3rd grade: community rules, feelings, empathy, emotion regulation, perspective taking, conflict resolution, bullying prevention and intervention strategies, and kindness
4th grade: community rules, impulse control, conflict resolution, the art of the apology, frustration tolerance, peer pressure, harmful teasing, bullying prevention and intervention strategies, and collaborative work
5th grade: community rules, positive relationships, peer pressure, cliques, rumors and gossip, harmful teasing, conflict resolution, bullying prevention and intervention strategies, and the power of positive thinking
In addition, students have been learning at the beginning of each Guidance lesson about Mindfulness or noticing what is happening right now (what they are thinking and feeling) without judgment. Students have been exposed to many of these activities listed below during their Guidance lessons such as:
• Mindful Bodies and Mindful Breathing
• Mindful Listening and Body Awareness
• Sending Kind Thoughts and Gratefulness
• Mindfulness of Thoughts and Emotions
• Mindful Test Taking
• Mindful Walking, Mindful Looking, and Mindful Eating