SECOND STEP FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 16TH

KINDERGARTEN - Lesson 5: Let’s Practice & Learn

 Unit 1 Overview

Summary: In this week’s lesson, your child will show what they’ve learned about the importance of paying attention, practicing, and continuing to try after making mistakes. They’ll put these skills to use while learning a rhyme with accompanying movements.

Try This at Home: Ask your child to show and teach you the rhyme they learned, along with the movements, so you can do it together.

GRADE 1 - Lesson 5: We Can Do It!

Unit 1 Overview

Summary: In this week’s lesson, your child will show what they’ve learned about paying attention, managing distractions, and practicing as they learn to draw Pepito, a character from Second Step Elementary animated videos.

Try This at Home: Ask your child to tell you about their experience learning to draw Pepito. Encourage them to draw a family portrait with Pepito in it as a way to keep practicing.

GRADE 2 - Lesson 5: Learn and Get Better

Unit 1 Overview 

Summary: In this week’s lesson, your child will use what they’ve learned from the unit to give advice to someone who is struggling to learn something new.

Try This at Home: Ask your child what advice they would give you if you were having a hard time learning something new.

GRADE 3 - Lesson 5: Make a Practice Plan

Unit 1 Overview

Summary: In this week’s lesson, your child will make their own practice plan.

Try This at Home: Ask your child to share their practice plan with you. If they brought it home, find a place to display it where they’ll see it every day. Check in to see how their plan is going, and support them if they need help adjusting their plans.

GRADE 4 - Lesson 5: Ready, Set, Goal!

Unit 1 Overview

Summary: In this week’s lesson, your child will practice the full goal-setting process as they work toward a 10-minute goal with a group.

Try This at Home: Work with your child to make a list of 1-week goals you could set as a family. Choose one and make sure it’s specific, challenging, and doable. Follow the goal-setting