In Kindergarten at both schools we will be learning and practicing strategies to calm down from strong feelings. We will learn the most effective ways to use: deep breaths, counting, safe place, and self-talk. We will also learn how we can solve problems easier if we calm down first.
In First Grade at both schools we are learning about bullying. We are learning how bullies get more power and how to safely take it away. We are learning 6 strategies to help students handle bullying effectively. We are also learning that some kids do things that make themselves a big target for bullies, while other kids do things that make themselves a very small target.
In Second Grade we are learning and practicing steps to solve problems.
In Third Grade we will be continuing to learn creative ways to catch ourselves when we are making thinking errors. We will learn things we can do to overcome thinking errors that interefere with our lives. We will read the books: Superflex Takes on Rockbrain and the Team of Unthinkables by Stephanie Madrigal, and Superflex Takes on Glassman and the Team of Unthinkables by Stephanie Madrigal and Michelle Garcia Winner.
