SECOND STEP FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 23

KINDERGARTEN - Lesson 16: We Can Say the Problem

Unit 4 Overview

Summary: In this week’s lesson, your child will learn how to state a problem without blame or name calling. They’ll practice identifying problems in given scenarios, listen to their teacher state the problem, and then repeat the statement.

Try This at Home: Children may be tempted to blame others when they’re upset about something. Encourage your child to avoid blame by describing what happened without focusing on who is at fault.

GRADE 1 - Lesson 16: How to Say the Problem

Unit 4 Overview

Summary: In this week’s lesson, your child will learn how to state a problem in a respectful way, without blame or name calling. They’ll practice identifying problems and then state the problem respectfully.

Try This at Home: Children may be tempted to blame others when they’re upset about something. Encourage your child to avoid blame by describing what happened without focusing on who is at fault.

GRADE 2 - Lesson 16: The Way to Say a Problem

Unit 4 Overview 

Summary: In this week’s lesson, your child will learn how to state a problem without using blame words.

Try This at Home: Ask your child for an example of blame words. Have them explain how they’d say a problem without using blame words.

GRADE 3 - Lesson 16: STEP by Step

Unit 4 Overview

Summary: In this week’s lesson, your child will learn a new process for solving problems called STEP.

Try This at Home: Ask your child if they can recall what each letter in STEP stands for. (S: Say the problem, T: Think of solutions, E: Explore the outcomes, P: Pick a solution.)

GRADE 4 - Lesson 16: A Good Problem-Solver

Unit 4 Overview

Summary: In this week’s lesson, your child will learn two ways to become a better problem-solver: speaking up for what they need and feeling calm before trying to solve the problem.

Try This at Home: Talk with your child about times when they might have an interpersonal problem (a disagreement between two or more people) with a friend. Encourage them to use these moments as opportunities to practice feeling calm and speaking up for what they want or need.

GRADE 5 - Lesson 16: Beginning to STEP

Unit 4 Overview

Summary: In this lesson, your child will learn how to begin to solve an interpersonal problem. This includes finding a way to feel calm, saying the problem respectfully, and deciding whether an adult’s help is needed.

Try This at Home: Ask your child what kind of interpersonal problems they can solve on their own, and when they might need an adult’s help.