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For longteam effectiveness the sills and oonept presented in this cucrculum must be applied to daily activites. This provides the eptition necessary for stadents to make skill se automatic, To integrate Second Step skis inc your daily activites, we this three-step proces 1) Anticipate. 2) Reinforce. 3) Reflect. For more information, 0 online to wwwsecondstep.org Aethe beginning ofthe day or before activities with los of student inceaction, uch ss cess, group work, or PE, have tadents ANTICIPATE how they ean apply thet learning from the Empathy Unt lesons. Before playing a game in PE. ask: What clues on a person's face or body or in the situation might help you notice and understand that someone is sad about being left out of the ‘game? (Siting off to the side, Mouth rarned down. Eyes looking down) What ould you do to show your compassion? (Go ask the person fhe or she is ‘okay. Tl th teacher) [Notice when stents show compassion. REINFORCE the behavioes with speci feedback Today I saw you notice Laura feeling upset about losing her mittens. You offered to help her find them. That's showing compassion! ‘Model out loud for stents how you identify felings:m worried about ‘missing the bus for the field trip this afternoon, but I'm also excited about how fun the field trip wil be. Remind sents to respect fen pefeencess Remember, I's okay for someone to like to be alone some of the Have students REFLECT on what lesson sil they used and how the sills helped them get along bomer with otheve Afro astivity for which eeadenteaizipatad ‘sing son ils, say: Before PE,, you anticipated how you could notice and understand if someone was feeling sad about being left out of a game, Show a thumbs-up for yes if you noticed this happen. What did ‘you do to show your compassion? Go online to wwmaecondsteporg for moc information about academic alignment anda ls of reoommended books to complersent this unit Feelings Food Poems Food often evokes certain emotions but what would A, fclng be ie were food? Review felings onthe lass esis List. Aske cudents to visualize each of he feelings as food, Using the poem pater below, have the clas create ‘poem about the fis feling on your clas Fecigs List. Besintorm adjectives and nouns students could we to describe the eling foods sill, appearance, texture, sound (while bang eater), and ate. Have students select fesings from the Feelings List and create tie own poems, Help stadens think of aujsives and nouns foe she feng th oom Pattern Lastnight Lata feling ave the felng in smelled bike adjective) (adjecsv {Continue the pattere with “look like,” “elt ike,” “sounded ke,” and tasted like") Las nigh 1 ‘Aad the feling (non) was adv, ‘Sample Poem Lae night Tate a eling. Lat the feeling bpp. Ieswele lke hot buttered popcorn loked ike fly white clouds elt ke sft cotton lle sounded like warm tropical rezes. tasted ke sry golden ight. Last nigh ae a fecing, And the feling hay was delicous Practice as a Force for Learning Tn Lesion 7 Fesing Confident, ede ean that pracsicng ‘skill oc activity can help thei flings abou i change and increase thei confidence in doing it, Discus with sudents how diferent amounts of practice will infuence thie level ‘ofconfdence, I they practice itl, then thoy ela bie more confident. If they practice lot, then hey'l fel alot more conient. Compare practice ro a force chat affects thei evel of confidence. Using spe or other

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