Social/Emotional Curriculum - Kindergarten & First Grade

DRAFT: 9/1/2015

Kindergarten
Grade Level:
Kinder

Lessons(s):

Concepts/Objectives:

Theme #1:
Skills For Learning

Book 1. Thinking Thoughts &

Feelings Feelings

Concepts:
Understanding thoughts and feelings in self and others
Objectives:
Students identify thoughts and feelings in self
Students identify thoughts and feelings in others

Materials:
Book 1
Curriculum:
Incredible Flexible You

Book 2. The Group Plan

Materials:
Book 2

Concepts:
Being apart of a group
Objectives:
Students will be able to distinguish between following ones own plan versus the
group plan

Time Frame:
Finish by the end of
November

Book 3. Thinking with Your Eyes

Concepts:

Materials:
Book 3

Objectives:
Students will increase their ability to think with their eyes.
Students will identify what another is thinking about by noticing where their eyes
are pointing.

Counselor Standards:

Book 4. Body in the Group

Concepts:
Body in the Group
Personal space
Objectives:
Students will increase their ability to maintain a comfortable physical presence
around others.
Students will identify whether they or others bodies are in or out of the group.

Materials:
Book 4

Extension:
Book 5. Whole Body Listening
Personal Space Camp (Erin)

Concepts:
Our eyes, ears, mouth, arms, and legs all listen
Objectives:
Students will be able to identify which parts of their body they need for listening

Materials:

Grade Level:
Kinder

Lessons(s):

Concepts/Objectives:

Theme #2:
Emotional Regulation

Card 12. We Feel Feelings in Our

Bodies

Concepts:
You can use physical clues in your body to identify your feelings.
All your feelings are natural.
It is important to talk to a grown-up when you feel worried.
Objectives:
Identify physical clues for feeling worried.
Identify a grown-up to talk to when they feel worried.

Materials:

Curriculum:
Second Step - Kinder
Emotion Management

Card 13. Managing Frustration

Time Frame:
Finish by the end of
January

Card 14. Calming Down Strong

Feelings

Materials:

Materials:

Counselor Standards:

Choose from Cards 15-18

15. Handling Waiting
16. Managing Anger
17. Managing Disappointment
18. Handling Being Knocked Down
(Ask the teacher which
behavior/feeling seems to be the
bigger issue for their class.)
Materials:

Concepts:
Feelings vary in strength.
Feelings that are strong need to be managed.
Saying Stop and naming your feelings are ways to begin to calm down.
Objectives:
Identify Stop and Name your feeling as ways to begin to calm down.
Demonstrate saying Stop and naming feelings in response to scenarios.
Concepts:
Belly breathing calms down strong feelings.
Belly breathing pushes the bully out when you breathe in.
Objectives:
Demonstrate belly breathing.
Identify and demonstrate the Calming-Down Steps.
Concepts:
The Calming-Down Steps can help you manage feelings.
Objectives:
Identify Calming-Down Steps.
Apply Calming-Down Steps in various situations.

Extension: Complete Unit

Grade Level:
Kinder

Lessons(s):

Concepts/Objectives:

Theme #3:
Problem Solving

Card 19. Solving Problems

PBIS Solutions Kit: Say Please,
Play Together, Ask Nicely

Concepts:
You need to calm down before you solve a problem.
The first step in solving problems is to use words to describe the problem.
The second step is to think of lots of solutions.
Objectives:
Use words to describe problems presented in scenarios
Generate multiple solutions to problems presented in scenarios
Learn and practice how to Say Please, Play Together, and Ask Nicely

Materials:
PBIS Solutions cards

Curriculum:
Second Step-Kinder
Problem Solving &
PBIS Solutions Kit

Card 21. Fair Ways to Play

Card 22. Having Fun with Our
Friends
PBIS Solutions Kit: Share, Trade,
Wait & Take Turns
Materials:
PBIS Solutions cards

Time Frame:
Finish by the end of
March

Card 23. Handling Having Things

Taken Away
Card 24. Handling Name-Calling
PBIS Solutions Kit: Please Stop,
Talk to Teacher, Get a Timer
Materials:
PBIS Solutions cards

Counselor Standards:

