6th Second Step SEL Unit 1 Mindsets and Goals

L1 Helping New Students: What ways can you help new students who encounter typical problems at school? (3 correct)

• Walk them to class

• Show them a map of your school

• Reassure them they’ll learn their way around

• Laugh at them

• Watch them as they make mistakes

L1 Helping New Students: If a new student starts at your school, what can you do to help them? (3 correct)

• Introduce them to your friends

• Invite them to sit with you at lunch

• Invite them to join a club you’re in

• Let them figure it out on their own.

L2 How Do Brains Grow? What is a neuron?

• It is a cell that sends and receives signals in your brain.

• It is a cell that catches and gives off signals from your eyes

• It is a cell that sends and receives signals from your heart

• It is a procedure that can help your brain grow smarter

L3 Trying New Strategies: What is the Formula for Learning?

• Hard Rules + Good Skills + Help from Strangers = Easy Learning

• Hard Work + Good Genes + Help from Rich People = Peaceful Opportunities

• Hard Work + Good Strategies + Help from Others = Powerful Learning

• Clean Work + Fun Strategies + Money from Others = Powerful People

L3 Trying New Strategies: How To Keep Going? What if your friend was not "good" at skateboarding. Instead of giving up, how could you help a friend change her strategy? (3 correct)

• Skate with someone else for moral support

• Tell herself, falling and making mistakes is not normal

• Skate somewhere new

• Get help from an another skater who is learning

• Watch online videos on learning to skateboard

L4 Making Goals Specific:

Something you aim for; a desired result is a _______ ?

L4 Making Goals Specific: What is "something" that is clearly identified or defined?" S _ _ _ _ _ _ _

L4 Making Goals Specific: What are examples of a long term goal? (5 correct)

• Play on a college basketball team

• Publish a book of poetry

• Become a doctor

• Graduate from high school

• Raise a family

L4 Making Goals Specific: What are examples of a vague goal? (4 correct)

• Improve my mile run time

• Eat healthier

• Train my new puppy

• Eat 2 servings of fruit every day this week

• Try to do better with my homework and tests

L4 Making Goals Specific: What makes a goal specific? (2 correct)

• The goal is clear and describes exactly what you need to do

• You’ll know when you’ve achieved the goal

• The goal has a flexible deadline or time frame for achieving it