Second Step® Child Protection Unit for Early Learning–Grade 5

Save $166 when you order the Second Step Child Protection Unit for Early Learning–Grade 5, which includes:

• Early Learning Weekly Themes Notebook
• Kindergarten Lesson Notebook
• Grade 1 Lesson Notebook
• Grade 2 Lesson Notebook
• Grade 3 Lesson Notebook
• Grade 4 Lesson Notebook
• Grade 5 Lesson Notebook
• Streaming media for all grades, including online access to lesson photos, songs, and videos (also in Spanish for Early Learning–Grade 3)
• Online Training for administrators, all staff, and teachers and counselors
• Spanish translations of lessons and teaching resources available on SecondStep.org

Please note: Early Learning, Kindergarten, and Grade 1 lessons use the Second Step® puppets, which aren’t included in the Child Protection Unit. You can purchase the Early Learning puppets or Kindergarten and Grade 1 puppets separately, or substitute your own.

Lesson Topics

• General Safety Rules
• Ways to Stay Safe
• Always Ask First
• Touching Safety
• Never Keep Secrets
• Reviewing Safety Skills

Early Learning daily activities each take 5–7 minutes.

Grades K–3 weekly lessons each take 20–35 minutes to teach.

Grades 4–5 weekly lessons each take 35–40 minutes to teach.

Family Materials

Although talking to kids about sexual abuse is one of the best ways to prevent it, parents may not know how to begin the conversation or what to say. That’s why we created videos and articles with facts about child sexual abuse and tips for getting the conversation started. And the best part is they’re free to everyone:

Child Protection Resources for Families: Sexual Abuse Prevention

For families with students being taught the Child Protection Unit lessons, family letters help explain the program and adults’ role in child protection. Take-home activities further reinforce skills and encourage family discussions.

Staff Training

The Child Protection Unit truly starts with training for all staff, with the following online training modules.

Early learning and elementary versions of Modules 2 and 3 are available to meet the needs of those distinct settings.

MODULE 1

Policies and Procedures (75–90 minutes)

• Assessing current child protection policies, procedures, and practices
• Beginning to develop a child protection strategy

MODULE 2

All Staff Training (75–90 minutes)

• Recognizing indicators of abuse or neglect
• Responding in a supportive way
• Reporting abuse or violations of school policies

MODULE 3

Teach the Lessons (Early Learning: 45–60 minutes, Grades K–5: 60–75 minutes)

• Teaching student lessons
• Discussing unsafe or sexually abusive situations with confidence
• Engaging families

View a sample scenario from the all-staff training, Module 2

Research

We’re 35-year veterans in the field of child abuse prevention, and we’ve partnered with leading experts in the field. We’ve also taken our research and we’ve learned about best practices from our Talking About Touching: A Personal Safety Curriculum and applied the best of it to the development of the Child Protection Unit.