5th Grade has finished their Second Step curriculum!
6th, 7th, and 8th graders will be completing two lessons this week.
6th Grade - Unit 4 - Managing Relationships and Social Conflicts
Lesson 22: Considering Multiple Perspectives - In week’s lesson, your child will learn how to view situations from multiple perspectives so they can better avoid and resolve conflicts.
Try this at home: Tell your child about a time when your view of a conflict changed because you were able to see it from another person’s perspective. Ask your child if they have changed their view about a conflict lately.
Lesson 23: Respectful Communication - In this lesson, your child will practice using non-blaming language to resolve conflicts.
Try this at home: Ask your child to give you an example of non-blaming, respectful communication. Brainstorm with them to think of a time in your household when non-blaming language could have been helpful and make a plan for how to use respectful communication in the future.
7th Grade - Unit 4 - Managing Relationships and Social Conflicts
Lesson 22: Conflicts and Perspectives - In this lesson, your child will learn how to listen to and consider someone else’s perspective during a conflict.
Try this at home: Discuss with your child a time in your life when your view of a conflict changed because you were able to see it from another person’s perspective. Ask your child if they have changed their view about a conflict lately.
Lesson 23: Resolving Conflict Part 1 - In this lesson, your child will learn how to describe a conflict in a non-judgmental way by avoiding blaming language.
Try this at home: Discuss with your child a time in your life when you had a particularly difficult time resolving a conflict. How did avoiding blaming language help?
8th Grade - Unit 4 - Managing Relationships and Social Conflicts
Lesson 22: Recognizing Others' Perspectives - In this lesson, your child will practice viewing conflicts from multiple perspectives to keep conflicts from escalating.
Try this at home: Tell your child about a time when your view of a conflict changed because you were able to see it from another person’s perspective. Ask your child if they have changed their view of a conflict lately.
Lesson 23: Finding the Best Solution - In this lesson, your child will learn to find solutions to a conflict that everyone can agree on.
Try this at home: Ask your child about a conflict they recently had where they got something they wanted after it was resolved. Share a similar situation of your own.
