Curriculum: Up & Down, Round & Round

This Social-Emotional Learning curriculum includes 7 small group lessons filled with engaging learning opportunities for children in Kindergarten through Second and Third through Fifth grade.

This curriculum is intended to be used alongside the book, Up & Down, Round & Round by Sara Olsher at Mighty + Bright. Each lesson follows a consistent format of Check-in, Connect, and Reflect with corresponding visual resources. This curriculum aligns with the CASEL social emotional learning competencies of Self-Awareness, Self-Management, and Social Awareness.

The focus topics include:

  • Identifying and managing one’s emotions
  • Linking feelings, values, and thoughts
  • Identifying and using stress management strategies
  • Showing concern for the feelings of others
  • Taking others’ perspectives


This product can be utilized within the school, clinic, or community settings! Each small group session takes approximately 30 minutes and the lessons can be adapted to best fit your group members’ needs and ability levels.

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ABOUT THIS BOOK

A fabulous educational resource, this book uses colors and the emotional “up and downs” in every day to talk about how to understand and identify emotions. Iimportant concepts — like where emotions are felt in the body, the window of tolerance, and the Zones of Regulation — are brought to life through books and characters in a fun way that’s digestible to kids.

ABOUT OUR CURRICULUM
Say goodbye to dry and boring! Important concepts arebrought to life through books and characters in a fun way that’s digestible to kids.
  • No stress, done for you: Six weeks of ready-to-go individual or small group activities that require minimal prep
  • Created according to CASEL SEL competencies
  • Aimed at grades K-5
  • Can be used with students with varying ability levels

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