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💚 Kindergarten · Health & SELCASEL: Responsible decision-makingUnit 2: Being a good friend

Solving small problems

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🎯 Objective: Students use “I” messages and problem-solving steps.

Lesson outline

  1. Problem wheel.
  2. Role play.
  3. Discuss.
  4. Exit: one solution.

Lesson 3 of 3 in this unit. In the Lesson Planner this lesson takes 1–3 class periods depending on your timetable: day 1 introduce & model, then practice, small-group reteach and a quick check.

📐 Standard

CASEL: Responsible decision-making

National Health Education Standards + CASEL SEL competencies (grade band K–2)

🏁 Unit goals

  • Share, take turns and listen
  • Solve small problems kindly

✅ Check for understanding

End with the exit ticket in the outline. Sort answers into got it / almost / not yet and start the next lesson with a 5-minute reteach for the “not yets”.

Practice & resources on Thinkabara

😀 Emotions dice⚡ Capy Live class quiz

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More lessons in “Being a good friend”

  1. What makes a good friend?
  2. Listening with my whole body
  3. Solving small problems

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