Second - Third Grade

Developmental Characteristics

Physical

  • Enthusiastic about games

  • Experiencing improvement in both gross and fine motor skills

  • Possess a high activity level

  • Practice to master variations of movement for physical activities

  • Enjoy games that allow for comparison of skills

  • Enjoy games that allow for self-f-improvement

Social Emotional

  • Have a strong drive toward independence

  • Develop a strong sense of loyalty to friends

  • Need to belong to a group

  • Play with and are friends with same-sex peers

  • Like to take on responsibility

  • Live in a world of games, rituals and humor inhabited only by children

  • Like to have a best friend

  • Have a rigid sense of right and wrong

  • Need help accepting peers who are different or left out of a group

Cognitive

  • Like to talk; use language to express feelings/tell stories

  • Developing a sense of time

  • Enjoy collecting things

  • Enjoy problem-solving games like treasure hunts

  • Can plan and carry out projects with adult support

  • Becoming more self-directed in activities

  • Better able to understand and appreciate differences of opinion

Lessons

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Positive Word Cloud

Students will write positive words and phrases to describe each of their classmates, then receive and read the words their peers wrote about them and turn those words into a personalized word cloud. They'll then reflect on how it feels to give and receive compliments and what the descriptions reveal about how others see them.

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Self Sculptures

Students will identify a personal goal and use Play-Doh to sculpt two figures — one representing something they will do to achieve it and one representing something they will let go of — then share and discuss their sculptures with the group.

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Who Am I?

Students will learn what a self-portrait is and create their own — building self-confidence by giving voice to who they are and what they like about themselves.

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All About Me

Each child creates their own small book titled "All About Me," using drawings and magazine pictures to share who they are, what they love, and what they hope for. The lesson builds literacy, creative thinking, and self-recognition all at once.

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