5th Grade
Unit 4: Problem-Solving - Home Link for new unit linked at the bottom
Lesson 16: Beginning to STEP - 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.
6th Grade
Unit 3: Thoughts, Emotions, and Decisions
Lesson 16: How Emotions Affect Your Decisions - In this week’s lesson, your child will analyze how strong emotions can influence their decision-making abilities, as well as how those decisions can affect their relationships.
Try this at home - Ask your child what sorts of things trigger strong emotions in them. Ask them how you can show support when those things happen.
7th Grade
Unit 3: Thoughts, Emotions, and Decisions
Lesson 16: Unhelpful Thoughts - In this week’s lesson, your child will distinguish between helpful thoughts, which are thoughts that can help them make good decisions, and unhelpful thoughts, which are thoughts that can lead to negative decisions.
Try this at home - Tell your child about a helpful thought you recently had and the decision you made because of it. Ask them to share a helpful thought they had as well. If they can’t think of anything, point out something positive they did recently and help them identify the thought that went along with it.
8th Grade
Unit 3:Thoughts, Emotions, and Decisions
Lesson 16: Can Stress Help You Grow? - In this week’s lesson, your child will learn to re-frame stressful situations as opportunities for growth.
Try this at home - Tell your child about a stressful situation you were recently in and how you were able to use that stress to improve yourself or the situation. Ask your child if they have any stressors in their life that they need help with.
