Administrators
How Yeet the Yo and EmberWood align to NGSS, Common Core, SEL, and Digital Literacy standards — and what implementation looks like school-wide.
JOY in Motion · For Educators & Families
A learning & leadership framework.
Helping people grow through effort, iteration, and purposeful contribution — for classrooms, clubs, small groups, and whole-child initiatives.
Who It's For
Four doorways. One mission.
Teachers
Lesson scaffolds, the iteration loop in your classroom, and station-based STEAM activities you can run tomorrow.
Students
Track your tricks, log iterations, climb the ladder, and notice your own growth in real time.
Families
Practice rituals, conversation prompts, and how to support effort-and-iteration mindset at home.
EmberWood · Story-Based SEL
A world where effort belongs.
EmberWood is a longer-form, story-based experience designed to help learners metabolize complexity through metaphor. Rather than preaching social-emotional skills, EmberWood invites students into a narrative world where effort, practice, and belonging are explored gently and honestly. This is where Joy in Motion becomes personal.
What it builds
Identity · belonging · emotional literacy · resilience
What it feels like
"Safe, imaginative, grounding — like being held inside a story while learning something true."
Aligned & Researched
The frameworks behind the play.
Joyful doesn't mean unscientific. Every activity ladders up to recognized standards and developmental research.
CASEL
Self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making — embodied through the yo-yo.
Understanding by Design (UbD)
Backward-designed: enduring understandings first, transfer goals second, then the practice that gets us there.
Self-Determination Theory
Autonomy, competence, and relatedness — the conditions joy needs to grow.
Theory of Change
Embodied play → mastery moments → identity formation → contribution. The yo-yo is the vehicle, not the destination.
Printables & Lesson Plans
Classroom-ready, member-supported.
Preview every printable for free. Members get full PDF downloads and editable lesson plans.
1 pg
Poster · 18x24
Iteration Loop Poster
Classroom-ready visual of the Try → Notice → Adjust → Try Again cycle.
2 pg
Student Worksheet
Trick Ladder Tracker
Printable rung-by-rung tracker so students can log iterations and self-assess growth.
14 pg
Lesson Plan · Grades 3–8
EmberWood SEL Discussion Guide
Five 30-minute sessions linking story moments to CASEL competencies, with reflection prompts.
11 pg
Lesson Plan · Grades 4–8
Yo-Yo STEAM Stations
Four station rotations: physics of spin, design iteration, performance, peer coaching.
4 pg
Family Handout
Family Practice Rituals
Conversation prompts and 10-minute practice routines to support iteration mindset at home.
8 pg
Administrator Reference
Standards Alignment Map
Crosswalk to NGSS, Common Core, CASEL, and ISTE for the full Yeet the Yo curriculum.
Spark Joy Membership · $5/mo
Full PDF downloads, editable lesson plans, walkthrough videos for every trick, and unlimited ladder progress saves.
Bring it to your community.
Schools, libraries, museums, conferences, after-school programs — let's design a residency, assembly, or workshop that fits your students.