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Ms. Sarah Angell, our School Counselor, visits k-2 classrooms every other week to provide guidance related lessons on topics such as friendship skills, conflict resolution, bullying prevention and personal safety. She uses the Second Step Program, which is the curriculum used throughout the district, along with other resources. Ms. Angell is currently teaching first and second graders about internet safety using a BrainpopJr video. Brainpop is a website featuring these characters in short animated videos on a multitude of educational topics. Many teachers use the clips as an activator to introduce lesson topics. Although most of the site requires a subscription, there are a number of free videos worth viewing with your children. BrainpopJr is geared for grades k-2 and the adjoining site, Brainpop, is more for grades 3-5. I've embedded the 'free movie of the week' on the side bar of this blog. Below is the link to the BrainpopJr movie on Internet Safety:
http://www.brainpopjr.com/artsandtechnology/technology/internetsafety/