Learning Objectives:

• Students will be able to identify things they have done to get better at a skill.

• Students will discuss how trying hard, practicing, and asking for help are helpful strategies to getting better at something.

• Students will identify something they feel confident doing already as a second grader.

• Students will define a MISTAKE.

• Students will be able to describe how it feels to make a mistake.

• Students will be able to give at least one example of something they can do to keep going when they make a mistake (try again, make a small change, or ask for help).

• Students will discuss how their thoughts change whether or not we get better at something.

• Students will be able to identify the likely outcome of a character's helpful or unhelpful thoughts.

• Students will be practice calming their body down with different breathing techniques.

• Students will understand that if you change your thoughts you can also change your outcome.

• Students will practice replacing unhelpful thoughts with helpful thoughts.

 Learning Objectives:

• Be Proactive 

  • Students will be able to identify things they can control (eg. how hard they try) and things they cannot control (eg. the weather).

  • Students will understand that they have control over some things but they have no control over others.

  • Students will define the word ATTITUDE.

  • Students will discuss how they can control their attitude and behavior even when things happen that are out of their control.

• Begin with the End in Mind 

  • Students will understand that everything we do at school is helping them prepare for their future.

  • Students will discuss what dreams they have for their futures.

  • Students will define CAREER.

  • Students will learn that what they are doing now, what they enjoy now, and what they are good at now might turn into a career for them someday.

  • Students will understand that dreaming and setting goals help them work toward a future they will enjoy.

• Put First Things First 

  • Students will learn that it is important to have priorities. We get our work done first, then we have lots of time to play or do things we enjoy.

  • Students will understand that their is a time and place for all the things we like and want to do.

  • Students will discuss how staying organized helps us get our work done faster.

  • Students will discuss different ways to stay organized.

• Think Win-Win

  • Students will discuss what it means to think win-win.

  • Students will identify what strengths they have that can help others.

  • Students will understand that we can all be good a different things or at the same thing at different times. Our strengths help each other.

  • Students will understand that it is ok to be happy for other people when they do well.

• Seek First to Understand then to be Understood

  • Students will discuss how different people have different ideas and feelings.

  • Students will discuss how not listening makes other people feel.

  • Students will practice listening to other people's idea.

  • Students will identify how listening helps us solve problems.

• Synergize

  • Students will define SYNERGIZE.

  • Students will understand that everyone brings unique skills and ideas to a group project.

  • Students will discuss why teachers sometimes have group projects.

  • Students will identify reasons teachers pair students together.

  • Students will learn strategies to use when paired with someone who is not their favorite person.

• Sharpen the Saw

  • Students will discuss what it means to have a sharp saw.

  • Students will discuss ways that their body uses energy.

  • Students will discuss why it is important to re-energize and take care of themselves.

  • Students will understand that we do our best work when our body and brain are working the way it should.

  • Students will identify ways to keep their body healthy, their mind sharp, their heart happy, and their spirit calm.

Learning Objectives

• Students will understand that becoming a problem solver will help them get along with others better.

• Students will be able to state the problem without blame in a given scenario.

• Students will define and identify BLAME WORDS.

• Students will recognize that being calm is helpful to solving a problem.

• Students will identify ways to calm down.

• Students will be able to generate multiple solutions to a given problem.

• Students will be able to explain why one solution is better than another for solving a given problem.

• Students will be able  to generate ways to make amends to solve a problem in a given scenario.