Second Step Weekly Family Communications
Our aim is to keep families engaged throughout the year with lesson-by-lesson summaries and prompts to reinforce learning at home.
6th Grade Lesson 19: Raising Awareness About Managing Emotions
Summary
In this week’s lesson, your child will create a storyboard (a visual plan for a video) that will inform their peers about the benefits of using emotion-management strategies.
Question
Ask to see your child’s storyboard. If they can’t bring it home, ask them to describe it to you.
7th Grade Lesson 19: Making Better Decisions
Summary
In this week’s lesson, your child will share strategies for how to interrupt unhelpful thoughts and manage strong emotions with their peers by creating a comic strip.
Question
Ask to see your child’s comic strip. If they don’t have the comic strip, ask them to
explain it to you.
8th Grade Lesson 19: My Stress-Management Plan
Summary
In this week’s lesson, your child will complete their own stress-management plan. It will include their own signs of stress, the situations that contribute to their stress, strategies they can use to relieve stress, and people they can reach out to for help or support.
Question
Ask to see your child’s stress-management plan. Talk about the strategies they’ve identified and offer your support if you see them displaying any signs of stress.
Contact
761 1ST AVENUE SE P.O. BOX 151
DAWSON, GA 39842
Phone: (229) 995-4425
Fax: (229) 995-4632
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