Students will learn and practice listening skills and create a classroom Respect agreement. Students will discover the importance of individuality and how they come together to make a connected group. Students analyze scenarios to determine if they are bad signs, warning signs, or good signs in a friendship. Students will identify how words and actions affect others in a positive or negative way.

Students will learn ways to practice Responsibility with their hands, feet, ears, eyes, and mouths. Students will explore what it feels and looks like to manage distractions. Students will practice anticipating and overcoming distractions to better focus on Responsibilities. Students will identify and describe ways to be Responsible by self-monitoring to stay focused on important tasks.

Students will practice identifying and communicating how they would feel in different scenarios. Students will identify and share different things they are Grateful for. Students will make a plan for how to respond and act when feeling certain emotions. Students will reflect on a time they have felt Grateful and identify their emotions during that time.

Students will discuss and practice recognizing how other people could feel in different situations. Students will create a list of friendship skills and reflect on their own strengths and areas to grow. Students will practice showing Empathy during conflict with friends. Students will practice positive listening skills with friends.

Students will explore different Focusing strategies, then put their Focusing abilities to the test in a memory game. Students will discuss different types of distractions, then practice overcoming distractions using Perseverance. Students will practice learning from mistakes as they face a challenge. Students will demonstrate Perseverance and focus while working with a team to correctly spell the word Perseverance.

Students will share examples of Honesty and how it makes them feel while playing a game. Students will identify whether or not a scenario is Honest and discuss ways to show Honesty. Students will practice using I-Statements to be Honest about their feelings. Students will decide whether certain Honest thoughts should be kept inside their minds or said out loud.

Students will work Cooperatively to help each other create a story from an image. Students will practice Cooperation by focusing on communication skills such as giving clear instructions & listening. Students will Cooperate in a way that helps others achieve a common goal. Students will practice the communication skills needed to Cooperate with others.

Students will learn to apply focusing strategies by Going on a Bear Hunt. Students will choose between different situations that require Courage and explain their responses. Students will set a Courage goal to try something new and share it with a partner. Students will create a class art piece that demonstrates everything they have learned about Courage and focusing.

Students will review emotion awareness and work in groups to Creatively show their understanding. Students will identify emotions using Creativity to design an Emotion Map. Students will produce Creative works of art using limiting instructions. Students will practice Creative thinking and problem solving.