Kindergarten: Reviewed jobs and growth mindset. Read Rosie Revere, Engineer and discussed her growth mindset, her ability to be unique, how to be assertive when someone laughs at what we love, and how her strengths and interests could be a career.

First Grade: Transitions/life changes. What is a change? What are some changes coming up? How do those changes make us feel? We reviewed big feelings and coping strategies. We did a science experiment type thing to show how big feelings affect us and how coping strategies can help! Then we read The Koala Who Could and talked about the transition to second grade.

Second Grade: Transitions/life changes. We talked about some things that cause big feelings including big life changes! We did an experiment outside to show that when we don't use our coping strategies to help with big feelings they are going to either 1.make us feel sick inside or 2.come out in ways we don't want them to! In our experiment, the "person" EXPLODED!! Then we reviewed and practiced out coping strategies and read little tree. We discussed how change can bring tough feelings, but we have our coping strategies and we have done it before so we know we can do it again!

Kindergarten: Careers. Talked about how different jobs need different tools and materials. Read Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do and tried to guess the jobs from the clues.

Third grade: Talked about the 6 Career Paths and watched the DESE video: "What's a Career Path?" We reviewed our sheet from our multiple intelligences lesson and connected our strengths to the career paths.

Fourth grade: Career path stations! We spent an hour doing brief activities from each of the career paths.

Kindergarten: Careers. Talked about things we like and don't like to do and how those can help us choose what jobs we might like to do. Read Berenstain Bears On the Job and talked about the jobs in the book.

First Grade: Careers. We talked about why jobs are important. We discussed school jobs and the 6 career paths. We read LMNO Peas and talked about the jobs in the book.

Second Grade: Careers. We talked about why jobs are important and why people need them. Students got a card with a picture of a job on it. They used the pictures to match up in pairs and work together to think about the job--what it is, what career path it is in, why it is important, and what skills that worker would need.

Kindergarten: Growth Mindset. Reviewed growth vs fixed mindset and the most important word: YET. "Read" Rosie's Glasses (it's a wordless book!) and talked about how our mindset (positive vs negative thoughts) impacts our life. On the Smartboard we sorted different statements into the categories of fixed and growth mindset.

3rd grade: Careers. Talked about responsibilities and skills. Each student got a card with a job on it. They had to think about the responsibilities and skills of that job. Then pairs of students presented their job cards and we compared and contrasted the jobs.

4th grade: Careers. Talked about the 6 career paths and how they help us figure out what kinds of jobs we might want to do. Took a survey about things they like to do or would be willing to do in a job someday.

Kindergarten: Growth Mindset. We talked about fixed vs. growth mindset and using the most important word: YET! We read The Little Engine that Could and discussed how to stick with things even when they are hard.

First grade: Careers. We talked about the things we do well and the things we are interested in and how those things can help us choose a job someday. We read People in Your Neighborhood and used the info on each page to guess the jobs. We also discussed why jobs are important.

Second grade: Careers. Talked about things we have learned so far in life. Learned the 6 career paths and talked about how the things we have learned fit into those paths. Read When Poppy and Max Grow Up and talked about what she needs to know/do for each job and which career path each job would be in.

Kindergarten: Diversity. Read The Crayon Box That Talked and did rainbow glyphs.

Third Grade: Diversity. Discussed what diversity is, why it is important, and the difference between being curious and being judgmental. Read Children Around the World and discussed similarities and differences.

Fourth: Diversity. Students brainstormed ways that people are different and shared with each other. We discussed how to be respectful of differences--curious vs judgmental. Played four corners to show ways our opinions and ideas can be different. Talked about how to be respectful of different ideas and opinions. It's okay to disagree, but NOT okay to be disrespectful.

Kindergarten: Diversity. Reviewed ways we can be different. Used M&Ms to talk about how people can look different on the outside, but we all have feelings, thoughts, ideas, etc. on the inside? Read I'm Like You, You're Like Me.

First Grade: Diversity. Looked at eggs (blue, tan, white) then opened them up and talked about the insides (same parts, but may be different, too) Brainstormed ways people are different. Talked about the difference between being curious and judgmental, that how you do not have to agree with how people are different or like other people, but we are respectful to everyone. Read Families, Families, Families

Second Grade: Diversity. Diversity is a fact: we are all different! Talked about some ways people are different. Discussed the difference between being curious and being judgmental-it's okay to want to know more about others, it is NOT okay to be mean. Talked about how you do not have to agree with how people are different or like other people, but we are respectful to everyone. Read The Skin We Live In.  

Third grade: Reviewed Multiple Intelligences. Finished surveys and talked about how we feel about their results. What is something they want to work on and how could they set a goal for that?

Fourth grade: Test taking strategies (for coping with big feelings/nerves). We talked about ways to do our best on a test and prepare in ways that help us feel calm and prepared. We practiced taking a test... with a little trick to it :)

Kindergarten: Diversity. We compared and contrasted two markers then talked about ways PEOPLE can be the same and different. We read Howard B Wigglebottom Listens to His Heart. We talked about standing up for what we love and not hurting people's feelings about the things/people they love. We talked about how we don't have to agree with or like the ways people are different, but at Fairview we are kind and respectful to EVERYONE. 

First Grade: Diversity. We compared and contrasted two markers then talked about ways PEOPLE can be the same and different. We talked about how diversity is a fact and a good thing! We talked about what it would be like if we were all the same--yikes! We read It's Okay to Be Different and talked about our similarities and differences with each page. We also talked about how we don't have to agree with or like the ways people are different, but at Fairview we are kind and respectful to EVERYONE. 

Second Grade: Talked about the steps to listening and sang my listening song. Talked about following directions and read The Worst Day of My Life EVER! 

Third Grade: Multiple Intelligences. We talked about how everyone is smart, just in different ways! We read SMARTS! Everybody's Got Them about different areas of kid smarts and then started a survey about their areas of strength and areas for growth.

Fourth Grade: Time Management. We made a list of things kids might do each week then organized them into three categories: scheduled have to, unscheduled have to, & want to. I used some props to show the order in which things need to get written into a schedule. Students then made their own list and schedule.