Grades K-5 Overview

Students in Kindergarten through 5th grade at Lincoln Public Schools receive age-appropriate instruction designed to support prosocial skill development. These student development lessons are designed to build the social, emotional, behavioral, and interpersonal skills that support a strong foundation and for successful careers, lifelong learning, and civic engagement. The student development lessons are:

Skills-based and meet the criteria on the student development section of the report card
Aligned with the PAR (Prevention, Accountability, and Restorative Practices) Behavior Framework
Integrated with CASEL core competencies

Student Development Lessons are grouped into three core areas:

Skills for Responsible Learning

Gain and gives attention positively
Follows rules and expectations in all areas of school
Utilizes organizational skills
Demonstrates active listening skills
Completes in-class and in-school work

Skills for Respectful Relationships

Cooperates with adults
Collaborates with peers
Asks for help when needed
Demonstrates respect for others and self

Skills for Safe Problem Solving

Expresses feelings and ideas in a developmentally appropriate manner
Uses strategies to manage emotions
Demonstrates developmentally appropriate responses when adult decisions are made

These foundational skills are embedded into daily instruction and support each student’s personal growth, classroom success, and positive connection to their learning environment.

Student Development Lesson Skills:

Quarter 1

Schoolwide expectations and teacher attention signal
Getting the teacher’s attention
Using active listening
Asking for help
Accepting adult decisions
Regulating self
Disagreeing appropriately with others
Greeting others
Taking turns
Staying on task

Quarter 2

Accepting adult decisions
Regulating self
Disagreeing appropriately with others

Quarter 3

Using active listening
Taking turns
Staying on task

Quarter 4

Regulating self
Asking for help
Staying on task

Bully Prevention Unit

During the Bullying Prevention unit, your child will learn specific skills to help prevent and stop bullying.

Your child will learn how to:

Recognize when bullying is happening
Report bullying to a caring adult
Refuse to let bullying happen to themselves or others
Be a bystander who stands up and is part of the solution to bullying

These lessons are taught to students in grades K–5 during Unit Studies Health Education instruction in the first quarter.

Child Protection Unit

In the Child Protection unit, students will learn specific skills to help keep them safe.