Casa West has been working on Second Step lessons during circle time. Second Step is a program that helps children develop self-regulation and social emotional skills. The class has been especially focusing on empathy training and emotion management. We began with identifying emotions in the self and others through facial expressions. Then, we practiced various scenarios such as interrupting politely, fair ways to play and dealing with name calling. We have also been learning songs with sign language such as The Calm-Down Song, which aid the children in developing their skills for empathy, emotion management and social problem solving.
