Program Overview Presentation

Presentation OverviewTopic

Meet Committee for Children presenters:Meaghan Fleming and Michael Moretsky.What is the program?

Why use the program?

How do you teach it successfully?

What resources are available?

Questions

Michael MoretskyClient Outreach Representative

800-634-4449, ext. 6524mmoretsky@cfchildren.org

Meaghan FlemingClient Outreach Representative

800-634-4449, ext. 6505mfleming@cfchildren.org

What Is the Program?

It is a universal, classroom-based program designed to:

Decrease problem

behaviors

Increase students'

school success

Promote social-emotional

competence and self-regulation

Introducing the Second Step Program!

Program Materials: K–3 Kits

Lesson Cards

Unit Cards

PuppetsPosters

Teaching Materials BinderOnline

ResourcesSong CD

DVD

Listening Rules and Skills for

Learning Cards

Program Materials: 4–5 KitsPosters

DVD

Unit Cards

Following Through

Cards

Online Resources

Lesson Cards

Grade 6 Grade 7

Posters

DVD

Binder: Lessons, Academic Integration Activities, Homework, Family Letters, Formative and Summative Assessments

Grade 8

Program Materials: 6–8 Kits

Online Resources

Skills for Learning

• Listening• Focusing attention• Following directions• Using self-talk• Being Assertive

Brain Builder Games• Overall message: Your brain can get stronger

and smarter with practice and effort• Executive Function skills• Games with rules• Played several times per week, K-3 (5mins)• Lessons in grades 4 and 5 also begin with an

activity

Empathy

• Identifying and understanding feelings

• Respecting similarities and differences

• Showing care and compassion

• Conversations skills, joining groups, making friends

Emotion Management

• We feel feelings in our bodies• Managing frustration• Calming down strong feelings• Managing anger• Managing accusations,

disappointment, anxious and hurt feelings

• Handling put downs• Managing test anxiety• Resisting revenge and avoiding

jumping to conclusions

Problem Solving

• Solving problems • Playing fairly• Taking responsibility• Solving classroom problems• Solving peer exclusion

problems• Handling name calling• Dealing with peer pressure• Dealing with gossip • Seeking help when you need it

Second Step Middle School Program

Bullying Prevention• Recognizing bullying• Bystander response

Grade 7• Sexual harassment• Cyberbullying

Grade 8• Labels, stereotypes and

prejudice• Bullying in friendships• Bullying in dating

relationships

Substance Abuse PreventionTobacco, Marijuana, Alcohol and Inhalants

• Health, personal and social consequences of using alcohol and other drugs

• Preferred future• Making good decisions about friends• Normative education• Resistance skills• Making a commitment

Program Skills and Concepts: K–3Unit 1: Skills for Learning

• Listening Focusing attention Using self-talk Being assertive

Unit 2: Empathy• Identifying one's own and others' feelings Taking others' perspectives

• Showing care and concern for others

Unit 3: Emotion Management• Understanding strong feelings Identifying and managing strong feelings

• Calming down strong feelings

Unit 4: Friendship Skills and Problem Solving• Making and keeping friends Calming down and using Problem-Solving Steps

Program Skills and Concepts: 4–5

Unit 1: Empathy and Skills for Learning • Using self-regulation skills to succeed in school

• Developing the ability to have empathy• Expressing compassion

Unit 2: Emotion Management• Identifying and managing strong feelings

• Using strategies to calm down strong feelings

Unit 3: Problem Solving• Solving problems on one's own

Program Skills and Concepts: 6–8Grade 6 Theme:

Rise up to the challenge of being a middle school student.

Skills and ConceptsEmpathy and communication, bullying prevention, emotion management, problem solving, and an extended

focus on substance-abuse prevention

Grade 7 Theme:

Engage positively in life and school by staying in control and making good decisions.

Skills and ConceptsBuilds on Grade 6 skills and concepts, including empathy and communication, bullying prevention, emotion management, problem solving, and substance-abuse prevention and introduces new topics such as decision

making, cyber bullying, sexual harassment, and coping with stress

Grade 8 Theme:

Focus on leadership and goal setting.

Skills and ConceptsBuilds on Grades 6 and 7 skills and concepts, including empathy and communication, bullying prevention,

emotion management, problem solving, and substance-abuse prevention, and introduces new topics such as stereotypes and prejudice, bullying in dating relationships, and goal setting

Risk and Protective Factors Risk Factors• Inappropriate classroom

behavior• Favorable attitudes towards

violence or substance use• Friends who engage in

violence or substance use• Early initiation of violence

or substance use• Peer rewards for antisocial

behavior• Peer rejection• Impulsiveness

Protective Factors• Social skills• School connectedness• Adoption of conventional norms

about substance use

Why Use the Program?

Social-emotional

competence

Self-regulation

skills

School and life success

Skills Employers Want

• Learning-to-learn skills• Listening and verbal communication• Adaptability: creative thinking and problem solving• Personal management: self esteem, goal setting, self motivation• Group effectiveness: interpersonal skills, negotiation, teamwork• Organizational effectiveness and leadership• Competence in reading, writing, and computation

-U.S. Department of Labor: Employment and Training Administration

How Do You Teach the Program Successfully?

1. Teach all the lessons in orderGrade Level Length (mins.) Number

Of Lessons

K 20-25 251 25-30

22

230-35

34

35-40 5

6 50 (can be divided into 2 parts) 15

7-8 50 (can be divided into 2 parts) 13

Teach Reinforce Optimal Learning

2. Do all the Daily Practice activities

3. Reinforce skills and

concepts as explained in ‘Using Skills Every Day’

Every lesson includes activities that can be used to integrate the program into different academic content areas.

4. Inform parents and caregivers about the program.

What Resources Are Available?

Program Activation Key (PAK)

Other Resources

Connect with Other Educators

Get Access to Exclusive Materials

Online Communit

y800-634-4449, ext. 200

clientsupport@ cfchildren.org

Client Support Services

Questions?