Kinder-2nd September SEL Lessons: Respect

During September SEL lessons, Ms. Ashorn visited Kinder through 2nd grade classroom to discuss the No Place for Hate program at BCE this year.  To become a No Place for Hate recognized school, all students must sign the Resolution of Respect. We read and discussed this respect agreement prior to reading the book One by Kathryn Otoshi.  Students also reviewed/ learned how to use the Mood Meter to identify feelings based on the energy level and pleasantness/ comfort of the feeling.  

One tells the story of Blue, who is a quiet color. Blue gets picked on by Red, who is a bit of hot head.  The other colors really like Blue and they don't like what they see, but they don't know how to help Blue.  Then, One comes along and shows all the colors how to stand up, stand together, and count. The book illustrates accepting each other's differences and how it sometimes just takes one voice to make everyone count.  

During the reading, students discussed and shared how the Resolution of Respect could have helped the characters feel safe and happy.  After reading the book and reviewing the promises in Resolution of Respect, all students signed their class' respect contract.