Classroom Guidance Lessons

Grade 2

The goal of weekly classroom guidance lessons is to provide a space for students to learn about emotional regulation, friendship, conflict resolution, careers, stress management, goal setting and much more! Here is what we are learning about in 2nd grade this school year.

OCTOBER/NoVEMBER - SCHOOL SKILLS

In the months of October & November, we will be focusing on the skills students need to have success in the classroom, especially related to how we interact with one another. We will start off learning about a “group plan” for various school routines, in which everyone knows the expectations and shows respect to others. Next, we will discuss expectations for interacting with one another on the playground by following our school-wide "Friendship Guidelines for the Playground" (look for these to come home in yellow envelopes or find them linked below). We will then learn about the difference between tattling and reporting, and when we should refrain from tattling versus when reporting something important to an adult is necessary. Next we will learn a simple but effective tool to address conflict resolution in the classroom by using “A Bug & A Wish.” We will wrap up this unit focusing on growth mindset, encouraging students to work hard and practice perseverance in all they do. We hope students will gain an understanding of school expectations for classmate interactions, working together, communicating well, and learning about expected versus unexpected social interactions amongst peers. At LCCS, we really care about treating each other the way we want to be treated (Matthew 7:12), and we strive to teach our students this biblical truth in each of our classroom guidance lessons.

Friendship Expectations for the Playground

September - Zones of Regulation

As beings created in the image of God, we experience emotions. However, God did not intend for our emotions to control us. He instructs us to be discerning of our emotions, self-controlled, and to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit (Jeremiah 17:9, 1 Peter 5:6-11, Galatians 5:22-23). Emotional regulation helps us to recognize our emotions, identify the source, and at times, submit those emotions to God. At LCCS we use an emotional regulation tool called the zones of regulation. The zones of regulation help us to categorize how our brains and bodies feel into different zones. When we understand how our brains and bodies feel, then we are able to better regulate ourselves. Throughout the month of September, we will explore the different zones of regulation and how to recognize when we're in them, how being in the different zones can create expected and unexpected behaviors, how others feel when we exhibit expected and unexpected behaviors, and what tools we can use to regulate ourselves when we are in the different zones.

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