with this Student Planner & Self-Reflection Journal! Designed to support emotional well-being, healthy habits, and self-reflection, this comprehensive PDF includes engaging printables for teachers to help students plan, track, and reflect on their daily lives. With everything from daily intentions and gratitude prompts to mood and emotion trackers, this journal fosters mindfulness, goal-setting, and personal growth, making it a valuable addition to any classroom or counseling program.
Your download includes 46 pages of:
All About Me:
A creative, reflective activity to encourage self-expression and individuality.
Today’s Intention & Daily Plan:
Worksheets to set daily goals and intentions for a productive day.
Daily Gratitude & Weekly Review:
Reflective pages for students to build gratitude and review their weekly progress.
Mood & Emotion Trackers:
End-of-week mood tracker and daily emotion tracker to monitor well-being.
Monthly & Weekly Planners:
Structured templates to help students organize tasks and priorities.
30 Days of Self-Love & Self-Love Questions:
Templates promoting self-appreciation and positive self-talk.
Healthy Habits, Food Intake & Physical Activity Trackers:
Sheets to encourage healthy habits and mindful tracking of diet, exercise, and sleep.
Affirmation Cards & Diary Templates:
Positive affirmation cards and templates for journaling or writing letters to oneself.
Homework & Reading Growth Trackers:
Tools to support academic organization and reading progress.
Worry Bug Worksheet & Coping Cards:
Creative tools for managing worries and building resilience.
Mandala Coloring Pieces:
Relaxing coloring pages to reduce stress and foster creativity.
This Student Planner & Reflection Journal is perfect for school counselors, teachers, and parents seeking resources to support student mental health, goal-setting, and mindfulness. Ideal for individual or classroom use, it provides students with the tools they need for personal growth, self-awareness, and self-care.
Engage 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students with our comprehensive Foreign Exchange lesson package! This digital product includes interactive teaching slides, class practice questions, and printable worksheets designed to simplify the complexities of foreign exchange rates, currency conversions, and the global economy. Perfect for social studies and economics lessons, this resource helps students grasp essential financial concepts while meeting curriculum standards. Ideal for educators looking to enhance their classroom with ready-to-use materials that make learning about foreign exchange both fun and educational!
Your download includes:
23 pages of slides covering the following content:
Introduction to exchange rates
Exchange rates systems (fixed, floating, managed)
How rates are determined
Exchange rate movement
Forex
Impact of exchange rates on the economy
Exchange rate calculation
Impact of central bank
Practical applications of exchange rates
Four class based practices with full solutions provided
Two independent worksheets looking at a forex chart, calculating exchange rates and foreign exchange problems of a business owner, global shopper, investor
Say goodbye to all those late nights trying to come up with new lesson ideas. We’ve done the work for you! This is an absolute classroom time saver! Download your copy today and see the difference it makes in your classroom.
Looking for an engaging way to teach high school students about bonds and the world of finance? This comprehensive Bonds Lesson Package is designed specifically for 9th to 11th graders and provides everything you need to help students understand bonds, their types, and how they fit into the financial system.
What’s Inside:
A deck of slides with the following content:
What is a bond
Difference between stocks and bonds
Purpose of bonds
Bond Market (Primary & Secondary)
Government bonds
Interest rates and inflation
Corporate bonds
Credit Ratings
Bond funds
Factors affecting bond prices
Investment strategies with bonds
Six class practices to calculate interest, principal and interest rates
A printable worksheet on credit rating
Two printable worksheets on calculating interest, principal, interest rates and gain/loss (8 questions in total)
Perfect for:
High school economics or finance teachers looking to enhance their curriculum.
Homeschoolers who need structured, high-quality lessons on bonds.
Students preparing for exams or seeking to build a strong foundation in finance.
This lesson package offers clear explanations and practice materials that make learning bonds easy and fun for high school students. Ideal for both in-person and virtual classrooms, this resource is designed to align with curriculum standards and keep your students engaged.
Get this must-have lesson package today!
Equip your students with essential goal-setting skills! Our comprehensive goal-setting lesson is designed to empower students in 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades to effectively set, plan, and achieve their goals. In today’s fast-paced world, mastering goal-setting is crucial for unlocking potential and ensuring personal and academic success. Whether students aim to improve their grades, pursue extracurricular activities, or plan for their future, this lesson provides the necessary tools and strategies to turn dreams into achievable objectives.
What You Will Receive:
A deck of teaching slides containing the following sections
What is a goal
Why are goals important
A story of Gerald, the goal setter
Importance of overcoming challenges
Examples of goals: personal, academic, social
Setting different types of goals as a class: academic, behavioral, social, tidiness goals
Interactive Class Activities:
Students will be tasked to craft different types of classroom goals
Printable Worksheets:
Goal setting
My goal supporters
Goal planning: things to do & potential obstacles
Reflecting on my goals
Goal vision board
Why Choose Our Goal Setting Lesson Package?
