Final 2-3 Flourishing Students Group Scope and Sequence.xlsx

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1	Flourishing Students Group Grades 2-3
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3	Sessions 1-6: Self-Awareness and Self-Management
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5	Flourishing Students Group sessions are grounded in the Compassionate Schools Project Flourish curriculum. Sessions 1-3 incorporate content and practices from the Flourish Self-Awareness unit, and Sessions 4-6 are derived from the Flourish Self-Management unit.
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9	Self-Awareness (Sessions 1-3)
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11	Overview
12	The goal of this unit is to promote students’ self-awareness. Students will build emotional vocabulary, learn to discern between comfortable and uncomfortable feelings, and explore how experiences trigger emotions in themselves and others. They will observe that emotions come and go and that all feelings are okay to experience. Mindful awareness practices will help them build body awareness.
13	Enduring Understandings
14	Being present helps them notice what they are thinking, feeling, and sensing.
15	They experience emotions in their minds and bodies.
16	All emotions are okay to experience.
17	Emotions come and go.
18	Emotions arise in response to a trigger.
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20	Self-Management (Sessions 4-6)
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22	Overview
23	In the Self-Managment unit, students explore the concept of one’s best self and learn that they can practice being their best self even when they experience strong emotions. They discover that emotions often arise in response to experiences, and they explore their own and others’ emotional triggers. Throughout the unit, students practice pausing to notice and respond to how they are feeling with care and compassion, and they develop Best Self Strategies to use in challenging situations.
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25	To be present means they are focused on the here and now.
26	To participate means they are fully engaged in what they're doing or contributing and playing their part.
27	They can pause to check in and notice their feelings and behavior.
28	Practicing helps them learn and grow new skills.
29	There are strategies they can practice to help them be their best self when they're experiencing strong emotions.
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32	Flourishing Students Group Scope and Sequence
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34	Session	Flourish Lessons	Session Objectives I can...	Agreements, Calming & Focusing 4-9 min	Check-In 3-5 min	Activity 8-15 min	Mindful Moment 3 min	Closing 2-5 min	Materials
35	Session	Flourish Lessons	Session Objectives I can...	Agreements, Calming & Focusing 4-9 min	Check-In 3-5 min	Activity 8-15 min	Mindful Moment 3 min	Closing 2-5 min	Materials
36	1	Self-Awareness 1 & 7	describe myself. (7) identify and demonstrate facial expressions for several feelings. (1)	Introduction Group Agreements Calming & Focusing	Thumbs Up Feelings Check-In	Catch Yourself - included in Introduction (8 min)	Breath Awareness /Anchors	Tree and Flower	Chime Non-bouncing object to toss (e.g., bean bag, stuffed animal) Our Agreements poster or blank poster board Mindfulness Muscle with Calming and Focusing visual and script Printed Thumbs Up sheets or blank paper Feelings Faces visual Breath Awareness/Anchors visual and script Tree visual and script Flower visual and script
37	2	Self-Awareness 1, 2 & 3	identify the feelings I experience. (2) understand that feelings come and go. (1) describe emotions as comfortable or uncomfortable. (3)	Group Agreements Calming & Focusing	Thumbs Up (2 min)	Mountain Check-In (3 min) Feelings Come and Go (12 min) Options: A. Feelings Faces Cards B. Feelings Faces Visual C. Catching Feelings	Senses Check-In	Tree and Flower	Chime Our Agreements Poster Mindfulness Muscle with Calming and Focusing visual and script Thumbs Up sheets from Session 1 Feelings Faces visual Image of a mountain Mountain visual and script Senses Check-In visual and script Feelings Faces icon-sized cards Non-bouncing object to toss (e.g., bean bag, stuffed animal) Tree visual and script Flower visual and script
38	3	Self-Awareness 4, 5 & 6	demonstrate and name emotions that would arise from a trigger. (4) describe what makes me feel like my best self. (5) understand that being present means paying attention to what is happening right here and now. (6)	Group Agreements Calming & Focusing	Thumbs Up (2 min)	Emotional Eruptions/Volcano (8 min) Feeling My Best: Group Posters (7 min)	Take 5 Breath	Tree and Flower	Chime Our Agreements Poster Mindfulness Muscle with Calming and Focusing visual and script Thumbs Up sheets Feelings Faces visual Volcano visual and script Take 5 Breath visual and script Paper, markers/pencils/pens 4 Feeling My Best posters or 4 blank poster boards Tree visual and script Flower visual and script
39	4	Self-Management 1 & 2	practice being present. (1) participate in a group game. (2)	Group Agreements Calming & Focusing	Thumbs Up (2 min)	Introduce 4 Ps Poster (2 min) Simon Says (8 min)	Tension Release	Forest and Group Flower	Chime Our Agreements Poster Mindfulness Muscle with Calming and Focusing visual and script Thumbs Up sheets Feelings Faces visual Tension Release visual and script 4 Ps Poster Party invitation: Presence and Participation Optional: Balloons and refreshments Forest visual and script Group Flower visual and script
40	5	Self-Management 3 & 5	demonstrate how to take a pause and explain how it helps me to be my best self.(3) practice several ways of taking a pause when I need to.(5)	Group Agreements Calming & Focusing	Thumbs Up (2 min)	Press Pause (8 min) Chill (7 min)	Letting-Go Breath	Forest and Group Flower	Chime Our Agreements Poster Mindfulness Muscle with Calming and Focusing visual and script Thumbs Up sheets Feelings Faces visual Letting-Go Breath visual and script 4 Ps Poster Party invitation: Presence, Participation, Pause Optional: Remote control, balloons, refreshments Forest visual and script Group Flower visual and script
41	6	Self-Management 6 & 7	identify times when it might be challenging for me to be my best self.(6) identify a strategy to practice when it's difficult for me to be my best self. (7)	Group Agreements Calming & Focusing	Mountain Check-In: Tune into Breath	Listening Game (6 min) Ball Toss (6 min)	Visualizing My Best Self	Forest and Group Flower Present Certificates	Chime Our Agreements Poster Mindfulness Muscle with Calming and Focusing visual and script Mountain visual and script Thumbs Up sheets Feelings Faces visual 4 Ps Poster Images of Session 1-6 practices to display or project Object to toss (ball, bean bag, stuffed animal) Visualizing My Nest Self visual and script Forest visual and script Group Flower visual and script Session 1-6 Practice Cards (1 set for each student) Flourishing Student Certificate for each student
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