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1 2022 Committee for Children | | Second step Elementary and Second step Middle school digital ProgramsRESEARCH AND SCOPES cope and Sequence Second step Elementary digital Program Second step Middle school digital ProgramKindergartenUnit 1: Growth Mindset & Goal-SettingCASEL Core Competencies: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Relationship SkillsLesson TitleObjectivesStudents will be able to:Lesson 1We Watch. We Listen. We they know ways to pay attentionLesson 2 Why We Pay AttentionIdentify reasons to pay attentionLesson 3 Mistakes Are Okay!Recognize mistakes are a part of learning by encouraging themselves and others when they make mistakesLesson 4 Practice Makes BetterName two ways they can get better at a skillLesson 5 Performance TaskLet s Practice and Learn!

2 Demonstrate paying attention and using kind words to encourage themselves and others while learning something new togetherBROUGHT TO YOU BY 2022 Committee for Children | | Second step Elementary and Second step Middle school digital ProgramsKindergartenUnit 2: Emotion ManagementCASEL Core Competencies: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills Lesson TitleObjectivesStudents will be able to:Lesson 6 Sometimes We Feel HappyGive at least one reason why they think someone is feeling happyLesson 7 Sometimes We Feel SadGive at least one reason why they think someone is feeling sadLesson 8 Sometimes We Feel MadGive at least one reason why they think someone is feeling madLesson 9We Can Feel CalmPractice asking for help and slow breathing as ways to feel calmLesson 10 Performance TaskWhat Are They Feeling?

3 Label feelings using behavioral and contextual clues and demonstrate a way to feel calmUnit 3: Empathy & KindnessCASEL Core Competencies: Self-Awareness, Social Awareness, Relationship SkillsLesson TitleObjectivesStudents will be able to:Lesson 11We Can Be KindGive an example of a kind actLesson 12 Why Kindness?Give a reason why they think kind acts are importantLesson 13 Showing KindnessDemonstrate two kind acts: asking Would you like to share? and Would you like a hug? Lesson 14 Kindness at SchoolGive at least one example of a kind act they could do in a given situationLesson 15 Performance TaskDemonstrating KindnessGive at least one example of a kind act they have done or someone has done for them 2022 Committee for Children | | Second step Elementary and Second step Middle school digital ProgramsKindergartenUnit 4: Problem-SolvingCASEL Core Competencies: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, Responsible Decision-Making Lesson TitleObjectivesStudents will be able to.

4 Lesson 16We Can Say the ProblemRepeat a clearly stated problemLesson 17 Ready to Solve ProblemsName feeling calm as a helpful first step for problem-solvingLesson 18 Apologizing Can HelpDemonstrate apologizing as a problem-solving strategyLesson 19 Taking Turns and SharingDemonstrate offering to share or taking turns as problem-solving strategiesLesson 20 Performance TaskWe Can Solve ProblemsDemonstrate a problem-solving processGrade 1 Unit 1: Growth Mindset & Goal-SettingCASEL Core Competencies: Self-Awareness, Self-ManagementLesson TitleObjectivesStudents will be able to:Lesson 1 Time to Pay AttentionDemonstrate how they pay attentionLesson 2 Everyone Gets DistractedName behaviors that would help them pay attention when distractedLesson 3 You Did It!Describe how they have gotten better at one skill they ve learnedLesson 4 Helpful ThoughtsSuggest helpful thoughts to encourage themselves to keep tryingLesson 5 Performance TaskWe Can Do It!

5 Demonstrate practicing and paying attention despite mistakes and distractions to learn something new 2022 Committee for Children | | Second step Elementary and Second step Middle school digital ProgramsGrade 1 Unit 2: Emotion ManagementCASEL Core Competencies: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social AwarenessLesson TitleObjectivesStudents will be able to:Lesson 6 Noticing FeelingsName one way they can guess how someone feelsLesson 7 Sometimes We Feel WorriedName a reason for why they think someone feels worriedLesson 8 Feeling CalmName a reason for why they think someone feels calmLesson 9 Feeling FrustratedName a reason for why they think someone feels frustratedLesson 10 Performance TaskNoticing CluesLabel feelings using behavioral and contextual clues and demonstrate a way to feel calmUnit 3: Empathy & KindnessCASEL Core Competencies: Self-Awareness, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills Lesson TitleObjectivesStudents will be able to:Lesson 11 The Power of Kind ActsDescribe how kind acts can help people feel goodLesson 12 Ways to Be KindDemonstrate two kind acts: asking Are you okay?

