First Grade
Classroom Guidance Lessons
Second Step
First grade Second Step lessons build on skills learned in Kindergarten, and focus on Unit 3: Emotion Management and Unit 5: Child Protection.
Unit 3: Emotion Management
Students learn to understand and recognize their own and others' strong feelings. Students learn and practice techniques for calming down strong feelings.
For more information, please visit: http://www.secondstep.org/Grade-1/Families/Second-Step-Kit.
Unit 5: Child Protection
The Child Protection Unit lessons help students learn to recognize, refuse & report unsafe situations and touches and sexually abusive touch. Students learn important rules about general safety & touching safety that will help keep them safe from dangerous or abusive situations. Students also learn how to report any unsafe or abusive situations to a caring adult.
For more information, please visit: http://www.secondstep.org/Grade-1/Families/Child-Protection-Unit.
Second Step Scope and Sequence
Unit 3: Emotion Management
Lesson 12: Identifying Our Own Feelings
Lesson 13: Strong Feelings
Lesson 14: Calming Down Anger
Lesson 15: Self-Talk for Calming Down
Lesson 16: Managing Worry
Unit 5: Child Protection
Lesson 1: Ways to Stay Safe
Lesson 2: The Always Ask First Rule
Lesson 3: Safe and Unsafe Touches
Lesson 4: The Touching Rule
Lesson 5: Practicing Staying Safe
Lesson 6: Reviewing Safety Rules
Second Step Learning Targets
Unit 3: Emotion Management
Lesson 12: I can identify one adult at school and at home to talk to about my feelings.
Lesson 13: I can demonstrate two Calming Down steps.
Lesson 14: I can demonstrate three Calming Down steps.
Lesson 15: I can demonstrate positive self-talk.
Lesson 16: I can describe how my body feels when I am worried.
Unit 5: Child Protection
Lesson 1: I can recognize safe and unsafe situations.
Lesson 2: I can demonstrate the Always Ask First Rule.
Lesson 3: I can identify safe and unsafe touches.
Lesson 4: I can identify The Touching Rule.
Lesson 5: I can identify the Never Keep Secrets Rule.
Lesson 6: I can identify and apply the Safety Rules to various situations.
Additional Resources
6 Ways to Raise Your Child's Self-Esteem
Bucket Fillers 101: Expressing kindness, appreciation and love on a daily basis.
Can Emotional Intelligence be Taught?
First Grade Emotional Development
Give Your Children the Values They Deserve (article)
Helping Your Child Become a Responsible Citizen
Manners Matter (article)
Parent Toolkit: 1st Grade Growth Charts (en Espanol)
Self-Concept Builders and Stealers (article)
The Seven Ingredients of Resilience (article)
We Do Listen Foundation: Enabling Children to Feel Good About Themselves