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1. One Success/Skills Students are Excelling or Improving In:
We see more emotion management. Students are able to articulate their emotions.
Students are using words and tools like belly breathing, smelling and cooling the soup, and counting.

2. Challenge
Sometimes students are able to recognize their emotions and know the tools.  However, some are not able to overcome them and move past.

3. Next Steps
How can we “beef” up the program to carry us through the school year?

4.  Resources
Maybe more materials… possibly hands on resources.
Using Howard B. Wiggle Bottom and puppets

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1. One Success/Skills Students are Excelling or Improving
Perseverance: it hit home w/ classes & whenever they encountered a challenge they persevered through it.

2. Challenge
Post day one of the lesson the curriculum becomes boring to the kids. Redundant/ lacks substance

3. Next Steps
Trying to find more literature/videos that will bring it more to life/interesting to students.

4.  Resources
You tube videos
Books

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1. One Success/Skills or Students are Excelling or Improving In:
Complimenting each other

2. Challenge
Time- for discussion of feelings
Competitive with each other: struggle to be equal with their peers all the time

3. Next Steps
Follow through of program skills outside of the classroom. Playground issues are not being resolved on the playground, they continue into the classroom.
Consequences are needed
Improved communication between aides and admin.

4.  Resources
More support from admin to resolve outside problems. More aides, more supervision especially of the field.

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1. One Success/Skills Students are Excelling or Improving In:
Keeping their hands to themselves.  Staying in their own lane, worrying just about themselves. Following classroom rules. Better sportsmanship among peers, especially during PE.

2. Challenge
Some students aren't taking it seriously, and finding time to do the lessons.

3. Next Steps
Maybe we should look at other programs.

4.  Resources

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1. One Success/Skills Students are Excelling or Improving In:
Improving w anxiety in class

2. Challenge
Criers on the playground

3. Next Steps
Pair them up with students in other 4th grade classes for emotional support

4.  Resources

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1. One Success/Skills Students are Excelling or Improving In:
Kids working together to problem solve

2. Challenge. Kids treating peers that they don’t get along with respectfully.

3. Next Steps
Continue to discuss of treating others with respect.

4.  Resources second steps

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Think about your experiences with the Second Step® program this year, as a teacher or as staff supporting and reinforcing the skills.

Write down one success you’ve experienced so far with the program or skills or competencies you have seen your students excel in or improve upon.

Write down one challenge you’ve experienced so far with the program.

What are some actions we can take or resources (materials) we can use to help us improve our implementation and address our common challenges?