TCE Counselor Connections

Town Center has an exciting resource for families! We now have an entire resource library focused on Social and Emotional skill development. Themes are divided into 5 categories: Understanding Myself, Managing Myself, Respecting Others, Building Relationships, and Making Decisions.

View the titles (below), use the link to request the titles you would like to check out (below), and then use the corresponding conversation starters (below) to facilitate discussions at home. Books and discussion questions will be sent home with learners in book bags and may be returned after 2 weeks.

Crisis Hotline 988

National Suicide Prevention Hotline

1-800-273-TALK (8255)

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

Crisis Text Line: text “Hello” to 741741

Suicide Crisis Center of North Texas

(214) 828-1000

National Human Trafficking Hotline

1-888-373-7888

Text 233733

Coppell Cares is providing the Weekend Backpack Program (WBPK) again this school year. Families may sign up for this program at any time during the school year. Siblings living in the same household, are also eligible to participate. If your family would benefit from a weekly Friday snack bag delivery, please submit an application at the link below. Deliveries will be suspended for Thanksgiving Week, Winter Break, and Spring Break.

Watch this video to learn more!

Click on the links below to view 2024-2025 lessons:

LESSON ONE: "How Can I Help?"

K-2 Lesson

Charles Mortimer Alexander McGee by Maureen Fernandez

Mrs. Joyce Gives the Best High Fives by Erainna Winnett

3-5 Lesson

Pufferfish Breathing

LESSON TWO: "My Amazing Brain"

K-5 Lesson

Rainbow Breathing

Why Do We Lose Control of Our Emotions?

Your Brain by Heather Bryant and Maureen Fernandez

LESSON THREE: "Healthy Choices"

Kinder - You Can Make Fit Choices and Charlie & the Curious Club by Erainna Winnett

1st - Yes or No? and Stop, Ask First

2nd - Walter's Pressure

3rd - Make a Plan!

4th - Peer Pressure City and City Map

5th - Refusal Skills and The Line

LESSON FOUR: "Communication"

Kinder - How to Talk to a New Friend and Do You Want to Be My Friend by Eric Carle

1st - Whole Body Listening and Elmo Knows How to Listen

2nd - Communicating That You Care Through Actions

3rd - Active Listening

4th - More Than Words

5th - Communication Styles and The Lion's Cage

LESSON FIVE: "College & Career Readiness"

K-5 Lesson

LESSON SIX: "Safety"

Kinder - Second Step: Safe & Unsafe Touches

• Create an Account
• Select "Caregiver" from the list of jobs.
• Select "Activation Key" from the Family Access File.
• ACTIVATION KEY: CPUK Z5DV VFMC

1st - Quaver: Safe & Unsafe Touch

2nd - Quaver: Saying No to Risky Situations

3rd - Quaver: Abuse & Neglect and Quaver: Personal Safety Assistance

4th - Quaver: Abuse & Neglect and Quaver: Setting Personal Boundaries

5th - Quaver: Abuse & Neglect and Quaver: Evaluating Personal Safety

Email: kmatlock@coppellisd.com
Website: www.coppellisd.com/tce
Location: 185 North Heartz Road, Coppell, TX, USA
Phone: 214-496-7800