Ask your student:

- Who are your school counselors at Salem?

- What does a school counselor do?

We learned about respect and what it looks like at home and school.

Ask your student:

- What is does respect mean?

- What are some different ways we show respect?

Ask your student:

- What does it mean to be honest?

- What happened in the story Ruthie and the Teeny Tiny Lie?

We read the story Chocolate Milk, Por Favor by Maria Dismondy.

Ask your student:

- What does empathy mean?

- How do we show empathy?

We read the story Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman and learned what it means to be fair vs what it means to be equal.

Ask your student:

- What is the difference between fair and equal?

We read the story Can I Play Too? by Mo Williams and discussed 5 skills for including others

Ask your student:

- What does the term 'acceptance' mean? We use the definition "to celebrate and appreciate others for who they are."

What does the term 'inclusion' mean?

​Ask your student:

- What makes something a small problem?

- What makes something a big problem?

We learned what our bodies feel like and look like when we have different feelings. We learned how to understand our feelings.

Ask your student:

- Why is it helpful to know how to label your feelings?

- What clues can you use to know how you feel?

​We learned about different calming strategies we can use to help cool down.

Ask your student:

- Can you give you an example of a calming strategies?

- When is it helpful to use a calming strategy?

Ask your student:

- What are some qualities of a great teammate?

- How did you team do with the teamwork activity?

We read the story After the Fall by Dan Santat and learned about perseverance.

Ask your student:

- What does perseverance mean?

- How have you shown perseverance?

We read the story The Empty Pot by Demi and learned about what integrity means.

Ask your student:

- What does integrity mean?

- How do you show integrity?