Help your students develop essential goal-setting skills with this engaging and practical lesson package. Perfect for both classroom and homeschooling environments, these activities and worksheets will guide students in setting, planning, and achieving their goals, paving the way for their success.
Unlock the potential of your students with our transformative life skills lesson package! Dive into a comprehensive suite of teaching resources covering a wide array of essential topics for lifelong success. With engaging lesson activities designed for in-class interaction and printable worksheets for independent reinforcement, this bundle will empower your students with the life skills they need to succeed in life!
What you’ll receive
Topic: Stress Management
Teaching slides containing the following sections
Lesson objectives
What is stress
Common causes of stress
Signs of stress (physical, emotional, behavioral)
Immediate techniques to cope with stress
Class Activities
8 different stressful scenarios for students to discuss and share ideas on how to cope in the stated scenario with solutions provided
Worksheets
2 worksheets on stress management for students to apply what they have learnt
Topic: Goal Setting
Teaching slides containing the following sections
Lesson objectives
What is goal setting
Benefits of goal setting
How to set SMART goals
Creating accountability
Class Activities
Students will be given a set of crafted goals and will have to find the mistakes made in goal writing (ANSWERS provided)
Students will craft their SMART goals as a group and share their goal with their class
Printable Worksheets
SMART goals
Accountability
Tracking my goals
Reflecting on my goals
Topic: Time Management
Teaching slides containing containing the following sections
Definition of time management
Benefits of time management
Estimating time activity
Common time wasters
Strategies for effective time management
Class Activities
8 different scenarios for students to determine if it is a case of good or bad time management. The scenarios can be completed as a class or in groups. Answers are provided for each scenario.
Printable Worksheets
4 printable worksheets: Let’s plan ahead / Time blocking schedule / My daily schedule / Breaking down a task
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Empower your students with essential time management skills through our lesson package designed for year 4 students and above. This time management package will empower your learners with the tools they need to manage their time effectively and thrive in school and beyond.
By purchasing this lesson package, you will receive a deck of slides containing the following:
Definition of time management
Benefits of time management
Estimating time activity
Common time wasters
Strategies for effective time management
Eight different scenarios for students to determine if it is a case of good or bad time management. The scenarios can be completed as a class or in groups. Answers are provided for each scenario.
Four printable worksheets: Let’s plan ahead / Time blocking schedule / My daily schedule / Breaking down a task
Need to teach the life skill of personal finance to your students? In this resource bundle, we will provide you with teaching slides and activities to teach your students about insurance, credit & debit cards, checking and savings accounts, loans and simple and compound interest.
What’s included
Insurance
A ready-made deck of Google Slides to teach the definition of insurance, different types of insurance and commonly used insurance jargon
2 crossword puzzles to test your students on their understanding of the different types of insurance and the insurance terms commonly used
A set of printable gamecards to calculate the payout made when an insurance claim is made
Loans
A ready-made deck of Google Slides to teach the definition of a loan and the different types of loans
5 worksheets that can be printed or used digitally (crossword puzzle, loan sorting, budgeting, comparing loan periods and interest rates, calculating total interest, payment and monthly repayment)
A set of 6 printable gamecards to calculate the interest incurred from borrowing a loan and the monthly repayment amount
Credit and Debit Cards
A ready-made deck of Google Slides to teach the features, advantages, disadvantages, similarities and differences between a credit and debit card. (You will receive a link to the Google slides.)
Ready-made multiple choice questions to assess your students’ learning on the topic of credit and debit cards.
3 different printable worksheets (identifying different features of a debit card, comparing advantages and disadvantages of credit vs debit card, a worksheet to conduct market research and decide on the most suitable credit card)
Checking and Savings Accounts
A ready-made deck of Google Slides to teach the features, advantages and disadvantages of a checking account and a savings account. (You will receive a link to the Google slides.)
Ready-made multiple choice questions to assess your students’ learning on the topic of checking and savings accounts
3 different printable worksheets
A worksheet to help identify the best bank or financial institution to open a checking account
A worksheet to help identify the best bank or financial institution to open a savings account
A worksheet to practice writing checks
Simple and Compound Interest Problems
24 questions on simple and compound interest
This is a teaching package filled with a bumper crop of teaching ideas and activities for you to choose from, and one that will save you lots of preparation time.
Say goodbye to all those late nights trying to come up with new lesson ideas. We’ve done the work for you! This is an absolute classroom time saver! Download your copy today and see the difference it makes in your classroom.
Introducing our comprehensive banking package! This package will empower you with the resources needed to teach the topic of checking and savings accounts, as well as the art of calculating simple and compound interest.
If you would like your students to learn more about the features of checking and savings accounts as well as how the interest on these accounts is calculated, you’ve come to the right place.
