Strong Kids: Strong Start Curriculum

Item of Interest 2:

 Strong Kids: Strong Start Curriculum

            Strong Kids Curriculum is an evidence-based practice that works with students from K-12. Each book in the curriculum focuses on the needs of the grade level of the student. The curriculum is designed to incorporate Social and Emotional Learning Standards. More specifically is the Strong Start Curriculum.  This curriculum works with students aged 3-5 and another is designed for K-2. This set of curriculum works with teaching students about feelings and how to recognize their feelings in their own bodies. During each lesson, students read a book based off of the feeling that they are working with. The students then talk about the feeling of the lesson. Students’ focus on what that feeling feels like in their bodies. Students also work with coming up with different names for that feeling along with how to tell if others are feeling that feeling. This item of interest meets the Social Work Model under the practice feature of “Provide[s] evidence-based education, behavior, and mental health services”. This is done by implementing the curriculum, monitoring the progress of the lessons and evaluating if the student is making progress with the lessons.

Example:

For example, students can identify happy. Read the book I Like Me! with the students.

Another word for happy is excited. When happy, you can feel like you “are glowing”. Students can identify that other students are happy because they can see a smile on the student and lots of energy. Students can pair up and show each other what they look like when they are happy.

 

Sources:

Merrell, K. W. (2007). Strong start: A social & emotional learning curriculum. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Pub.

http://strongkids.uoregon.edu/strongstart.html