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In 3rd grade, learners are guided through the themes of "Be Kind, Be Strong, and Be Well". Weekly learning opportunities focus on skill development in areas that nurture and build future-readiness, with a specific emphasis in emotion advocacy, flexible thinking, and perspective-taking.
In 3rd grade, learners are guided through the themes of "Be Kind, Be Strong, and Be Well". Weekly learning opportunities focus on skill development in areas that nurture and build future-readiness, with a specific emphasis in emotion advocacy, flexible thinking, and perspective-taking.
Some of the specific ACP opportunities that all 3rd-grade learners will engage in include:
Some of the specific ACP opportunities that all 3rd-grade learners will engage in include:
Transitions: Great Start Conferences: Learners and families meet with their teacher prior to the start of the school year to ensure a smooth transition into 3rd grade and to establish strong connections between school and home
Transitions: Learners will be introduced to their school counselor, and explore various ways that their counselor can support them during their time at Horizon Elementary
CARE: Learners will explore various ways that they can care for themselves and be introduced to a survey that they will fill out regularly as they reflect on their self-care and wellness
Social Skills - Respect: Students will learn the impact of upstander behavior and identify ways to stop, support, and report bullying or mean behavior
Social Skills - Empathy: Through a series of lessons, third graders will focus on listening to the perspectives of others and practice connecting with other people's feelings
Social Skills - Cooperation: Learners will practice how to work with others in team and group settings using respectful communication skills
Executive Functioning - Courage: Third graders will explore how flexible thinking skills can be used when facing change or embarking on new tasks or social situations
Executive Functioning - Responsibility: Learners will examine how they show responsibility and accountability for their actions and progress towards goals
Executive Functioning - Perseverance: Third graders will focus on goal setting and how to approach obstacles or new, unexpected challenges
Emotional Regulation - Gratitude: Learners will practice looking for reasons to find gratitude in disappointing circumstances
Emotional Regulation - Honesty: Third graders will learn about strong and mixed emotions and practice how to honestly and appropriately express them using I-Statements
Emotional Regulation - Creativity: Learners will practice creative problem-solving skills and how to appropriately advocate for their needs
Emotional Regulation - Mindfulness Moments: Throughout the year, students will be introduced to a variety of strategies to use to calm themselves and regulate emotions successfully
Self-Awareness - Careers 101 (Parts I and II): Learners will investigate different types of careers
How Parents Can Get Involved in ACP at School
How Parents Can Get Involved in ACP at School
Discuss how your child is performing on standardized tests and in course standards
Attend Parent-Teacher Conferences
Attend Great Start Conferences
Engage in discussions with your child about their strengths and interests, and how these connect to different classes and careers
Know the goals that your child has set
Discuss online safety with your child, and encourage them to speak to you if they see or hear something that doesn't seem right to them
Discuss how you recognize different emotions in yourself, and what types of strategies you like to use when you feel different emotions
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