Role Play/Practice or Finish

Lessons

Concepts:
Sharing, trading, and taking turns are fair ways to play.
When Children play in fair ways, everyone has fun.
Other children sometimes have different wants and preferences.
Choosing to have fun with others rather than get your own way helps you be
friends.
Objectives:
Identify a problem and generate solutions in response to a scenario.
Demonstrate the Problem-Solving Steps with a problem in the lesson.
Learn and practice how to Share, Trade, Wait, and Take Turns.
Concepts:
It is not okay to grab things away from others or to call people names that hurt
their feelings.
Use words, be assertive, or ignore if someone is being mean.
If the person doesnt stop, tell an adult
Objectives:
Identify a problem and generate solutions in response to a scenario.
Demonstrate assertive communication and ignoring.
Identify an adult to tell if they need help.
Learn and practice how to say Please Stop, Talk to Teacher, and Get a Timer.
Objectives:
Practice and role-play Calming-Down Steps
Practice and role-play Problem-Solving Steps
Practice and role-play PBIS Solution strategies

Extension:

Concepts:
Objectives:

Grade Level:
Kinder

Lessons(s):

Concepts/Objectives:

Theme #4:
Empathy

Pg 15 Lesson 1. The Bucket Squad

Kickoff
Read Have You Filled a Bucket
Today?
Create a poster bucket and
brainstorm bucket fillers.

Concepts:
What it means to fill a bucket
Objectives:
Get to know each other
Learn about the bucketfilling concept

Materials: bucket, bucket filling

book, bucket poster, bucket filling
images
Curriculum:
Bucket Filling

Pg 22 Lesson 2. We are the Bucket

Squad
Pg 29 Lesson 3. The Friendly
Bucket Squad
Materials:

Time Frame:
Finish by the end of
June

Counselor Standards:

Pg 41 Lesson 5. We Like the

Bucket Squad

Concepts:
Liking me keeps my bucket full
Being friendly fills buckets
Objectives:
Review bucket filling
Identify unique qualities and talents
Brainstorm to create a list of ways they can be bucket fillers
Practice friendly greetings

Materials:

Concepts:
Giving thoughtful compliments fills buckets
Objectives:
Discuss how being a bucket filler makes them feel about themselves
Learn how to give genuine compliments to others
Practice giving good compliments
Accept compliments appropriately

Pg 64 Lesson 8. Bucket Squad

Concepts:

Detective
(May need a little info from Lesson
7)
Materials:
Extension:
How Full Is Your Bucket? For Kids
Youtube Video

Identifying clues that someones bucket needs filling, when someone dips into my
bucket
Objectives:
Learn how to use It Dips or It Fills statements
Learn about being a bucket detective
Practice being a bucket detective
Concepts:
Objectives:

First Grade
Grade:
First

Lessons(s):

Concepts/Objectives:

Theme #1:
Skills For Learning

Card 1. Learning to Listen

Concepts:
Following Listening Rules helps everyone learn.
Our brains get smarter every time we use them.
Objectives:
Name and demonstrate the rules for listening in a group.

Materials:

Curriculum:
Second Step - Kinder
Skills for Learning

Card 2. Focusing Attention

Time Frame:
Finish by the end of

Card 3. Following Directions

Materials:

Concepts:
Focusing attention involves using eyes, ears, and brain.
You can focus your attention just by thinking about it, and the more you do it, the
better you get at it.
Using self-talk helps you focus attention.
Objectives:
Name and demonstrate the Listening Rules
Demonstrate attention skills in the context of a game
Concepts:
Listening and following directions are important skills for learning.

November

Materials:

Repeating directions helps you remember them.

Following directions involves your eyes, ears, and brain.
Objectives:
Demonstrate listening and following directions within the context of a game.

Counselor Standards:

Card 4. Self-Talk for Staying on

Task

Concepts:
Self-talk means talking to yourself out loud in a quiet voice or inside your head.
Self-talk helps you focus and maintain attention.
Objectives:
Demonstrate self-talk for remembering directions in the context of a drawing game.

Materials:
Extension:
Card 5. Being Assertive
Materials:

Concepts:
Being assertive involves using an assertive posture and tone of voice.
Assertive communication is the best way to ask for help.
Objectives:
Demonstrate being assertive in response to scenarios.

