December's theme is Responsibility. In Kindergarten, we read Responsible Rascal. We look at all the ways he is irresponsible and then how he turns it around to do what he needs to do. The story stresses doing what you say you will and making sure your jobs get done. It also touches on how that's an important skill for later. Because bosses don't want to hire people that don't get their work done. In 1-2, we're starting a unit with Wagner the Dog and discussing how responsible students know how to think about consequences before they make choices.
In 3-5 we've been goal setting. We talked about how responsible learners reflect regularly on where they are and where hey want to go.
3rd graders at Murray discussed responsible problem solving, especially around being in control of your emotions and using I-messages to start a problem-solving conversation.