6 And offering their companyLesson 13 Offering Kind ActsDemonstrate two kind acts: offering to help and inviting to joinLesson 14 Practicing Kind ActsWith adult support, demonstrate at least one kind act they could do for othersLesson 15 Performance TaskDemonstrating Kind ActsDemonstrate at least one kind act they could do for others 2022 Committee for Children | | Second step Elementary and Second step Middle school digital ProgramsGrade 1 Unit 4: Problem-SolvingCASEL Core Competencies: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, Responsible Decision-Making Lesson TitleObjectivesStudents will be able to:Lesson 16 How to Say the ProblemState a problem respectfullyLesson 17 Was It an Accident?Identify problems caused by accidents and demonstrate an appropriate responseLesson 18 Ask for What You NeedDescribe what they would want and need to solve a problemLesson 19We Can Make It BetterIdentify ways to make amends to solve a problemLesson 20 Performance TaskSolving ProblemsSuggest one way to solve a problemGrade 2 Unit 1: Growth Mindset & Goal-SettingCASEL Core Competencies: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Responsible Decision-MakingLesson TitleObjectivesStudents will be able to.

7 Lesson 1 How to Get Good at SomethingIdentify things they ve done to get good at somethingLesson 2 What Mistakes Tell UsGive at least one example of things they can do to keep going when they get stuck or make mistakesLesson 3 Helpful and Unhelpful ThoughtsIdentify the likely outcomes of a character s helpful or unhelpful thoughtsLesson 4We Can Change Our ThoughtsReplace unhelpful thoughts with helpful thoughtsLesson 5 Performance TaskLearn and Get BetterApply what they ve learned to give advice to someone having a hard time acquiring a new skill 2022 Committee for Children | | Second step Elementary and Second step Middle school digital ProgramsGrade 2 Unit 2: Emotion ManagementCASEL Core Competencies: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship SkillsLesson TitleObjectivesStudents will be able to:Lesson 6 Feeling ProudIdentify reasons for feeling proudLesson 7 Feeling DisappointedIdentify reasons for feeling disappointedLesson 8 Help Yourself Feel BetterGenerate helpful thoughts as a strategy to regulate strong feelingsLesson 9 Different FeelingsRecognize that people can have different feelings about the same situation because of their experiencesLesson 10 Performance TaskHow Do You Feel?

8 Explain why different people can have different feelings in the same situationUnit 3: Empathy & KindnessCASEL Core Competencies: Self-Awareness, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills Lesson TitleObjectivesStudents will be able to:Lesson 11 What s Empathy?Describe how empathy leads to an act of kindnessLesson 12 Empathy in ActionDescribe how empathy has led them to show kindness to othersLesson 13 Having EmpathyIdentify a kind act they could do for someoneLesson 14 Empathy at SchoolUse empathy to identify a kind act they could do for a person in their school communityLesson 15 Performance TaskEmpathy and KindnessUse empathy to identify a kind act they could do for a person of their choosing 2022 Committee for Children | | Second step Elementary and Second step Middle school digital ProgramsGrade 2 Unit 4: Problem-SolvingCASEL Core Competencies: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, Responsible Decision-Making Lesson TitleObjectivesStudents will be able to.

9 Lesson 16 The Way to Say a ProblemState the problem without blameLesson 17 Thinking of SolutionsGenerate multiple solutions to a problemLesson 18 Which Solution?Explain why one solution is better than another for solving a given problemLesson 19 What Would I Want?Generate ways to make amends to solve a problemLesson 20 Performance TaskBe a Problem-SolverGenerate possible solutions and select the solution that makes senseGrade 3 Unit 1: Growth Mindset & Goal-SettingCASEL Core Competencies: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Responsible Decision-MakingLesson TitleObjectivesStudents will be able to:Lesson 1 Changing Your BrainState what happens in their brain when they learn a new skillLesson 2 Getting Better with PracticeDescribe the connection between their own practice and effort and the changes that happened in their brainLesson 3 More Than PracticeName two additional actions they can take to improve a skillLesson 4 Planning for PracticeMake a practice plan with a partnerLesson 5 Performance TaskMake a Practice PlanUse a handout to make a practice plan for a skill they want to get better at 2022 Committee for Children | | Second step Elementary and Second step Middle school digital ProgramsGrade 3 Unit 2: Emotion ManagementCASEL Core Competencies.

10 Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Responsible Decision-MakingLesson TitleObjectivesStudents will be able to:Lesson 6 Why Emotions?Suggest an example of information that emotions give themLesson 7 How Angry?Differentiate feeling annoyed, angry, and furious through contextual and behavioral cluesLesson 8 Take a BreakRecognize when and how to take a break to regulate a strong emotionLesson 9 How Happy?Differentiate feeling content, happy, and excited through contextual and behavioral cluesLesson 10 Performance TaskStrength of FeelingsRecognize differences between levels of intensity of similar emotionsUnit 3: Empathy & KindnessCASEL Core Competencies: Self-Awareness, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, Responsible Decision-MakingLesson TitleObjectivesStudents will be able to.