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Kindergarten–Grade 5Online Resources

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SecondStep.org is an online resource center for school staff and families using the Second Step program for Early Learning through Grade 8. When you register your Second Step kit on the site, you’ll find tools and resources—some new, some tried-and-true favorites—to help you get the most out of your program.

What’s on SecondStep.org?

• Engaging online training • Teaching instructions• Resources to support program implementation and evaluation• Downloadable Spanish lesson translations for Early Learning through Grade 5• Digital versions of teaching resources, such as handouts and reinforcement materials• Digital versions of family materials to email home (also in Spanish)• Video examples of lessons and games

The following pages will give you a glimpse of what SecondStep.org looks like. To learn more, register your Second Step kit at www.secondstep.org or call our client support services department at 800-634-4449.

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Program Overview

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Teach the Program Videos & DownloadsWhy Second Step Skills?

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Think of this as the Teaching Guide plus. Here teachers and counselors can learn more about how to successfully teach and reinforce lesson skills and concepts. And they can access a wide array of resources to help them do this like video examples of lessons in the classroom, interviews, teaching tips, downloadable lesson materials, and planning tools.

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Program Overview

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Teach the Lessons

Daily Practice

Reinforce Skills

Engage Families Online Training

Lesson Materials

Teaching Tools

Video Library

Teach the Program Videos & DownloadsWhy Second Step Skills?







Teach the Program

Take a look at the Teach the Program page, one of the many guides available on the site that offer detailed, practical suggestions for effective, research-based lesson delivery. This page discusses the Four Core Program Components. For students to get the most out of the Second Step program, school staff should do each component.

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For students to get the most out of the Second Step program, school staff should do each of the Four Core Program Components above. Click a compo-nent to learn how to teach it. Also see the online training.

Following Through Cards outline activities for practicing skills and reinforcing them every day. Unit cards contain further suggestions for skill reinforcement.

• Send Home Links to families

• Reinforce lesson skills and concepts

• Do all the Daily Practice activities

• Teach all the lesson parts in order

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Program Coordinators

On the Program Coordinators pages, people leading an implementation of the Second Step program can get familiar with the process, roles, and tasks recommended for an effective implementation. They can learn more about the program’s research base and get the tools they need to monitor and evaluate its effectiveness.


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Implementation Task Tables

Easy-to-follow tables outline the recommended process to implement the Second Step program and its six main categories of tasks: Motivate, Prepare, Train, Support, Validate, and Sustain. Each task category comprises a clear set of recommended tasks. You can choose the tasks from each task category that meet your current level of implementation.


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Task Description Resources

Implementation Tasks

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To implement the K–5 Second Step program, use the recommended process with its six main task categories: Motivate, Prepare, Train, Support, Validate, and Sustain. Each task category is made up of a set of recommended tasks. Choose the tasks from each task category that meet your current level of implementation. Monitor and adjust your implementation plan regularly to meet your needs, since they may change from year to year.







Family Resources

Families can log on to SecondStep.org with their Family Program Activation Key to get an overview of the Second Step program, and learn first-hand about its benefits and the research behind it. They can watch videos of the program in action and download songs and activities to practice and reinforce Second Step skills at home.


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Brain Builder Videos

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Brain Builder Videos

On this page, families can watch videos of Brain Builder games to learn how to play them at home with their children. These simple and fun brain-building games strengthen executive-function skills. They are designed to boost children’s skills for paying attention and controlling their behavior. These skills help children do better in school and get along with others.

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Training Resources

In the Training section for EL–8, you’ll find resources targeted at your specific training needs. Take a look at a shot from the K–5 Online Training below. This interactive, engaging training focuses on the program’s core components and how to teach and reinforce the lessons according to best practice. Use it to get prepared and excited to teach!








Want to learn more about SecondStep.org? Register your Second Step kit today or call 800-634-4449 to speak to a client support services representative!

Community on SecondStep.org

The Second Step program is more than a kit—it’s all of us learning together. And now we have a place to gather online! Ask questions in our Forum, get ideas from other members, start a group for your school or district, or post a video in the gallery to share with others.


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