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