3rd grade- Feedback. Discussed what feedback is and how it can be positive and negative. When are times they might get feedback? Or give feedback? Read Thanks for the Feedback, I Think. Discussed the book and practiced giving positive feedback in the form of a compliment.

4th grade- Turning negative thoughts into positive. Compared Sour Patch Kids candy to life-mostly sweet, but there can be some sour patches. Listed times that life is sweet and times it might be sour. We need to add some "sugar" to the sour parts; positive thinking is powerful! Brainstormed positive thoughts.

5th grade- Peer Pressure. Talked about what peer pressure is and how it can be bad and good. Listed things people might try to pressure us to do and used our problem solving strategies to figure out what we might do. Talked about how important it is to have a plan so that we can think quickly and not do anything we don't want to do or anything that might move us away from our dreams and goals.

Kindergarten- Reviewed personal safety. Talked about different things we can do to be safe including following directions and getting help from trusted adults. Brainstormed adults we can trust. Read Be Careful and Stay Safe. 

1st grade- Reviewed personal safety. Talked about trusting your feelings if something doesn't seem right and that it is important to be careful (not afraid) around all adults because you can't tell by looking who might make good or bad choices. Read The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers. Shared adults we can trust if we need help at school or at home.

2nd grade- Reviewed personal safety. Played a review game to check for understanding.

3rd, 4th, and 5th grades all reviewed personal safety. We focused on trusting our feelings--if something is uncomfortable we have the right to say "no"--and adults who can help us with any problem that is too big to solve on our own.

Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grades all talked about personal safety. We discussed comfortable, uncomfortable, and confusing touches, good vs. bad secrets, and our 3 safety rules: say no, get away, tell an adult you trust.

1st and 2nd grades watched an age appropriate video about abuse prevention that is shown to that grade level district-wide.

Kindergarten read a story about secrets and when they should get help from an adult.

3rd, 4th, and 5th grades all talked about personal safety. We discussed comfortable, uncomfortable, and confusing touches, good vs. bad secrets, and our 3 safety rules: say no, get away, tell an adult you trust. Each grade watched an age appropriate video about abuse prevention that is shown to that grade level district-wide.

Kindergarten- Tattling vs. Reporting: Read Tattlin' Madeline and talked about when to tell and when not to tell. Sang my tattling vs. reporting song.

1st grade- Tattling vs. Reporting: Read Don't Squeal Unless it's a Big Deal and talked about when to tell and when not to tell. Sang my tattling vs. reporting song.

2nd grade- Tattling vs. Reporting: Read A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue and talked about when to tell and when not to tell. Sang my tattling vs. reporting song.

3rd grade- Conflict Resolution and Problem Solving: We talked about the meaning of conflicts and fair. We talked about the importance of finding win-win solutions to conflicts so that all people involved could feel good about the solution. I presented STAR problem solving and they practiced solving problems and conflicts.

4th grade- Bullying: Students took a quiz about what bullying is or isn't. We discussed why bullying is harmful and what we can do about it. STOP, WALK, TALK

5th grade- Emotion Regulation: Talked about why it is important to deal with feelings in an appropriate way. Discussed passive, aggressive, and assertive responses. Learned how to use I-statements to solve problems with our words and STAR problem solving to solve problems with our actions.