Second Step and Child Protection Unit

Per SB 12, Parents must give permission for their students to participate in counseling classroom lessons through the counselor or 2nd step lessons through the classroom teacher.  CPU Lessons are taught by the counselor.   Scroll down to find out more information regarding Social Skills Learning and CPU Lessons. 

  ******** Please fill out the set your consent form for school counseling services for your student(s).

Social Skills Learning is recognized as a key ingredient for school and life success. To meet these specific needs, Leander ISD adopted the Second Step curriculum. The lessons are taught by the classroom teacher in grades K-5, as well as in the Early Learning Classrooms, to students whose parents have given their consent.

The developmentally appropriate lessons are divided into four units.

• Skills for Learning

• Empathy

• Emotional Management

• Problem Solving

The overall goal of Social Skills Learning is to increase student instructional time by helping students stay on task and decreasing behaviors impacting learning.    

At-Home Social Skills Learning Resources/Activities

• Practice Skills Taught in Second Step Lessons

• Sample Second Step Lessons taught by the classroom teachers 

Access Online Content: Create a family account and use the grade level activation key listed below at www.secondstep.org to access videos, songs, skill practice and more.

• ELE and Pre-K: SSPE FAMI LY68

• Kindergarten: SSPK FAMI LY70

• Grade 1: SSP1 FAMI LY71

• Grade 2: SSP2 FAMI LY72

• Grade 3: SSP3 FAMI LY73

• Grade 4: SSP4 FAMI LY74

• Grade 5: SSP5 FAMI LY75

Child Protection Unit  Lessons through Second Step 

To meet the required State of Texas Health TEKS for the instruction to prevent child abuse, Leander ISD counselors will utilize lessons from the Second Step Child Protection Curriculum. These lessons will teach students three types of skills:  Personal Safety, Touching Safety and Assertiveness.  Parents/guardians must give permission for their student(s) to participate in these lessons.

You can access online content with the codes  Please also look at the attached Home Links for you to be able to review with your students.Please reach out to me if you have any questions.

Access Online Content: Create a family account and use the grade level activation key listed below at www.secondstep.org to access videos, songs, skill practice and more.

• Kindergarten:  CPUK FAMI LYGK    Home Link Lesson 1       Home Link Lesson 2     (Dec. 8, 2025 - Lessons 1, 2)

• Grade 1:  CPU1 FAMI LYG1                 Home Link Lesson 1       Home Link Lesson 2     (Dec. 8, 2025 - Lessons 1, 2)

• Grade 2:  CPU2 FAMI LYG2                    Home Link Lesson 1       Home Link Lesson 3      (Dec. 8, 2025 - Lessons 1, 3)

• Grade 3:  CPU3 FAMI LYG3  Home Link Lesson 1     Home Link Lesson 3   (Dec. 8, 2025 - Lessons 1, 3)

• Grade 4:  CPU4 FAMI LYG4   Home Link Lesson 1       Home Link Lesson 4        Home Link Lesson 5    (Dec. 8, 2025 - Lesson1;  January16, 2026 - Lessons 4, 5)

• Grade 5:  CPU5 FAMI LYG5   Home Link Lesson 1        Home Link Lesson 4       Home Link Lesson 5    (Dec. 8, 2025 - Lesson 1;  January16, 2026 - Lessons 4, 5)