2nd Grade - Social & Emotional Learning

  • The School District of Beloit has selected a high-quality social, emotional learning curriculum aligned to WI state competencies that incorporates research-based instructional strategies to support all students in their social and emotional growth. The goal of the social and emotional learning program is to prepare our students to be kind, be well and be strong. As a result, we make an effort to establish a solid foundation in social skills and conflict resolution, executive function and emotional regulation.  At all grade-levels, lessons build on a student’s prior social and emotional development and focus on future growth via the themes of respect, empathy, cooperation, responsibility, perseverance, courage, gratitude, honesty and creativity.

2nd Grade Social & Emotional Learning Units

  • Respect

  • Responsibility

  • Gratitude

  • Empathy

  • Perseverance

  • Honesty

  • Cooperation

  • Courage

  • Creativity

By the end of 2nd Grade, students will...

  • Emotional Development 

    • recognize and label a variety of their own basic emotions.
    • use verbal and nonverbal language to demonstrate a variety of increasingly complex emotions.
    • with adult guidance, focus their attention by demonstrating a variety of strategies to tolerate distractions.
    • with adult guidance, identify how others are feeling basic on their verbal and non-verbal cues and respond with compassion.
    • predict how someone else may feel in a variety of situations. 

    Social Competence 

    • present their own point of view.
    • identify commonalities they share with peers.
    • recognize that individual differences are important to self and others.
    • identify the different relationships they have with others.
    • describe in simple terms how words, tone, and body language are used to communicate with others.
    • with adult guidance, adapt behavior based upon peer feedback and environmental cues.
    • demonstrate listening skills, ability to start and stop conversations, and take turns in conversations.
    • understand the perspective of others in a conflict situation.
    • with adult guidance, generate possible choices and actions they could take in a given situation, including positive and negative options.
    • demonstrate positive behaviors as established in the classroom and school-wide expectations.
    • describe ways to promote personal safety.
    • identify how to get help from a trusted adult in a variety of situations.
    • with adult guidance, identify classroom, school, and/or community needs.

    Self-Concept 

    • identify and describe skills and activities they do well and those for which they need help.
    • identify and explore their own beliefs.
    • define the role family and culture play in their identity and beliefs.
    • identify simple goals for personal and academic success.
    • with encouragement, persist toward reaching a goal, despite setbacks.

2nd Grade Digital Social & Emotional Learning Programs