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Easy prep and lessons are easy to follow

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Time

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The kids enjoy it very much and we have great discussion from it :)

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The kids enjoy it very much and we have great discussion from it :)

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They like the videos and love to suggest how the characters should have acted.

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They like the videos and love to suggest how the characters should have acted.

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Lessons require minimal prep and easy to implement. It's nice to refer back to the characters from the video when helping kids problem solve with similar problems they are experiencing. 

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Lessons require minimal prep and easy to implement. It's nice to refer back to the characters from the video when helping kids problem solve with similar problems they are experiencing. 

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I do not need support at this time.

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I make copies from Collins book which is fine, I guess there aren't any big challenges at this time.

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They enjoy the videos and can put themselves into the situations very easily.

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Lessons are easy to conduct and student involvement is high

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Lesson 8

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Second grade at Elmwood needs more picture cards.

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It is helpful to spend some time navigating the Second Step site before beginning.  There are some hidden resources that turn out to be helpful, like the Weekly Skill Check Off sheet.

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Sharing materials is a challenge. It would help if we each had our own kits, especially since we are teaching the same content at the same time.

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The students look forward to our Friday lessons. The music adds to the lessons. The picture cards help second graders identify feelings better.

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Students are remembering the vocabulary throughout the day.  For example, they reference "self-talk" and we reference "empathy.";)

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Julie Parren (co-teacher) just finished Lesson 8: Respecting Differences.

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At this time I do not need additional support.

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At this time I do not need additional support.

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Having that designated time within our schedule through out the day.

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Having that designated time within our schedule through out the day.

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Students are really taking a lot out of these lessons. There have been several lessons where I had to interrupt a discussion so that we could go to our next class.

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The fact that I don't have to do much set up before hand.

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The fact that I don't have to do much set up before hand.

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Students really enjoy having an opportunity to talk about these topics with their peers.

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Finding time within the day to implement the lessons. We are not as far along as we expected to be.

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There is minimal prep work. The lessons are short and easy to follow.

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The student handout has been working well.  All students, even the ones who do not like to share in a whole group setting, have a place to reflect on the lesson. 

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The student handout has been working well.  All students, even the ones who do not like to share in a whole group setting, have a place to reflect on the lesson. 

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The lessons are short and do not require a ton of prep work.  

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The lessons are short and do not require a ton of prep work.  

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Timing, other things interfering but that happens at an elementary building.

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Timing, other things interfering but that happens at an elementary building.

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It's good that the lessons are short and they like to share.  I have a small group and everyone gets a chance to talk.

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It's good that the lessons are short and they like to share.  I have a small group and everyone gets a chance to talk.

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The program is very easy to follow and the lessons are engaging.

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The program is very easy to follow and the lessons are engaging.

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I am behind because of not having the correct log-in, I was out on a leave, and snow days.

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Time has been the biggest challenge--things come up like field trips, surveys that need to be taken, snow days, etc. I only do 2nd step on Wednesdays b/c that is the protected "SEL" day. 

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Time has been the biggest challenge--things come up like field trips, surveys that need to be taken, snow days, etc. I only do 2nd step on Wednesdays b/c that is the protected "SEL" day. 

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I think they like that it is short and has good reminders about things they don't hear all the time (e.g. we are all different, our identities are made up from many places, it's normal to fail, etc.)

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I think they like that it is short and has good reminders about things they don't hear all the time (e.g. we are all different, our identities are made up from many places, it's normal to fail, etc.)

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The program is pretty easy to follow for the most part. The videos are pretty good and short enough to keep them engaged.

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The program is pretty easy to follow for the most part. The videos are pretty good and short enough to keep them engaged.

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The information is very difficult for some of the students to understand.

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The information is very difficult for some of the students to understand.

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I like the structure and specific lessons to follow

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I like the structure and specific lessons to follow

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Time...even though the lessons are relatively short finding time to squeeze them in is a challenge. Also the winter round of testing at the elementary level took weeks and any extra time where Second Step lessons could get squeezed in was slotted for assessments or make up assessments for students who were absent. Also the sharing of materials is sometimes a challenge, esp sharing the lesson cards.

~SKats

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The students like the program and love the Brain Builders. The lessons are easy for them to follow and allow for all to participate.

~SKats

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The students like the program and love the Brain Builders. I can apply the

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The students like the program and love the Brain Builders. I can apply the Second Steps skills throughout the day and in other curricular areas.

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The students like the program and love the Brain Builders. I can apply

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The students like the program and love the Brain Builders.

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There are a few lessons that I have made graphic organizers for to help students create roll-plays or organize their thinking. For the younger grades, it seems some scaffolding is required for the activities to be as successful as possible.

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There is not much to prep for. The lesson cards are easy to follow during instruction.  The website is fairly easy to navigate. I can apply the Second Steps skills throughout the day and in other curricular areas.

~SKats

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The lessons are super simple to follow.  I feel like some lessons need more time than is suggested.

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The lessons are super simple to follow.  I feel like some lessons need more time than is suggested.

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I am currently on Unit 2 Lesson 8 this week.

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I am currently on Unit 2 Lesson 8 this week.

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~SKats

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The students seems to really enjoy the lessons.  I am anxious to see if they have internalized what I have taught.

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The students seems to really enjoy the lessons.  I am anxious to see if they have internalized what I have taught.

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Time is definitely an issue. I do this once a week in place of science that day. Maybe when the entire district is doing it there will be a discussion on when we are expected to do this each week?

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That there is little prep-work for the lessons and it is easy to implement. I also like the way the lessons build on each other.

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They seem to relate to the situations we discuss each week. Many students share real life experiences that are similar to our topics. I have also been happy to hear students using vocabulary words from the program, (empathy, assertiveness, attentive listening) so I can see them putting the work into practice.

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Using the skills during the day other than the SEL lesson. I hear students reference empathy and self-talk throughout the week. :)
They also love the chance to share their personal experiences and how they relate to various scenarios.

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I feel that the discussions that the topics and videos evoke are of importance to the students.

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Unit 2 - Lesson 10
The next lesson will be the first one in Unit 3

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These lesons can get pretty in depth, so 20 minute blocks of time don't really seem realistic.  Most of the time the lesson lasts for an hour.

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Unit 2--If we have more time, I think I would be in Unit 3

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It has been hard to fit SEL in. However, I have an idea for next year. Since we will no longer have Late Start on Wednesday, I think it would be a great idea to keep the Late Start schedule on Wednesday and for that first block of time that we would usually be in a meeting instead that could be our weekly SEL time, so classes would not start till 9:30 (elementary) and then follow the usual Late Start schedule.

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It has been hard fitting in the lessons since I did not start right at the beginning of the year.

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It has been hard fitting in the lessons since I did not start right at the beginning of the year.