Second Step & SEL

Second Step Lesson Videos:

The folks at Second Step, which we use for our SEL curriculum, have produced free videos to respond to the needs of families during COVID-19.

There is no need to log in to the Second Step site, simply click on the links below to go to the lessons for each grade level:

Early Ed: https://www.secondstep.org/covid19support/early-learning-lessons

Kindergarten: https://www.secondstep.org/covid19support/kindergarten-lessons

First Grade: https://www.secondstep.org/covid19support/grade-1-lessons

Second Grade: https://www.secondstep.org/covid19support/grade-2-lessons

Third Grade: https://www.secondstep.org/covid19support/grade-3-lessons

Fourth Grade: https://www.secondstep.org/covid19support/grade-4-lessons

Fifth Grade: https://www.secondstep.org/covid19support/grade-5-lessons

More Second Step Video Resources:

Second Step has produced a variety of videos, their Imagine Neighborhood series. They cover a range of topics that kids and adults can enjoy!

Macho Supreme: How to be resilient and know when you need help. Macho Supreme

Talking to Kids about corona virus fears: Corona Virus

The Clouds are Made of Cake: How to handle being excited and calming down. Calm Down!

Count Vacula Feels Afraid: How to handle fear. Count Vacula gives fear a beat-down!

Second Step is Mauka Lani's social-emotional learning curriculum. We have also instituted SEL Wednedays, a time that has been set aside for all our classes to have their Second Step lessons. The day kicks off with our principal, Mr. Battad, giving his weekly SEL messages and word of the day. Mr. Battad wraps it up by leading all the students in shouting out our affirmation!

If you want to know more about the Second Step program and what your son or daughter is learning, please visit their website at: https://www.secondstep.org/social-emotional-learning

*For information, lessons, and resources from Second Step and it's response to the corona virus, please visit our Corona Response! page above.

Social-Emotional Learning:

In a world where emotional intelligence is critical for lifelong happiness, successful careers, and healthier relationships, social-emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which children and adults can better understand, manage, and express emotions and empathy, develop positive relationships, and make responsible decisions. SEL curricula teach children techniques that help them gain confidence, set and achieve positive goals, collaborate well, and navigate the world more effectively—adding a highly valuable dimension to education in the classroom.

So how does Second Step Accomplish This?

Second Step is a program rooted in social-emotional learning (SEL) that helps transform schools into supportive, successful learning environments uniquely equipped to encourage children to thrive. More than just a classroom curriculum, Second Step’s holistic approach helps create a more empathetic society by providing education professionals, families, and the larger community with tools to enable them to take an active role in the social-emotional growth and safety of today’s children. It’s a difference you can feel the moment you step through the doors to a Second Step school: a sense of safety and respect grounded in the social-emotional health and well-being of the entire school community.

Our Schoolwide Practices: At Mauka Lani, all employees are using a "Second Step Schoolwide Practices" reference sheet so we can all be on the same page when assisting students to calm down, deal with anger, solve problems, pay attention and be assertive. Here is a copy of the page. If you click on it and scroll up and down, you can view the entire card! Second Step Schoolwide Practices