Grade:
First

Lessons(s):

Concepts/Objectives:

Theme #2:
Emotional Regulation

Powerpoint Introduction on Drive

Pg 26 Lesson 1: Creating Wall
Posters of The Zones
(Just do one set of posters on the
board and focus on identifying
feelings)

Concepts:
All our feelings fall into one of the four zones
Objectives:
Students become familiar with the concept of The Zones
Students increase emotions vocabulary
Students increase recognition of facial expressions

Materials:
Emotion visuals on Drive
Curriculum:
Zones of Regulation

Pg 56 Lesson 4. The Zones in Me

Concepts:

Materials:

Objectives:
Students learn to identify the zones in themselves
Students learn it is natural and expected to experience all of the zones in different
situations/environments
Students increase their awareness of how external factors, such as who is near
them and where they are, impact what zone is expected
Students reflect on the positive and negative impacts of matching their zone to the

demands of the environment/situation

Time Frame: Finish by
the end of January

Counselor Standards:

Page 136 Lesson 13. The Toolbox

Concepts:

Materials:
Zones Tools on Drive

Objectives:
Students understand they can engage in different strategies to change their zone
and self-regulate

Toolbox Practice

Concepts:
Objectives:
Students will practice using the strategies in their toolbox.

Extension:

Concepts:
Objectives:

Grade:
First

Lessons(s):

Concepts/Objectives:

Theme #3:
Problem Solving

Pg 13 Lesson 1. Big Vs. Small

Problems

Concepts:

Materials:
Kelso Intro PP (Drive)
Dont Squeal Unless Its a Big Deal
(Hannah)
Curriculum:
Kelsos Choice

Kelso Video
Review Big Vs. Small
Reference STOP/WALK/TALK with
Choices
Materials:
Kelso puppet
Kelso video

Objectives:
Students will be able to determine the difference between problems they can
handle and problems that require an adults help.

Concepts:
Objectives:
Students will learn the basic concepts of Kelsos Choices and see it in action
Students will understand the similarities between STOP/WALK/TALK and Kelsos
Choices

Time Frame: Finish by

the end of March

Pg 17 Lesson 2. Kelsos Choices

3-4 choices
Materials:
Kelso puppet

Counselor Standards:

Pg 17 Lesson 2. Kelsos Choices

3-4 choices
Materials:
Kelso puppet
Extension:
Willows Pond
Practice

Concepts:
Objectives:
Students will be able to list 3-4 choices for appropriate behavior.
Students will be able to apply 3-4 choices for behavior to appropriate situations.
Concepts:
Objectives:
Students will be able to list 3-4 choices for appropriate behavior.
Students will be able to apply 3-4 choices for behavior to appropriate situations.
Concepts:
Objectives:
Students will review and apply the nine choices using characters in Willow Pond.

Materials:
Willow Pond Storybook
Kelso puppet
Puppets from stories, if available

Grade:
First

Lessons(s):

Concepts/Objectives:

Theme #4:
Empathy

6. Feelings
7. More Feelings
8. Identifying Anger

Concepts:
If you can name your own feelings, it will help you figure out how other people feel.
Situational clue can help identify others feelings.
It is not okay to be mean or hurt others.
Empathy means feeling and understanding what someone else feels.
Objectives:
Name happy, sad, interested, afraid, and angry when presented with physical and
situational clues
Identify which feelings are comfortable feelings and which are uncomfortable
feelings
Identify a variety of feelings displayed in a response to scenarios

Curriculum:
Second Step - Kinder

9. Same or Different?

Concepts:
People can have different feelings about the same situation.
It is ok for people to have different feelings about the same thing.

Objectives:
Compare physical and emotional similarities and differences between two students
depicted in a story.
Identify same and different feelings in response to scenarios.
Time Frame: Finish by
the end of June

10. Accidents

Concepts:
An accident is when you do something you didnt mean to do.
When you cause an accident, its important to say so, so others wont think you did
it on purpose.
Objectives:
Identify what to say when they do something by accident.
Demonstrate saying, Im sorry. It was an accident. Are you ok? in response to
scenarios.

Counselor Standards:

11. Caring and Helping

Concepts:
Compassion means caring about how someone else feels.
When you feel empathy for someone, compassion is a good way to show it.
You can show you care by saying or doing something kind.
Objectives:
Identify that listening is one way to show you care.
Identify that helping is another way to show you care.
Demonstrate caring and helping behaviors in response to scenarios.

Extension:
Stand in Your Shoes
Random Acts of Kindness
Bucket-Filling

Concepts:
Objectives: