(Click the title "Home Links above)
In Pre-K we are using the Second Step Early Learning program. The purpose of this program is to help students develop their social and emotional development skills and prepare them for kindergarten through puppets, stories, music, and play. Our boy puppet's name is Sam and our girl puppet's name is Jane. I have included all of the "Home Links" that I will also send home in your child's BEAR binders every week. Using these home links will encourage your child to reflect and remember what they have learned this week.
This program consists of 5 different units throughout the school year.
Unit 1: Skills for Learning
* Welcoming
* Listening
* Focusing Attention
* Self-Talk
* Following Directions
* Asking for What You Need or Want
Unit 2: Empathy
* Identifying Feelings
* More Feelings
* Identifying Anger
* Same or Different Feelings
* Accidents
* Caring and Helping
Unit 3: Emotion Management
* We Feel Feelings in our Bodies
* Strong Feelings
* Naming Feelings
* Managing Disappointment
* Managing Anger
* Managing Waiting
Unit 4: Friendship Skills and Problem Solving
* Fair Ways to Play
* Having Fun with Friends
* Inviting to Play
* Joining In with Play
* Saying the Problem
* Thinking of Solutions
* Speaking Up Assertively
Unit 5: Transitioning to Kindergarten
* Learning in Kindergarten
* Riding the Kindergarten Bus
* Making New Friends in Kindergarten