What’s included
Checking and Savings Account
A ready-made deck of Google Slides to teach the features, advantages and disadvantages of a checking account and a savings account. (You will receive a link to the Google slides.)
Ready-made multiple choice questions to assess your students’ learning on the topic of checking and savings accounts
Three different printable worksheets
A worksheet to help identify the best bank or financial institution to open a checking account
A worksheet to help identify the best bank or financial institution to open a savings account
A worksheet to practice writing checks
Simple and Compound Interest
10 Simple Interest Problems
4 questions to calculate interest earned
2 questions to calculate the principal amount
2 questions to calculate the time taken
2 questions to calculate the interest rate
10 Compound Interest Problems
4 questions to calculate interest earned
2 questions to calculate the principal amount
2 questions to calculate the time taken
2 questions to calculate the interest rate
4 questions to compare the interest collected based on simple and compound interest rates
These 24 word problems are packaged in the following formats:
Printable PDF file
PDF form filling file for students to fill up digitally
Google Slides
In this bundle, you will be equipped with the resources to teach your students about checking accounts, saving accounts, credit cards, debit cards, simple interest & compound interest.
What’s included:
Credit and Debit Cards
A ready-made deck of Google Slides to teach the features, advantages, disadvantages, similarities and differences between a credit and debit card. (You will receive a link to the Google slides.)
Ready-made multiple choice questions to assess your students’ learning on the topic of credit and debit cards.
Three different printable worksheets
A worksheet to identify the different features of a debit card
A worksheet to state the advantages, disadvantages, similarities and differences between a credit and debit card. (An answer key is provided)
A worksheet to conduct research and make a decision on the most suitable type of credit card based on one’s needs.
Checking and Savings Accounts
A ready-made deck of Google Slides to teach the features, advantages and disadvantages of a checking account and a savings account. (You will receive a link to the Google slides.)
Ready-made multiple choice questions to assess your students’ learning on the topic of checking and savings accounts
Three different printable worksheets
A worksheet to help identify the best bank or financial institution to open a checking account
A worksheet to help identify the best bank or financial institution to open a savings account
A worksheet to practice writing checks
Simple and Compound Interest
10 Simple Interest Problems
4 questions to calculate interest earned
2 questions to calculate the principal amount
2 questions to calculate the time taken
2 questions to calculate the interest rate
10 Compound Interest Problems
4 questions to calculate interest earned
2 questions to calculate the principal amount
2 questions to calculate the time taken
2 questions to calculate the interest rate
4 questions to compare the interest collected based on simple and compound interest rates
This is a teaching package filled with a bumper crop of teaching ideas and activities for you to choose from, one that will save you lots of preparation time.
Say goodbye to all those late nights trying to come up with new lesson ideas. We’ve done the work for you! This is an absolute classroom time saver! Download your copy today and see the difference it makes in your classroom.
Are you looking to teach your students how to calculate the interest incurred from a loan? Or do you need a resource to help your student calculate a monthly loan repayment amount? In this lesson package, your students will learn more about the different types of loans, commonly used terms when dealing with loans (amortization, principal, interest) etc and how to calculate the interest and monthly repayment amount of a loan.
What’s included
A ready-made deck of Google Slides to teach:
the definition of loan
the different types of loans
secure vs unsecure
fixed vs variable interest rate
key vocabulary: mortgages, personal loan, car loan, home equity loan, credit cards, student loan, amortization, principal, interest, term, grace period, cosigner, default, origination fee
Five worksheets that can be printed or used digitally
A crossword puzzle to test your students on their understanding of the different terms used in the loan industry
A loan sorting worksheet
A budgeting worksheet to budget for a car loan
A worksheet to help you compare the impact of choosing different loan periods and different interest rates
A worksheet to calculate total interest, total payment and monthly payments
A set of 6 printable gamecards to calculate the interest incurred from borrowing a loan and the monthly repayment amount
In this lesson package on insurance, your students will learn more about the different types of insurance that are available in the market and the meaning of commonly used insurance terms. They will also learn about the documents needed to make a claim. Through a card game activity, your students will learn how to calculate the payout made when an insurance claim is made.
What’s included
A ready-made deck of slides to teach:
1.1) the definition of insurance,
1.2) the different types of insurance (life, health, disability, critical illness, homeowners, renters, auto, travel and pet)
1.3) the insurance jargon that is commonly used in the industry (insurance, coverage, premium, claim, deductible, exclusions, coinsurance)
Two crossword puzzles to test your students on their understanding of
the different types of insurance
Insurance terms commonly used (Eg: deductible, premium, coinsurance etc)
can be used digitally or printed
A set of printable gamecards to calculate the payout made when an insurance claim is made
Targeted age group: Learners should be able to solve simple subtraction problems.
