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Second STEP...
​What is it?

Second Step is a program provided to all students grades K-5 in the Mifflin County School District, as well as Sacred Heart School. Second Step focuses on social-emotional learning.  These important skills are often overlooked, but are very important to be successful in school and in life!  Second Step helps students think about, develop, and practice positive social skills.  Research tells us that children who learn and use these skills are more likely to get along with others and do better in school.  

How is Second Step taught in the classroom?
  • A trained instructor explains a concept with words, pictures, and video
  • Students practice the concept with skill practice, group discussion, or partner work
  • Information is sent home for students to work on with parents called Home Links
  • Students earn small prizes for returning completed Home Links
Students will learn how to:
  • Recognize emotions in self and others
  • Manage strong emotions
  • Have empathy for others
  • Control impulses
  • Communicate clearly and assertively
  • Maintain cooperative relationships
  • Make responsible decisions
  • Solve problems effectively
Second Step is NOT:
  • Parenting your child
  • Suggesting you’re not doing a good job as a parent
  • Suggesting that today’s kids are broken
  • Taught at the expense of core academic subjects

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Parent Resources:
For more information about lessons and how you can reinforce these important skills at home, please contact:
Shelby Liebegott, Program Coordinator
[email protected]
or visit  www.secondstep.org/