Leander ISD Counseling Services
Second Step Home Link-November/December 2019
Empathy Continued
During November and December, our elementary students continue to learn about empathy, to identify their own and others’ feelings, to notice and respect same and different feelings, and show compassion. They have also taken time to review and practice skills learned earlier this school year.
Getting along with others helps make our schools happier places. To get along with others, we need to have empathy for each other. Empathy is feeling or understanding what someone else is feeling. This month, encourage your student to be a feelings detective! Try to notice how your classmates are feeling throughout the week. Watch their faces and bodies for clues!
At our schools we want to put our empathy into action. This is called showing compassion.
When we are able to understand how someone else is feeling and do something to show we understand, we are showing that person compassion. Listening, saying kind words, and helping are three ways to show compassion. Encourage your student to take a moment to think about how they can show compassion to someone. Then find a way to do it during the day.
Please tell your child’s teacher or counselor if you have any questions about how you can help your child learn to identify feelings and show empathy and compassion at home.
November & December Second Step Lessons
Second Step lessons specifically teach about empathy. Below you will find Home Links describing why empathy is important and including fun activities to do with your child to help him or her identify feelings and practice showing empathy and compassion. We hope you find them helpful.
Click on each lesson to view the available Home Link activities. Please note, due to specific campus events, some campuses may not be covering all of these lessons this month.
Pre-K: Identifying Anger, Same or Different Feelings, Accidents, Caring and Helping
Kindergarten: Same or Different?, Accidents, Caring and Helping
Grade 1: Feelings Change, Accidents, Show Care and Concern
Grade 2: Respect Different Preferences, Showing Compassion, Predicting Feelings
Grade 3: Accepting Differences, Showing Compassion, Making Friends
Grade 4: Joining In, Showing Compassion
Grade 5: Disagreeing Respectfully, Responding with Compassion
Access Online Content
Use the grade level activation key listed below at www.secondstep.org to access videos and get more information about what your student is learning.
ELE and Pre-K: SSPE FAMI LY68
Kindergarten: SSPK FAMI LY70
Grade 1: SSP1 FAMI LY71
Grade 2: SSP2 FAMI LY72
Grade 3: SSP3 FAMI LY73
Grade 4: SSP4 FAMI LY74
Grade 5: SSP5 FAMI LY75
Leander ISD Counseling Services
Website: http://www.leanderisd.org
Location: 204 West South Street, Leander, TX, USA
Phone: 512570000
Twitter: @LISD_Counseling