SECOND STEP FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 24

KINDERGARTEN - Lesson 12: Why Kindness?

Unit 3 Overview

Summary: In this week’s lesson, your child will show that they can use body language and context clues to figure out how someone is feeling. They’ll also show they can use slow breathing as a way to help themselves feel calm when they encounter strong feelings.

Try This at Home: Help your child think of a kind act they can do for someone and support them in carrying it out. With your child, discuss how they think the receiver of the kind act felt. Ask your child how they felt doing a kind act for someone.

GRADE 1 - Lesson 12: Ways to Be Kind

Unit 3 Overview

Summary: In this week’s lesson, your child will learn and practice two ways they can be kind to others: asking, “Are you okay?” and offering to keep someone company.

Try This at Home: Help your child think of a family member or close friend who could use some company. Encourage them to ask the person, “Would you like some company?”

GRADE 2 - Lesson 12: Empathy in Action

Unit 3 Overview 

Summary: In this week’s lesson, your child will describe a time they had empathy for someone and how it affected their thoughts and actions.

Try This at Home: Ask your child to tell you about a time they had empathy for someone.

GRADE 3 - Lesson 12: Building a Friendship

Unit 3 Overview

Summary: In this week’s lesson, your child will learn how acting on empathy can make friendships stronger.

Try This at Home: Ask your child to name one of their friends and explain what makes them a good friend.

GRADE 4 - Lesson 12: Ask, Listen, Learn

Unit 3 Overview

Summary: In this week’s lesson, your child will learn that asking questions, listening, and observing can help you learn more about someone’s point of view when you don’t understand it.

Try This at Home

Tell your child about a time when learning more about a different point of view helped you have empathy. Encourage your child to think of future situations where it might be helpful to learn more about a different point of view in order to get along and show they care.

GRADE 5 - Lesson 12: What’s the Problem?

Unit 3 Overview

Summary: In this lesson, your child will use empathy to identify problems in their school community and think about how these problems might affect other people. This is an important first step toward making positive change in the community.

Try This at Home: Ask your child what problems they see in your neighborhood that affect other people. Point out how empathy helped them notice those problems.